Description: The Wilbur C. Wallace House was built about 1902 by William Wallace. He sold it to Edwin Albert Lawler and his wife, Vienna Sophia (Dix) Lawler.
"The house on the corner [of Seal Cove Road. Long Pond Road and later Freeman Ridge Road] where the three roads meet was built by Benjamin Norwood, sold to Edwin Robbins, then to Harlan Murphy and is now [1938] owned by William Soukup and family." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 142.
Description: "The house on the corner [of Seal Cove Road. Long Pond Road and later Freeman Ridge Road] where the three roads meet was built by Benjamin Norwood, sold to Edwin Robbins, then to Harlan Murphy and is now [1938] owned by William Soukup and family." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 142.
The house was later owned known as the Willing Cottage. It was owned by Mrs. Frances Plaisted. It was later owned by Ann (Mrs. Bill) Pepper. She then married Harvey Beeler. Jack and Florence Guillan bought it from Ann Beeler. The house has been substantially enlarged with a guest cottage and connecting breezeway.
Description: The house was later owned known as the Willing Cottage. It was owned by Mrs. Frances Plaisted. It was later owned by Ann (Mrs. Bill) Pepper. She then married Harvey Beeler. Jack and Florence Guillan bought it from Ann Beeler. The house has been substantially enlarged with a guest cottage and connecting breezeway.