Businesses in the building at the time of this picture were: A.L. Somes Dry & Fancy Goods - selling, among other things, boots, shoes and rubbers. E.A. Lawler - selling paints, oils, varnishes and groceries - flour and grain. George R. Fuller Law Office George H. Grant Insurance Dr. J.D. Phillips
Description: Businesses in the building at the time of this picture were: A.L. Somes Dry & Fancy Goods - selling, among other things, boots, shoes and rubbers. E.A. Lawler - selling paints, oils, varnishes and groceries - flour and grain. George R. Fuller Law Office George H. Grant Insurance Dr. J.D. Phillips
Description: The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire.
Description: On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire. [show more]
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks.
Description: The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more]
The cars are probably a 1936 Ford and a 1936 Oldsmobile. The building on the left is the Dudley Luther Mayo house. The white building, then the Carroll Building on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, housed Carroll Drug Store and the A&P. The village green is just visible to the right of the building.
Description: The cars are probably a 1936 Ford and a 1936 Oldsmobile. The building on the left is the Dudley Luther Mayo house. The white building, then the Carroll Building on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, housed Carroll Drug Store and the A&P. The village green is just visible to the right of the building.
Description: The picture shows one of the earliest views of Main Street. The house at the far right is the home of Jacob Schoppy Mayo on Clark Point Road.
Description: The cars are a 1954 Ford on the left and a 1956 Chevrolet on the right. The building just visible on the far right is the Mobil gas station.
The ambulance is shown in front of Gordon & White Garage. The Southwest Harbor / Tremont Nursing Association ambulance is a 1966 Ford 390 and was a gift from Mrs. Richard Payne.
Description: The ambulance is shown in front of Gordon & White Garage. The Southwest Harbor / Tremont Nursing Association ambulance is a 1966 Ford 390 and was a gift from Mrs. Richard Payne.