The Naval Radio Station was established at Seawall in September, 1942. It was disestablished in 1951. Between 1951 and 1953 the government transferred the building to the American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69, Southwest Harbor. The building was then moved to 22 Village Green Way, Map 6 – Lot 40, Southwest Harbor. The building has been enlarge twice since it was moved to its present location.
Description: The Naval Radio Station was established at Seawall in September, 1942. It was disestablished in 1951. Between 1951 and 1953 the government transferred the building to the American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69, Southwest Harbor. The building was then moved to 22 Village Green Way, Map 6 – Lot 40, Southwest Harbor. The building has been enlarge twice since it was moved to its present location.
Built by Theodore P. Austin, a New York jeweler, who invested in Hancock Country mining. He died before the construction was complete. The 42 room castle was never completed, although Austin's two daughters lived in the one finished room for many years.
Description: Built by Theodore P. Austin, a New York jeweler, who invested in Hancock Country mining. He died before the construction was complete. The 42 room castle was never completed, although Austin's two daughters lived in the one finished room for many years.
On the left side is the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company - Southwest Harbor Branch. On the right side (to the right of the Post Office box is The United States Post Office at Southwest Harbor. "The Salisbury building which now houses the local branch of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company, the post office and a plumbing shop, was built by the late Archie R. Salisbury in 1933-4." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 150.
Description: On the left side is the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company - Southwest Harbor Branch. On the right side (to the right of the Post Office box is The United States Post Office at Southwest Harbor. "The Salisbury building which now houses the local branch of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company, the post office and a plumbing shop, was built by the late Archie R. Salisbury in 1933-4." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 150. [show more]
This boat shop, built behind the owner's house, complete with two elegant bird houses, could have belonged to any one of many boat builders on and around Mount Desert and its surrounding islands or perhaps have been somewhere else in Maine. It is typical of the way mechanization crept into the boat building and servicing industry. The sign on the roof of the shop says, "Hartford Marine Gas Engines For Sale."
Description: This boat shop, built behind the owner's house, complete with two elegant bird houses, could have belonged to any one of many boat builders on and around Mount Desert and its surrounding islands or perhaps have been somewhere else in Maine. It is typical of the way mechanization crept into the boat building and servicing industry. The sign on the roof of the shop says, "Hartford Marine Gas Engines For Sale."
Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937
Description: Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
141 Bar Point Road
"The first Coast Guard presence in the Mt. Desert Island area was a Life Saving Station located on Little Cranberry Island, established by an act of congress on June 18th, 1878. In 1937, the Southwest Harbor complex was created and used as a lighthouse depot by the U.S. Light House Service. By 1945, the Coast Guard Station on Little Cranberry Island was moved to the facility in Southwest Harbor.” - “Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Maine – History,” United States Coast Guard site, 06/28/13, Accessed online 07/20/10; http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sfoSouthwestHarbor/history.asp.
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
State:
ME
Address:
141 Bar Point Road
Description: "The first Coast Guard presence in the Mt. Desert Island area was a Life Saving Station located on Little Cranberry Island, established by an act of congress on June 18th, 1878. In 1937, the Southwest Harbor complex was created and used as a lighthouse depot by the U.S. Light House Service. By 1945, the Coast Guard Station on Little Cranberry Island was moved to the facility in Southwest Harbor.” - “Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Maine – History,” United States Coast Guard site, 06/28/13, Accessed online 07/20/10; http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sfoSouthwestHarbor/history.asp. [show more]