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13480Seawall
  • Reference
  • Places
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
13482Seawall Hotel
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  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
14830Lobsterland Restaurant
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  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
Lobsterland was a restaurant and lobster pound at Seawall that burned on August 28, 1965. The building that became “Lobsterland” was bought by David B. Benson from Vera Rich (Vera A. (Beal) Rich (1918-1996), Mrs. Maurice Stanley Rich) who had used it as a playhouse when she took care of children. The original address of the building was 411 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. The house on the lot was built by Maurice and Vera Rich. It later became the Fiddlers Green Restaurant. Lobsterland Leveled The Bar Harbor Times, August, 1965 by LaRue Spiker "... Lobsterland, a restaurant and lobster pound at Seawall, was leveled by fire August 28. David Benson, owner of the Lobsterland building, stated that the structure and its equipment were a total loss but partially insured. The cause has not been determined. A number of people reported the fire. Two boys are thought to have been the first to spot it. They said they first noticed fire inside the building; a few seconds later there was a muffled explosion and the whole roof was ablaze. Another person first noticed the fire concentrated at the far end of the dining room where the heater was located. Another person thought the fire was first heaviest in the center of the building where the trash cans were kept, raising the possibility that a live cigarette butt had been deposited in one of them. The property had been leased by Jesse Forbis [Jesse Lee Forbis (1915-1982)] this summer for operation of the restaurant and pound. Mr. Benson stated that he has no plans for re-building this fall but may do so next spring."
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Lobsterland was a restaurant and lobster pound at Seawall that burned on August 28, 1965. The building that became “Lobsterland” was bought by David B. Benson from Vera Rich (Vera A. (Beal) Rich (1918-1996), Mrs. Maurice Stanley Rich) who had used it as a playhouse when she took care of children. The original address of the building was 411 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. The house on the lot was built by Maurice and Vera Rich. It later became the Fiddlers Green Restaurant. Lobsterland Leveled The Bar Harbor Times, August, 1965 by LaRue Spiker "... Lobsterland, a restaurant and lobster pound at Seawall, was leveled by fire August 28. David Benson, owner of the Lobsterland building, stated that the structure and its equipment were a total loss but partially insured. The cause has not been determined. A number of people reported the fire. Two boys are thought to have been the first to spot it. They said they first noticed fire inside the building; a few seconds later there was a muffled explosion and the whole roof was ablaze. Another person first noticed the fire concentrated at the far end of the dining room where the heater was located. Another person thought the fire was first heaviest in the center of the building where the trash cans were kept, raising the possibility that a live cigarette butt had been deposited in one of them. The property had been leased by Jesse Forbis [Jesse Lee Forbis (1915-1982)] this summer for operation of the restaurant and pound. Mr. Benson stated that he has no plans for re-building this fall but may do so next spring." [show more]
14900Seawall Campground
  • Reference
  • Places, Camp
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12208William Valentine Benson, William Wescott Billings, Kenneth E. Billings and Clarence Buster Andrew McKay Jr.
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1932 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12210Peter Theodore Benson Jr.. Gertrude Katherine Benson and Children
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • 1940 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 506 Seawall Road
12211Peter Theodore Benson III and Children
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1934 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
Left to Right: Peter Theodore Benson III (1924-) William Valentine Benson (1917-1997) David Brazer Benson (1928-) Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963)
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Left to Right: Peter Theodore Benson III (1924-) William Valentine Benson (1917-1997) David Brazer Benson (1928-) Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963)
12212Peter Theodore Benson Jr.. Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson and Children
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • 1928 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 506 Seawall Road
12213Peter Theodore Benson Jr. with two Great Danes
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1945 c.-1946
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12215Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson at Seawall Farm
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 506 Seawall Road
12217William Valentine Benson
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1933
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12218Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and David B. Benson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • 1930
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12220Peter Theodore Benson Jr. - Early 1950
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1950 early
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
12273The Hadlock Family at the Epps L. Hadlock House
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • 1864 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 314 Seawall Road
11449Osmond Emery Harper with David B. Benson and Katherine Gertrude Benson and a Load of Hay at Seawall
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • 1938
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
It is unknown exactly where Osmond was picking up hay, but it is probable that he was on Peter Theodore Benson Jr.'s land and two of Peter's children were helping load the hay. The Harpers and the Bensons were neighbors at Seawall. Osmond built his house at 475 Seawall Road, Map 19 - Lot 48, MHPC #405-1016, across the road and several lots toward Southwest Harbor from the Benson's land, in 1917.
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It is unknown exactly where Osmond was picking up hay, but it is probable that he was on Peter Theodore Benson Jr.'s land and two of Peter's children were helping load the hay. The Harpers and the Bensons were neighbors at Seawall. Osmond built his house at 475 Seawall Road, Map 19 - Lot 48, MHPC #405-1016, across the road and several lots toward Southwest Harbor from the Benson's land, in 1917.
11450Peter Theodore Benson Jr. on his Fordson Tractor at Seawall
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 506 Seawall Road
6832Seawall at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • R.J. Lemont
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
11436David Brazer Benson's Lobsterland Restaurant - Playhouse Moving on to the Seawall Site
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • 1961-06
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 563 Seawall Road
11439David B. Benson with his Son, William Benson, at Lobsterland Restaurant - Just Moved
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • 1961-06
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
Left to Right: William Benson (1957-) David B. Benson (1928-)
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Left to Right: William Benson (1957-) David B. Benson (1928-)
11440David Brazer Benson and Family at Lobsterland - June 1961
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1961-06
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
Left to Right: David Brazer Benson (1928-) Margery Ann Benson (1933-1989) - Mrs. George Robert Emmott Jr. - David's sister Gertrude Katharine (Gatcomb) Benson (1889-) - Mrs. Peter Theodore Benson II - David's mother Katharine Gertrude Benson (1929-1982) - Mrs. Arne Bjorndal - David's sister William Benson (1957-) - David's son (on tricycle.)
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Left to Right: David Brazer Benson (1928-) Margery Ann Benson (1933-1989) - Mrs. George Robert Emmott Jr. - David's sister Gertrude Katharine (Gatcomb) Benson (1889-) - Mrs. Peter Theodore Benson II - David's mother Katharine Gertrude Benson (1929-1982) - Mrs. Arne Bjorndal - David's sister William Benson (1957-) - David's son (on tricycle.)
11441Lobsterland, Seawall, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Places, Shore
  • 1962
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 563 Seawall Road
11442Lobsterland in a Storm
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • 1963
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 563 Seawall Road
The original Seawall Dining Room is visible at left.
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The original Seawall Dining Room is visible at left.
11443View of Seawall from Lobsterland in a Storm
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1963
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 563 Seawall Road
7684Helen Louise Mayo at Seawall
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1900 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
7685William Dolliver Mayo and Emma Mayo at Seawall
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1900 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
William and Emma were stepbrother and sister.
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William and Emma were stepbrother and sister.