"Fred Robbins had his house built by William H. Rea. During the years that Mr, Robbins was employed as a lighthouse keeper, the house was rented and so he built the small cottage to the south of his home as a place where he and his wife could spend their annual vacations." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 143.
Description: "Fred Robbins had his house built by William H. Rea. During the years that Mr, Robbins was employed as a lighthouse keeper, the house was rented and so he built the small cottage to the south of his home as a place where he and his wife could spend their annual vacations." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 143.
Architect's plans from a book of mail order church plans published by Benjamin D. Price in 1892. The small wing shown on the left in the drawing was altered slightly and built on the right in Southwest Harbor.
Description: Architect's plans from a book of mail order church plans published by Benjamin D. Price in 1892. The small wing shown on the left in the drawing was altered slightly and built on the right in Southwest Harbor.
In 1890 the office listing for Frank T. Dwinell in the Boston Directory was 50 State Street, Room 17, Boston, Massachusetts. This was also Henry L. Rand’s office circa 1903-1906 when he was Treasurer of Stark Cotton Mills. The Dwinell family had been early settlers in the towns associated with those mills.
Description: In 1890 the office listing for Frank T. Dwinell in the Boston Directory was 50 State Street, Room 17, Boston, Massachusetts. This was also Henry L. Rand’s office circa 1903-1906 when he was Treasurer of Stark Cotton Mills. The Dwinell family had been early settlers in the towns associated with those mills.