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3610	Dirigo Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor	High Road	The Dirigo Hotel burned down on September 3, 1960.	Dirigo Hotel Item: 3610 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: High Road Description: The Dirigo Hotel burned down on September 3, 1960.
13296	Island House Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road	"The Island House, owned by Deacon Henry H. Clark, was the first summer hotel on Mount Desert Island. Deacon Clark began the hotel business by taking into his hospitable home the first occasional tourists who came to the island for a short stay. He gradually enlarged his house until in 1885 it was entirely remodeled and did a thriving business, employing many of the townspeople during the summer season." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 174 - 1938.	Island House Hotel Item: 13296 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road Description: "The Island House, owned by Deacon Henry H. Clark, was the first summer hotel on Mount Desert Island. Deacon Clark began the hotel business by taking into his hospitable home the first occasional tourists who came to the island for a short stay. He gradually enlarged his house until in 1885 it was entirely remodeled and did a thriving business, employing many of the townspeople during the summer season." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 174 - 1938. [show more]
13304	Pemetic Hotel - The Castle Cedarcroft James Ross Store on Pemetic Hotel Site Claremont Croquet Company	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor	8 Dirigo Road	The Castle was built in 1878.	Pemetic Hotel - The Castle Cedarcroft James Ross Store on Pemetic Hotel Site Claremont Croquet Company Item: 13304 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 8 Dirigo Road Description: The Castle was built in 1878.
13312	Freeman House Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House			Southwest Harbor	9 Phillips Lane	This Freeman House, which burned in February 1894, was built c1825 by John Clark, brother of Deacon H.H. Clark, as a residence. The hotel was enlarged from the house and opened during the Civil War. The building stood on the site later occupied by Dr. J.D. Phillips residence, Phillips Lane, Southwest Harbor. See also Thornton, page 152, which has an excellent photograph of The Freeman House. - MH 2005 - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton - 1938.	Freeman House Hotel Item: 13312 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 9 Phillips Lane Description: This Freeman House, which burned in February 1894, was built c1825 by John Clark, brother of Deacon H.H. Clark, as a residence. The hotel was enlarged from the house and opened during the Civil War. The building stood on the site later occupied by Dr. J.D. Phillips residence, Phillips Lane, Southwest Harbor. See also Thornton, page 152, which has an excellent photograph of The Freeman House. - MH 2005 - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton - 1938. [show more]
13416	The Claremont Hotel	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road	The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island. “In 1883, Capt. Jesse Pease and his wife, Grace Clark Pease, hired Edward Glover to build a four-story hotel. The Claremont Hotel opened in June 1884.” - The Ellsworth American – October 24, 2002. "The Claremont Hotel was built in 1883-4 by Capt. Jesse H. Pease and was opened to guests in the summer of '84. After the death of Capt. Pease in 1900, his wife successfully conducted the hotel for some seasons and then sold it to Dr. J.D. Phillips, who, with his son. Lawrence D. Phillips, now conducts it as a summer hostlery. Some years after acquiring it [circa 1911] Dr. Phillips purchased the Pemetic Hotel or "The Castle" as it was sometimes called, a building which Deacon Clark erected about 1878 as a rooming house in connection with his summer hotel. This stood in the woods across the road and east of the Island Cottage. It was moved to the Claremont lot and made a part of the hotel. Dr. Phillips has greatly enlarged and improved the hotel during his ownership and it has always been a popular place, commanding as it does a splendid view of Somes Sound and the harbor, with the hills in the background. The fiftieth anniversary of the hotel was observed in 1934 with interesting excercises." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 168 - 1938. The main building of the Claremont was built in 1883 by Jesse Pease, a retired sea captain, and was one of the first large hotels to be built on Mount Desert Island. It is a 3-1/2 story wood frame structure, finished in clapboards, with a cross-gabled hip roof and a stone foundation. The main (west-facing) facade is seven bays wide, with a simple port-cochere near the south end providing entrance to the building. A single-story porch wraps around the south and east facades (the latter facing Somes Sound). From the eastern facade a broad lawn extends down to the waterfront, where there is a boathouse. The interior has been modernized, but with attention to maintaining original Victorian features. On March 29, 1978 the Claremont Hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places - #78000162.	The Claremont Hotel Item: 13416 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Description: The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island. “In 1883, Capt. Jesse Pease and his wife, Grace Clark Pease, hired Edward Glover to build a four-story hotel. The Claremont Hotel opened in June 1884.” - The Ellsworth American – October 24, 2002. "The Claremont Hotel was built in 1883-4 by Capt. Jesse H. Pease and was opened to guests in the summer of '84. After the death of Capt. Pease in 1900, his wife successfully conducted the hotel for some seasons and then sold it to Dr. J.D. Phillips, who, with his son. Lawrence D. Phillips, now conducts it as a summer hostlery. Some years after acquiring it [circa 1911] Dr. Phillips purchased the Pemetic Hotel or "The Castle" as it was sometimes called, a building which Deacon Clark erected about 1878 as a rooming house in connection with his summer hotel. This stood in the woods across the road and east of the Island Cottage. It was moved to the Claremont lot and made a part of the hotel. Dr. Phillips has greatly enlarged and improved the hotel during his ownership and it has always been a popular place, commanding as it does a splendid view of Somes Sound and the harbor, with the hills in the background. The fiftieth anniversary of the hotel was observed in 1934 with interesting excercises." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 168 - 1938. The main building of the Claremont was built in 1883 by Jesse Pease, a retired sea captain, and was one of the first large hotels to be built on Mount Desert Island. It is a 3-1/2 story wood frame structure, finished in clapboards, with a cross-gabled hip roof and a stone foundation. The main (west-facing) facade is seven bays wide, with a simple port-cochere near the south end providing entrance to the building. A single-story porch wraps around the south and east facades (the latter facing Somes Sound). From the eastern facade a broad lawn extends down to the waterfront, where there is a boathouse. The interior has been modernized, but with attention to maintaining original Victorian features. On March 29, 1978 the Claremont Hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places - #78000162. [show more]
13498	Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings, House			Southwest Harbor	371 Main Street		Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel Item: 13498 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 371 Main Street
12852	Lawler Paint Co. Building Sunrise Heating & Coastline Construction	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store			Southwest Harbor	40 Clark Point Road		Lawler Paint Co. Building Sunrise Heating & Coastline Construction Item: 12852 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 40 Clark Point Road
12868	John Lawler Commercial Building	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures			Southwest Harbor	340 Main Street		John Lawler Commercial Building Item: 12868 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 340 Main Street
12869	Carroll Building	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures			Southwest Harbor	360 Main Street		Carroll Building Item: 12869 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 360 Main Street
13140	A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store			Southwest Harbor	Main Street		A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Item: 13140 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street
13190	Central Filling Station - Tydol Service Station on Clark Point Road	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair			Southwest Harbor			Central Filling Station - Tydol Service Station on Clark Point Road Item: 13190 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
13195	Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store			Southwest Harbor	406 Main Street		Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office Item: 13195 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 406 Main Street
13258	Moore's Garage Southwest Harbor Motor Company	Reference	Businesses, Automotive Repair Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair			Southwest Harbor	19 Clark Point Road	In 1940 Southwest Harbor Motor Co. was the only AAA filling station in Southwest Harbor. Their phone number was 51-2. The brick building was converted to offices to rent in 1986-1987. The U.S. Post Office opened in the building on June 2, 1987. Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) attended school in the elementary school on the present ellipse (behind the Gilley Plumbing building on the left of this photograph) before it was moved across the street to become a fire station and now [2011] the police station/town office. When the bank was housed at the Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Ralph would take his penny bank there to be unlocked and have the money deposited in his bank account. The lady in the bank would show him the big safe where is money would be kept. – Ralph Warren Stanley 01/17/11 Marion E. Newman (1890-1976), Mrs. Frederick Walter Wescott at the time, owned a yellow Stutz Bearcat that was destroyed in the fire. Marion was known for having invested in Coca Cola stock and holding on to it when others thought it worthless and sold their stock. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 03/31/14	Moore's Garage Southwest Harbor Motor Company Item: 13258 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Automotive Repair Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19 Clark Point Road Description: In 1940 Southwest Harbor Motor Co. was the only AAA filling station in Southwest Harbor. Their phone number was 51-2. The brick building was converted to offices to rent in 1986-1987. The U.S. Post Office opened in the building on June 2, 1987. Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) attended school in the elementary school on the present ellipse (behind the Gilley Plumbing building on the left of this photograph) before it was moved across the street to become a fire station and now [2011] the police station/town office. When the bank was housed at the Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Ralph would take his penny bank there to be unlocked and have the money deposited in his bank account. The lady in the bank would show him the big safe where is money would be kept. – Ralph Warren Stanley 01/17/11 Marion E. Newman (1890-1976), Mrs. Frederick Walter Wescott at the time, owned a yellow Stutz Bearcat that was destroyed in the fire. Marion was known for having invested in Coca Cola stock and holding on to it when others thought it worthless and sold their stock. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 03/31/14 [show more]
14707	Hotel Holmes	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor			Hotel Holmes Item: 14707 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
11446	Southwest Motor Inn	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn	Sommerfeld Photo Film, Auburn, Mass.	1971	Southwest Harbor	214 Main Street		Southwest Motor Inn Item: 11446 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Creator: Sommerfeld Photo Film, Auburn, Mass. Date: 1971 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 214 Main Street Source: Collection of the David B. Benson Family
12599	McEachern & Hutchins Loading Dock	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store	Soules - George John Soules	2015-04-05	Southwest Harbor	345 Main Street	On the site of the old William E. Murphy’s Livery Stable – later Ped Sargent Livery Stable	McEachern & Hutchins Loading Dock Item: 12599 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2015-04-05 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 345 Main Street Description: On the site of the old William E. Murphy’s Livery Stable – later Ped Sargent Livery Stable
12607	The Ashmont Hotel / Freeman Cottage / Freeman House - Rear View - Freeman Store across Main Street	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Soules - George John Soules	2015-05-27	Southwest Harbor	371 Main Street		The Ashmont Hotel / Freeman Cottage / Freeman House - Rear View - Freeman Store across Main Street Item: 12607 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2015-05-27 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 371 Main Street
12609	Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store	Soules - George John Soules	2015-05-27	Southwest Harbor	Main Street		Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office Item: 12609 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2015-05-27 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street
12613	Second Masonic Hall Building and Sawyer's Specialties	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	Soules - George John Soules	2015-05-30	Southwest Harbor	353 Main Street		Second Masonic Hall Building and Sawyer's Specialties Item: 12613 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2015-05-30 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 353 Main Street Tags: zoomable
5221	The First Masonic Hall - The Clark Point Road from Main Street	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures		1909 c.	Southwest Harbor	353 Main Street	From the right to left: Hattie B. Savage's Millinery & Dry Goods Store Liston Smith's "Live Yankee" general store A.L. Gilley's Barber Shop Dr. R. J. Lemont's residence and drug store Stephen Harmon's general store William Tower's residence The small building on the left may be Seth W. Norwood's law office - later P.L. Sargent's house The livery stable shown in SWHPL 5184 is just visible on the left.	The First Masonic Hall - The Clark Point Road from Main Street Item: 5221 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Date: 1909 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 353 Main Street Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Description: From the right to left: Hattie B. Savage's Millinery & Dry Goods Store Liston Smith's "Live Yankee" general store A.L. Gilley's Barber Shop Dr. R. J. Lemont's residence and drug store Stephen Harmon's general store William Tower's residence The small building on the left may be Seth W. Norwood's law office - later P.L. Sargent's house The livery stable shown in SWHPL 5184 is just visible on the left. [show more]
5559	Main Street - The Carroll Building - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Transportation, Automobile	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1938-06	Southwest Harbor		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.	Main Street - The Carroll Building - Southwest Harbor Item: 5559 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Transportation, Automobile Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1938-06 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection 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.
5580	The Ashmont Hotel - Freeman Cottage	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor	371 Main Street		The Ashmont Hotel - Freeman Cottage Item: 5580 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 371 Main Street
5582	The Ashmont Hotel / Freeman Cottage / Freeman House / Freeman Annex	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn			Southwest Harbor	371 Main Street		The Ashmont Hotel / Freeman Cottage / Freeman House / Freeman Annex Item: 5582 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 371 Main Street
8804	A Claremont House Cottage	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968)		Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road		A Claremont House Cottage Item: 8804 Accession #: 1012 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Buckman - Emma Johns Buckman (1881-1968) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Emma Johns Buckman Collection
11451	Carroll Drug Store in the Snow	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store		1963-01	Southwest Harbor		The children are: Duane W. Worcester (1956-) William Benson (1957-)	Carroll Drug Store in the Snow Item: 11451 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1963-01 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the David B. Benson Family Description: The children are: Duane W. Worcester (1956-) William Benson (1957-)

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