Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
13115	John Melbourne Rich House I	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Tremont, Bernard	5 Hamblen Lane	The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses.	John Melbourne Rich House I Item: 13115    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Hamblen Lane Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses.
2256	John Melbourne Rich House I	Map, Annotated Map	Places		Colby & Stuart	1887	Tremont, Bernard	5 Hamblen Lane		John Melbourne Rich House I Item: 2256    Type: Map, Annotated Map Subject: Places Publisher: Colby & Stuart Date: 1887 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Hamblen Lane
7088	The John Melbourne Rich House I in 1910	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1910 c.	Tremont, Bernard	5 Hamblen Lane	The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church.	The John Melbourne Rich House I in 1910 Item: 7088    Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1910 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Hamblen Lane Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. [show more]
6023	John Melbourne Rich House I in 2004	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House	Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)		2004	Tremont, Bernard	5 Hamblen Lane	The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. After Jonathan Rich's death in 1907 his widow, Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich sold the house to Joseph E. Wooster. Roseanna built a house on the water opposite. A later owner, Alvah Dalton Rich, Sr.'s widow, Evelyn Frances (Pomroy) Rich's second husband, Charles Edwin Hamblen, tore off the barn and ell during the depression to save money on taxes. The house had no electricity until 1942.	John Melbourne Rich House I in 2004 Item: 6023    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Date: 2004 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Hamblen Lane Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. After Jonathan Rich's death in 1907 his widow, Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich sold the house to Joseph E. Wooster. Roseanna built a house on the water opposite. A later owner, Alvah Dalton Rich, Sr.'s widow, Evelyn Frances (Pomroy) Rich's second husband, Charles Edwin Hamblen, tore off the barn and ell during the depression to save money on taxes. The house had no electricity until 1942. [show more]
6022	The Jonathan Rich Family at the John Melbourne Rich House I	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896 c.	Tremont, Bernard	5 Hamblen Lane	The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit	The Jonathan Rich Family at the John Melbourne Rich House I Item: 6022    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Hamblen Lane Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit [show more]
13584	Gray Rocks Leffingwell Cottage Barque Beach Inn	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage				Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks Leffingwell Cottage Barque Beach Inn Item: 13584    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road
6185	Gray Rocks Cottage	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)			Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks Cottage Item: 6185    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road Source: George A. Neal Collection
9280	Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1927 c.	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine Item: 9280    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1927 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road
10717	Gray Rocks from the Water	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1928 c.	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks from the Water Item: 10717    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1928 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road Source: Collection of the Samuel A. Cousins Family
10718	Gray Rocks from the Water	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1926 c.	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks from the Water Item: 10718    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1926 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road Source: Collection of the Samuel A. Cousins Family
10719	Jean Falconer (Perkins) Finlay and Friends	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1930 c.	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road	Jean Falconer (Perkins) Finlay, Mrs. Walter Stevenson Finlay Jr., at the left, is leading the group.	Jean Falconer (Perkins) Finlay and Friends Item: 10719    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1930 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road Source: Collection of the Samuel A. Cousins Family Description: Jean Falconer (Perkins) Finlay, Mrs. Walter Stevenson Finlay Jr., at the left, is leading the group.
10755	Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill		2010-10	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine Item: 10755    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill Date: 2010-10 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road
10756	East Door - Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill		2010-10	Tremont, Bernard	38 Leffingwell Road		East Door - Gray Rocks, Bernard, Maine Item: 10756    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill Date: 2010-10 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 38 Leffingwell Road
16034	Philip Lyford Cottage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage				Tremont, Bernard	5 Rich Brothers Way	Maurice R. Thurston originally owned the land. Philip Lyford (1887-1950) bought the land from Marie Collins Swabey on September 1, 1943.	Philip Lyford Cottage Item: 16034    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 5 Rich Brothers Way Description: Maurice R. Thurston originally owned the land. Philip Lyford (1887-1950) bought the land from Marie Collins Swabey on September 1, 1943.
13273	Try House Point	Reference	Places, Shore				Tremont, Bernard	Steamboat Wharf Road		Try House Point Item: 13273    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Shore Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: Steamboat Wharf Road
13415	Harding's Wharf	Reference	Businesses, Transportation Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf				Tremont, Bernard	30 Steamboat Wharf Road		Harding's Wharf Item: 13415    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 30 Steamboat Wharf Road
13372	Lewis Freeman Gott House / Trask House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Tremont, Bernard	33 Steamboat Wharf Road	"The house was built by Martin Babbidge of Gotts Island, for Lewis Freeman Gott [c. 1885]. Babbidge built sailboats in the barn and won a number of silver cups racing them. Later Gott added an ell and made an apartment for his daughter. In 1946, Orville Trask bought the house from Gott's heirs. He and his wife Esther raised their five children there…" - The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time, p. 24 - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998.	Lewis Freeman Gott House / Trask House Item: 13372    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 33 Steamboat Wharf Road Description: "The house was built by Martin Babbidge of Gotts Island, for Lewis Freeman Gott [c. 1885]. Babbidge built sailboats in the barn and won a number of silver cups racing them. Later Gott added an ell and made an apartment for his daughter. In 1946, Orville Trask bought the house from Gott's heirs. He and his wife Esther raised their five children there…" - The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time, p. 24 - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998. [show more]
5515	Freeman Gott / Trask House - Bernard	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1900 c.	Tremont, Bernard	33 Steamboat Wharf Road		Freeman Gott / Trask House - Bernard Item: 5515    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 33 Steamboat Wharf Road Source: George A. Neal Collection
5512	Lewis Freeman Gott Launching Merry Wing in Bernard, Maine Circa 1903	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1900 c.	Tremont, Bernard	11 Thurston Road		Lewis Freeman Gott Launching Merry Wing in Bernard, Maine Circa 1903 Item: 5512    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 11 Thurston Road Source: George A. Neal Collection
13116	John Melbourne Rich House III	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Tremont, Bernard	224 Tremont Road	John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers had moved to New York by this time and advertised themselves as Palliser, Palliser & Co., Architects, 24 East 42nd Street, Second Block West of Grand Central Depot, New York. They offered to "Prepare Designs, Drawings and Specifications for Every Description of Buildings for Erection in any part of the World. Also give special attention to the Remodeling of Existing Structures and the designing of FURNITURE, INTERIOR DECORATIONS AND MONUMENTS - Consultations on all matters pertaining to Building, Drainage, Sanitary Works, Ventilation, Machinery, Valuations, Etc., Etc. The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. He probably did not pay $1,700 for the plans, being an experienced builder, perfectly capable of building what he wanted by looking at the plans in the prospectus. John Melbourne Rich built his house in 1896.	John Melbourne Rich House III Item: 13116    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 224 Tremont Road Description: John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers had moved to New York by this time and advertised themselves as Palliser, Palliser & Co., Architects, 24 East 42nd Street, Second Block West of Grand Central Depot, New York. They offered to "Prepare Designs, Drawings and Specifications for Every Description of Buildings for Erection in any part of the World. Also give special attention to the Remodeling of Existing Structures and the designing of FURNITURE, INTERIOR DECORATIONS AND MONUMENTS - Consultations on all matters pertaining to Building, Drainage, Sanitary Works, Ventilation, Machinery, Valuations, Etc., Etc. The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. He probably did not pay $1,700 for the plans, being an experienced builder, perfectly capable of building what he wanted by looking at the plans in the prospectus. John Melbourne Rich built his house in 1896. [show more]
6564	John Melbourne Rich House III - After 1900	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1900 after	Tremont, Bernard	224 Tremont Road	John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. John tore the top story of the three-story tower off when he found that the chimney smoked. This view of the house shows the two-story tower.	John Melbourne Rich House III - After 1900 Item: 6564    Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1900 after Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 224 Tremont Road Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection Description: John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. John tore the top story of the three-story tower off when he found that the chimney smoked. This view of the house shows the two-story tower. [show more]
7159	John Melbourne Rich House III - After 1900	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House				Tremont, Bernard	224 Tremont Road	John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. John tore the top story of the three-story tower off when he found that the chimney smoked. This view of the house shows the two-story tower.	John Melbourne Rich House III - After 1900 Item: 7159    Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 224 Tremont Road Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection Description: John Melbourne Rich took the design for his new house in Tremont from Design 24 in the 1888 version of Palliser's "New Cottage Homes and Details." The Pallisers showed two versions of Design 24. One, a modest house without a tower, and one, a showpiece with tower that could be built for a "cost of $1,700." For this amount one received, "plans, elevations, details and perspective view of a comfortable, convenient cottage home of six rooms, with tower which is designed to command a view of the surrounding country where erected." John Melbourne Rich chose the showy tower version with which to command a view of Tremont. John tore the top story of the three-story tower off when he found that the chimney smoked. This view of the house shows the two-story tower. [show more]
10552	John Melbourne Rich House III in 1985	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1985	Tremont, Bernard	224 Tremont Road		John Melbourne Rich House III in 1985 Item: 10552    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1985 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 224 Tremont Road Source: Collection of Mildred Walls Rich
7329	John Melbourne Rich House III Before 1998	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House	Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)		1998 before	Tremont, Bernard	224 Tremont Road		John Melbourne Rich House III Before 1998 Item: 7329    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Date: 1998 before Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 224 Tremont Road Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
15173	Samuel G. Rich House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Tremont, Bernard	249 Tremont Road	"This house was built for Samuel G. Rich, after he purchased the land in 1837. The exact construction date is unclear." - "The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time," p. 25 - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998. Samuel G. Rich (c. 1808-1871)	Samuel G. Rich House Item: 15173    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Address: 249 Tremont Road Description: "This house was built for Samuel G. Rich, after he purchased the land in 1837. The exact construction date is unclear." - "The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time," p. 25 - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998. Samuel G. Rich (c. 1808-1871)

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