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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
13228Cranberry Isles Life Saving Station
  • Reference
  • Organizations
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • 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 Life Saving Station
Item:
  • 13228   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
Place:
  • 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]
12982H.R. Beal & Sons
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 172 Clark Point Road
H.R. Beal & Sons
Item:
  • 12982   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 172 Clark Point Road
12913United States Coast Guard Base in Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 184 Clark Point Road
United States Coast Guard Base in Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12913   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 184 Clark Point Road
15943U.S. Coast Guard Station - Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 184 Clark Point Road
The Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island was relocated and consolidated with the Southwest Harbor Station in 1946.
U.S. Coast Guard Station - Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 15943   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Coast Guard Base
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 184 Clark Point Road
Description:
The Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island was relocated and consolidated with the Southwest Harbor Station in 1946.
13582Grounds and Buildings of the Great Pond Camp
  • Set
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 67 Long Pond Road
Grounds and Buildings of the Great Pond Camp
Item:
  • 13582   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 67 Long Pond Road
13697Southwest Harbor Schoolhouse Building
Harmon Block
  • Reference
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 339 Main Street
Built in 1862 at 329 Main Street at the Southwest Harbor Schoolhouse Moved in 1906 to 339 Main Street, purchased by George Harmon and converted in to commercial space and apartments. "In 1906 the new town voted to build a new schoolhouse at the village and raised the sum of $4500 to do so. This sum included the purchase of additional land. The old building stood close to the main road and had but little land surrounding it, and the new one was to be set farther back with a playground in front of it. The old building was sold to George Harmon and moved to the lot south of the school lot where it is now used for stores and apartments. [Now the Harmon Block at 339 Main Street, Map 6 - Lot 93, MHPC #405-0081]
Southwest Harbor Schoolhouse Building
Harmon Block
Item:
  • 13697   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 339 Main Street
Description:
Built in 1862 at 329 Main Street at the Southwest Harbor Schoolhouse Moved in 1906 to 339 Main Street, purchased by George Harmon and converted in to commercial space and apartments. "In 1906 the new town voted to build a new schoolhouse at the village and raised the sum of $4500 to do so. This sum included the purchase of additional land. The old building stood close to the main road and had but little land surrounding it, and the new one was to be set farther back with a playground in front of it. The old building was sold to George Harmon and moved to the lot south of the school lot where it is now used for stores and apartments. [Now the Harmon Block at 339 Main Street, Map 6 - Lot 93, MHPC #405-0081] [show more]
12949Lawton Block
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 344 Main Street
Lawton Block
Item:
  • 12949   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 344 Main Street
13260Masonic Hall
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 353 Main Street
The “Masonic Hall was built in 1875 by a stock company formed for the purpose. John D. Lurvey was the builder. The land was purchased from the Freeman family and John T.R. Freeman held the majority of the shares. In 1881 the building was sold to the Masonic lodge and the name of Tremont Hall changed to Masonic Hall. The lodge had the building raised and stores made in the basement with other additions and improvements.” - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton p. 151 - 1938. The front entrance was on Main Street. A lobby and auditorium with stage were on that floor. Town meetings and other gatherings were held in the auditorium for many years. The top floor held the lodge hall. The Old Masonic Hall, then known as Tremont Hall, appears in the History of the Southwest Harbor Public Library in 1895. After the dedication of the new (first) Library building the attendees repaired to Tremont Hall for supper. September 1, 1916 - Grace Clark Carroll Clark noted in the Baby Book for her new daughter, Rebecca Carroll Clark, that Rebecca's aunt, Anna Beatrice (Carroll) Kelley, stayed with Rebecca while Grace "went out to hear Fritz Kreisler at the Masonic Hall." Thornton goes on to say that Masonic Hall “was saved during the fire of 1922 by almost superhuman efforts of the young men who fought the flames from the roof until the danger was past.” The Old Masonic Hall burned on January 27, 1939 and a new building was erected in 1940. R.M. Norwood was the builder. “The [Freeman J.] Lurvey building was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar’s cart, calling himself “The Live Yankee.” When he settled down to storekeeping this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. [Later Arther Allen purchased the store. Mr. Smith] moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 148-149 – 1938 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 here. – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7.
Masonic Hall
Item:
  • 13260   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 353 Main Street
Description:
The “Masonic Hall was built in 1875 by a stock company formed for the purpose. John D. Lurvey was the builder. The land was purchased from the Freeman family and John T.R. Freeman held the majority of the shares. In 1881 the building was sold to the Masonic lodge and the name of Tremont Hall changed to Masonic Hall. The lodge had the building raised and stores made in the basement with other additions and improvements.” - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton p. 151 - 1938. The front entrance was on Main Street. A lobby and auditorium with stage were on that floor. Town meetings and other gatherings were held in the auditorium for many years. The top floor held the lodge hall. The Old Masonic Hall, then known as Tremont Hall, appears in the History of the Southwest Harbor Public Library in 1895. After the dedication of the new (first) Library building the attendees repaired to Tremont Hall for supper. September 1, 1916 - Grace Clark Carroll Clark noted in the Baby Book for her new daughter, Rebecca Carroll Clark, that Rebecca's aunt, Anna Beatrice (Carroll) Kelley, stayed with Rebecca while Grace "went out to hear Fritz Kreisler at the Masonic Hall." Thornton goes on to say that Masonic Hall “was saved during the fire of 1922 by almost superhuman efforts of the young men who fought the flames from the roof until the danger was past.” The Old Masonic Hall burned on January 27, 1939 and a new building was erected in 1940. R.M. Norwood was the builder. “The [Freeman J.] Lurvey building was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar’s cart, calling himself “The Live Yankee.” When he settled down to storekeeping this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. [Later Arther Allen purchased the store. Mr. Smith] moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 148-149 – 1938 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 here. – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. [show more]
13381Odd Fellows Hall
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
Odd Fellows Hall
Item:
  • 13381   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 357 Main Street
5539First Odd Fellows Building - Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
The man on the left is probably a very young Arthur L. Somes (1869-1941). The woman on the right is probably Vienna Sophia (Dix) Lawler, Mrs. Edwin Albert Lawler (1871-1955). 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 Office
First Odd Fellows Building - Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5539   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 357 Main Street
Description:
The man on the left is probably a very young Arthur L. Somes (1869-1941). The woman on the right is probably Vienna Sophia (Dix) Lawler, Mrs. Edwin Albert Lawler (1871-1955). 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 Office [show more]
5969Second Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
Second Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 5969   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 357 Main Street
16183First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 16183   
Accession #:
  • 2004
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 357 Main Street
Source:
  • Gift of Charles Carroll
15113Jackson Laboratory
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Bar Harbor
  • 600 Main Street
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
Jackson Laboratory
Item:
  • 15113   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 600 Main Street
Description:
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
16722Mary Jones Interviews with Ralph Stanley and Eric Henry about SWH Buildings - Oral History Tapes
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
Mary Jones Interviews with Ralph Stanley and Eric Henry about SWH Buildings - Oral History Tapes
Item:
  • 16722   
Accession #:
  • 2080
Type:
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Publisher:
  • Southwest Harbor Public Library
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
13893The Lyceum, Cambridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
  • Massachusetts Avenue at Harvard Square
The Lyceum, Cambridge
Item:
  • 13893   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
Address:
  • Massachusetts Avenue at Harvard Square
12905Otter Cliff Radio Station
  • Reference
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
  • Acadia National Park
  • Otter Point
Otter Cliff Radio Station
Item:
  • 12905   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Otter Point
14338Old Ward House
Benjamin Ward House
Customs House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 136 Seawall Road
The original house was built in 1830 for Benjamin Ward and is one of the oldest still existing buildings in Southwest Harbor. The house once held the U.S. Customs House [T-184] and was sold by Eldora Dolliver Ward to sea captain William W. King in 1905 (426/105). It was sold by Lottie King Reed to Emery Norwood in 1946 (712/121). Emery died July 22, 1953, leaving as heir-at-law Edna G. Hurd Norwood, who lived in the house until she sold it to John Eugene Jacobson in 1975 (1209/647). The shed ell was reported to have belonged to Albert “Uncle Al” King, who used it as a boat shed on the shore of 373 Seawall Road. The small barn in the rear is Jake Jacobson’s shop. (map 1, lot 44) - Burnham, John, Rebecca. - Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 78-79.
Old Ward House
Benjamin Ward House
Customs House
Item:
  • 14338   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 136 Seawall Road
Description:
The original house was built in 1830 for Benjamin Ward and is one of the oldest still existing buildings in Southwest Harbor. The house once held the U.S. Customs House [T-184] and was sold by Eldora Dolliver Ward to sea captain William W. King in 1905 (426/105). It was sold by Lottie King Reed to Emery Norwood in 1946 (712/121). Emery died July 22, 1953, leaving as heir-at-law Edna G. Hurd Norwood, who lived in the house until she sold it to John Eugene Jacobson in 1975 (1209/647). The shed ell was reported to have belonged to Albert “Uncle Al” King, who used it as a boat shed on the shore of 373 Seawall Road. The small barn in the rear is Jake Jacobson’s shop. (map 1, lot 44) - Burnham, John, Rebecca. - Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 78-79. [show more]
12973Village Improvement Association Hall (V.I.A. Hall)
Community Hall
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 237 Seawall Road
Village Improvement Association Hall (V.I.A. Hall)
Community Hall
Item:
  • 12973   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 237 Seawall Road
13501Franklin Ward Machine Shop
Dockside Motel
XYZ Restaurant
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 48 Shore Road
Franklin Ward Machine Shop
Dockside Motel
XYZ Restaurant
Item:
  • 13501   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 48 Shore Road
13053Hancock County Jail and Court House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Ellsworth ME
  • 50 State Street
Hancock County Jail and Court House
Item:
  • 13053   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Ellsworth ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 50 State Street
13197American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 22 Village Greenway
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.
American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69
Item:
  • 13197   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 22 Village Greenway
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.
12496American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 22 Village Greenway
American Legion and Auxiliary, Eugene M. Norwood Post 69, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12496   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 22 Village Greenway
13696Primary School building
Fire Station
Town offices building
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 26 Villiage Green Way
Built in 1917 at 329 Main Street by R.M. Norwood Moved across the street to 26 Village Green Way in 1938 Renovated from school building to house fire trucks. Renovated again to house the town offices
Primary School building
Fire Station
Town offices building
Item:
  • 13696   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 26 Villiage Green Way
Description:
Built in 1917 at 329 Main Street by R.M. Norwood Moved across the street to 26 Village Green Way in 1938 Renovated from school building to house fire trucks. Renovated again to house the town offices
9396The First Masonic Hall - And First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
  • Cook - Charles Edward Cook Sr. (1840-1927)
  • C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 353 and 357 Main Street
The First Masonic Hall - And First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 9396   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Civic Structures
Creator:
  • Cook - Charles Edward Cook Sr. (1840-1927)
Publisher:
  • C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 353 and 357 Main Street
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
Tags:
masonic, street, building
3554Austin's Castle
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Franklin ME
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.
Austin's Castle
Item:
  • 3554   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Franklin ME
State:
  • ME
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.