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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
10154Newport House, Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
  • Bar Harbor
Newport House, Bar Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 10154   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
5838The Kimball House, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
The Kimball House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5838   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
Publisher:
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
State:
  • ME
7203Acadia National Park - Jordan Pond House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
  • Acadia National Park
  • Jordan Pond
Acadia National Park - Jordan Pond House
Item:
  • 7203   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Creator:
  • Knaut - Paul A. Knaut, Jr.
Publisher:
  • Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Jordan Pond
9197The Rodick House, Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Kilburn - Benjamin West Kilburn (1827-1909)
  • B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
  • Bar Harbor
The Rodick House, Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 9197   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Kilburn - Benjamin West Kilburn (1827-1909)
Publisher:
  • B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
6228The Stanley House - Rebuilt
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 149 Shore Road
The Stanley House - Rebuilt
Item:
  • 6228   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Publisher:
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 149 Shore Road
Source:
  • SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI
7023The Hancock House, Ellsworth, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Webber - Jon Webber
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • Ellsworth ME
The Hancock House, Ellsworth, Maine
Item:
  • 7023   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Webber - Jon Webber
Publisher:
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Place:
  • Ellsworth ME
State:
  • ME
Tags:
building, hotel
6998Bar Harbor - Emery's Black and White Cottages
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Tourist Cottage
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor - Emery's Black and White Cottages
Item:
  • 6998   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Tourist Cottage
Publisher:
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
building, aerial view
9199Dr. Willis Watson's Store, Bernard, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me.
  • Tremont, Bernard
The three most visible buildings - Left to Right: The Benjamin Benson II House - Tremont House Hotel - 125 Bernard Road, Map 17 - Lot 54 The Guy Hamilton Parker House - 119 Bernard Road, Map 17 - Lot 55 The Willis Watson Store / Town Office / Columbia Hall - Map 17 - Lot 56 - building demolished in 1936 - lot now Town of Tremont
Dr. Willis Watson's Store, Bernard, Maine
Item:
  • 9199   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Publisher:
  • Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me.
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
Tags:
street, building, store
Description:
The three most visible buildings - Left to Right: The Benjamin Benson II House - Tremont House Hotel - 125 Bernard Road, Map 17 - Lot 54 The Guy Hamilton Parker House - 119 Bernard Road, Map 17 - Lot 55 The Willis Watson Store / Town Office / Columbia Hall - Map 17 - Lot 56 - building demolished in 1936 - lot now Town of Tremont
16728View of the Stanley House hotel from the water
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.
View of the Stanley House hotel from the water
Item:
  • 16728   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of George Soules
Description:
A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.
9327Hotel Florence, Bar Harbor, Me.
Hotel Porcupine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME
  • Bar Harbor
Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME. - Made in U.S.A.
Hotel Florence, Bar Harbor, Me.
Hotel Porcupine
Item:
  • 9327   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME. - Made in U.S.A.
6715The Claremont House
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • H.A. Foss, Southwest Harbor, Me. - Printed in Germany
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
The Claremont House
Item:
  • 6715   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • H.A. Foss, Southwest Harbor, Me. - Printed in Germany
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 20 Claremont Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family
16133Claremont Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Me.
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • H.A. Foss, Southwest Harbor, Me. - Printed in Germany
  • Southwest Harbor
Claremont Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Me.
Item:
  • 16133   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • H.A. Foss, Southwest Harbor, Me. - Printed in Germany
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
9403Harbor View Motel
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine
  • 11 Ocean Way
Harbor View Motel
Item:
  • 9403   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
Publisher:
  • Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 11 Ocean Way
6815The Claremont House
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mayo's Cash Store, S.W. Harbor, Me., D.L. Mayo, Prop.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
The Claremont House
Item:
  • 6815   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • Mayo's Cash Store, S.W. Harbor, Me., D.L. Mayo, Prop.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 20 Claremont Road
6571Advertisement for Freeman House Hotel
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Stockton - Eliza Stockton
  • Smith & Son, Printers - Artist - Eliza Stockton
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 9 Phillips Lane
Advertisement for Freeman House Hotel
Item:
  • 6571   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Stockton - Eliza Stockton
Publisher:
  • Smith & Son, Printers - Artist - Eliza Stockton
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 9 Phillips Lane
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family
Tags:
apparel, woman, people
16060Newport House, Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Bar Harbor
Newport House, Bar Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 16060   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
16061Entrance to The Bar Harbor Club
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Bar Harbor
Entrance to The Bar Harbor Club
Item:
  • 16061   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
5836The Kimball House, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Printed in Germany
The Kimball House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5836   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Printed in Germany
16070The De Gregoire, Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
  • Bar Harbor
The De Gregoire, Bar Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 16070   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Publisher:
  • The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
3594Somes House Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
  • 1102 Main Street
"Later [Abraham Somes] built a substantial frame house on the site of the Somes House and a part of that house is embodied in the present hotel. Some of the rooms at the back remain almost as they were at first. The house was built as a one-story building and later the walls were raised. Since then there have been many alterations and additions. George A. Somes finally inherited the property, developed the hotel business and built the two cottages toward the shore. His widow now owns it and conducts the hotel." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 270-271. “When George A. Somes inherited the [Somes House], he expanded the family inn by constructing two large additions, one attached at the left and the other freestanding to the right, giving the hotel a capacity of 150 guests. Noted visitors included Louis Comfort Tiffany, Alfred Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Pres. William Howard Taft, and Mary Cassatt. Known for its chicken and lobster dinners, the Somes House operated into the 1950s with rates of $5 to $10 a day." - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 27.
Somes House Hotel
Item:
  • 3594   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1102 Main Street
Description:
"Later [Abraham Somes] built a substantial frame house on the site of the Somes House and a part of that house is embodied in the present hotel. Some of the rooms at the back remain almost as they were at first. The house was built as a one-story building and later the walls were raised. Since then there have been many alterations and additions. George A. Somes finally inherited the property, developed the hotel business and built the two cottages toward the shore. His widow now owns it and conducts the hotel." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 270-271. “When George A. Somes inherited the [Somes House], he expanded the family inn by constructing two large additions, one attached at the left and the other freestanding to the right, giving the hotel a capacity of 150 guests. Noted visitors included Louis Comfort Tiffany, Alfred Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Pres. William Howard Taft, and Mary Cassatt. Known for its chicken and lobster dinners, the Somes House operated into the 1950s with rates of $5 to $10 a day." - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 27. [show more]
3610Dirigo 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.
3613Brown Mountain Gate Lodge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
  • Acadia National Park
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.
Brown Mountain Gate Lodge
Item:
  • 3613   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Description:
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
3614Jordan Pond Gate Lodge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
  • Bar Harbor
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.
Jordan Pond Gate Lodge
Item:
  • 3614   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
15869Lily Lake House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • 1348 Tremont Rd.
Lily Lake House
Item:
  • 15869   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1348 Tremont Rd.
13878The Cheese House
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread.
The Cheese House
Item:
  • 13878   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Description:
"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]