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3473Chester Eben Clement House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 17 Forest Avenue
Chester Eben Clement House
Item:
  • 3473   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 17 Forest Avenue
3476Phillip Moore House on Gotts Island
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Tremont, Great Gott Island
  • Entrance from Town Road and from Head Road
Phillip Moore House on Gotts Island
Item:
  • 3476   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Tremont, Great Gott Island
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Entrance from Town Road and from Head Road
3487Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
Nell Thornton famously said, in her book, The Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, “The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning [as the Tremont Public Library] in 1884 when Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs gathered a number of discarded books from the hotels, mostly paper covered volumes, and placed them on a shelf in one corner of Dr. R. J. Lemont's drug store…” The library was, as were many small libraries on the coast of Maine, started by “people from away,” in other words, summer people. This small library, however, was quickly adopted by native Southwest Harborians, and has grown, in the almost one and a half centuries since its founding, to be one of Maine’s very few five-star libraries, according to the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Thornton, Nellie C., Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Merrill & Webber Company, 1938, The Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1988)
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 3487   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Description:
Nell Thornton famously said, in her book, The Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, “The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning [as the Tremont Public Library] in 1884 when Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs gathered a number of discarded books from the hotels, mostly paper covered volumes, and placed them on a shelf in one corner of Dr. R. J. Lemont's drug store…” The library was, as were many small libraries on the coast of Maine, started by “people from away,” in other words, summer people. This small library, however, was quickly adopted by native Southwest Harborians, and has grown, in the almost one and a half centuries since its founding, to be one of Maine’s very few five-star libraries, according to the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Thornton, Nellie C., Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Merrill & Webber Company, 1938, The Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1988) [show more]
3490Jane Augusta Jennie (Lathrop) Rand House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
  • 49 Kirkland Street
Jane Augusta Jennie (Lathrop) Rand House
Item:
  • 3490   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
Address:
  • 49 Kirkland Street
3498Bear Island Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
The Bear Island Light is located on the west end of Bear Island. It was originally established in 1839. The current structure dates to 1889. The Light was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Bear Island Light
Item:
  • 3498   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
The Bear Island Light is located on the west end of Bear Island. It was originally established in 1839. The current structure dates to 1889. The Light was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
3521John Allen Somes House
Otto Clyde Nutting House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
  • 1122 Main Street
"The house on the shore of the Sound, now [1938] occupied by Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Nutting as a summer home was built in 1929 by J. A. Somes whose heirs now own it. This house is on the site of the Somes shipyard." – “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 264. John Allen Somes (1872-1930) was the great-great grandson of Abraham Somes II (1732-1819).
John Allen Somes House
Otto Clyde Nutting House
Item:
  • 3521   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1122 Main Street
Description:
"The house on the shore of the Sound, now [1938] occupied by Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Nutting as a summer home was built in 1929 by J. A. Somes whose heirs now own it. This house is on the site of the Somes shipyard." – “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 264. John Allen Somes (1872-1930) was the great-great grandson of Abraham Somes II (1732-1819). [show more]
3523Methodist Church - Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Wesley Avenue
Methodist Church - Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 3523   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 20 Wesley Avenue
3532TopGallant
Anne Brimley Gould Cottage
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 11 Waterview Lane
TopGallant
Anne Brimley Gould Cottage
Item:
  • 3532   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 11 Waterview Lane
3541Eleazer B. Homer House in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Providence RI
  • 270 Blackstone Boulevard
This house was designed by Eleazer B. Homer in 1911.
Eleazer B. Homer House in Providence, Rhode Island
Item:
  • 3541   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Providence RI
State:
  • RI
Address:
  • 270 Blackstone Boulevard
Description:
This house was designed by Eleazer B. Homer in 1911.
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.
3560Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Hancock County and Waldo County ME
The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge was built in 1931. It was closed in 2006 and demolished in 2013
Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge
Item:
  • 3560   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Place:
  • Hancock County and Waldo County ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
The Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge was built in 1931. It was closed in 2006 and demolished in 2013
3565James Baldwin House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Tremont
James Baldwin House
Item:
  • 3565   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
3567Herman Farley's Barn
  • Reference
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • Tremont
Herman Farley's Barn
Item:
  • 3567   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
3568St. Peter's Catholic Church
  • Reference
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 5 Ocean House Hill Rd
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Item:
  • 3568   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 5 Ocean House Hill Rd
3569William H. Clinkard House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Tremont, Center
William H. Clinkard House
Item:
  • 3569   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Tremont, Center
State:
  • ME
3579John S. Moore House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
John S. Moore House
Item:
  • 3579   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
3581Duck Brook Motor Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
  • Bar Harbor
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015
Duck Brook Motor Bridge
Item:
  • 3581   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Library of Congress www.loc.gov/pictures/item/me0254
Description:
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more]
3590Bryon Heman Mayo House
Henry Rose Hinckley II House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 10 Robinson Lane
The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.
Bryon Heman Mayo House
Henry Rose Hinckley II House
Item:
  • 3590   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 10 Robinson Lane
Description:
The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.
3592Freeman's Wharf
Farnsworth Fish Factory
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Southwest Harbor
Built by John T.R. Freeman around 1885. The wharf was occupied by several canning businesses at various times
Freeman's Wharf
Farnsworth Fish Factory
Item:
  • 3592   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Built by John T.R. Freeman around 1885. The wharf was occupied by several canning businesses at various times
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]
3597Elisha Gilley House - Gilley - Elisha Bunker Gilley (1807-1901)
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
Elisha Gilley House - Gilley - Elisha Bunker Gilley (1807-1901)
Item:
  • 3597   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Baker Island
State:
  • ME
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]
3633Clifton Melbourne Rich House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Tremont, Bernard
  • 280 Tremont Road
Builder - Clifton Melbourne Rich Tax Map #: Map 16 - Lot 10 Built in 1916
Clifton Melbourne Rich House
Item:
  • 3633   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 280 Tremont Road
Description:
Builder - Clifton Melbourne Rich Tax Map #: Map 16 - Lot 10 Built in 1916