Rebecca, matriarch of the Carroll family of Southwest Harbor, dressed in her best, stands at the corner of her property, at 7 High Road, the Levi Robinson / James Long / Rebecca Carroll House. Several of Rebecca’s children built houses that later filled the open fields between where she stands and the Congregational Church at 29 High Road.
Description: Rebecca, matriarch of the Carroll family of Southwest Harbor, dressed in her best, stands at the corner of her property, at 7 High Road, the Levi Robinson / James Long / Rebecca Carroll House. Several of Rebecca’s children built houses that later filled the open fields between where she stands and the Congregational Church at 29 High Road.
There are four women standing in front of the house. The second from the left is very probably Abigail “Argo” (Whitmore) Robinson, Mrs. James E. Robinson. The other three women may be her daughters: Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth Elvira "Vira" Jane (Robinson) Mayo
Description: There are four women standing in front of the house. The second from the left is very probably Abigail “Argo” (Whitmore) Robinson, Mrs. James E. Robinson. The other three women may be her daughters: Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth Elvira "Vira" Jane (Robinson) Mayo
The photograph shows one of the Indian shacks on Indian Lot on the rise across the road on the right, two horses and buggies rounding the bend, a dory, a cat boat (?), a canoe and the "sunken vessel", probably the Schooner Palestine.. The white barn on the left belonged to William Gilman Parker, Deacon Henry Higgins Clark’s son-in-law. The dark shed-like building at the edge of the water was part of the Deacon’s shipyard.
Description: The photograph shows one of the Indian shacks on Indian Lot on the rise across the road on the right, two horses and buggies rounding the bend, a dory, a cat boat (?), a canoe and the "sunken vessel", probably the Schooner Palestine.. The white barn on the left belonged to William Gilman Parker, Deacon Henry Higgins Clark’s son-in-law. The dark shed-like building at the edge of the water was part of the Deacon’s shipyard.
The cottages, Left to Right: Henry Arthur Inman Cottage – “Sutherland”, later “Heeltap”, built 1901 Robert KaighnCottage – “Pine Lodge”, later “Balla Cragga”, built 1892 (in back) Frank Judson GoodwinCottage – “Spruce Bough” (in front of Balla Cragga), built 1901 Albert Wilson Bee Cottage – “Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound”, later “Journey’s End”, built 1888, and windmill Samuel Champion Cooper – “The Larches”, built 1895
Description: The cottages, Left to Right: Henry Arthur Inman Cottage – “Sutherland”, later “Heeltap”, built 1901 Robert KaighnCottage – “Pine Lodge”, later “Balla Cragga”, built 1892 (in back) Frank Judson GoodwinCottage – “Spruce Bough” (in front of Balla Cragga), built 1901 Albert Wilson Bee Cottage – “Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound”, later “Journey’s End”, built 1888, and windmill Samuel Champion Cooper – “The Larches”, built 1895 [show more]