Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
5825	Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888 c.	Mount Desert, Somesville			Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904 Item: 5825    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888 c. Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Tags: horse, carriage
6154	The Stanley House and Manset	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1884 after	Southwest Harbor, Manset		The grey shingled building to the left of center, on the shore, with a sign on its peak is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. "…there was a good deal of shipbuilding going on, the sail loft owned and operated by Albert Bartlett made the sails for the new ships and there was considerable traffic in fish." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 103 - 1938.	The Stanley House and Manset Item: 6154    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1884 after Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The grey shingled building to the left of center, on the shore, with a sign on its peak is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. "…there was a good deal of shipbuilding going on, the sail loft owned and operated by Albert Bartlett made the sails for the new ships and there was considerable traffic in fish." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 103 - 1938.
6323	Green Mountain House - New and Open for Business.	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1883	Acadia National Park, HCTPR		Francis Hector Clergue built the Green Mountain House in 1883, adjacent to the old Mountain House on the summit of Green Mountain, now Cadillac Mountain, to, serve patrons of his Green Mountain Railway, a cog railroad, which chugged up the mountain from Eagle Lake. Both the old and new structures burned to the ground on August 2, 1884. “1884, August 2. The burning of a hotel on Green Mountain, Mount Desert, in the evening, was plainly seen from Belfast, at a distance of fifty miles.” – “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine: From Its First Settlement in 1770 to 1875” by Joseph Williamson, p. 241 – 1913. Frank Clergue immediately replaced this structure with a smaller hotel and his business continued as noted in the review below. "...A Good Hotel Is At The Summit, where persons desiring it can find pleasant accomodations for a longer or shorter stay. Round trip tickets can be had of the company's agent, on Main Street, Bar Harbor. F.H. Clergue, President." - Part of an advertisement appearing in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island by William Berry Lapham - 1887.	Green Mountain House - New and Open for Business. Item: 6323    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1883 Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Description: Francis Hector Clergue built the Green Mountain House in 1883, adjacent to the old Mountain House on the summit of Green Mountain, now Cadillac Mountain, to, serve patrons of his Green Mountain Railway, a cog railroad, which chugged up the mountain from Eagle Lake. Both the old and new structures burned to the ground on August 2, 1884. “1884, August 2. The burning of a hotel on Green Mountain, Mount Desert, in the evening, was plainly seen from Belfast, at a distance of fifty miles.” – “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine: From Its First Settlement in 1770 to 1875” by Joseph Williamson, p. 241 – 1913. Frank Clergue immediately replaced this structure with a smaller hotel and his business continued as noted in the review below. "...A Good Hotel Is At The Summit, where persons desiring it can find pleasant accomodations for a longer or shorter stay. Round trip tickets can be had of the company's agent, on Main Street, Bar Harbor. F.H. Clergue, President." - Part of an advertisement appearing in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island by William Berry Lapham - 1887. [show more]
6922	United States Life-Saving Service - Cranberry Isles Station	Image, Photograph	Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station			1889 after	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford			United States Life-Saving Service - Cranberry Isles Station Item: 6922    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station Date: 1889 after Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford State: ME
7787	Memories Party on the steps of The Roberts House	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888-07-14	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Memories Party on the steps of The Roberts House Item: 7787    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888-07-14 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
7788	Looking up Northeast Harbor to The Roberts House	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888-07-14	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Looking up Northeast Harbor to The Roberts House Item: 7788    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888-07-14 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
7791	Roberts House Hotel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888-07-14	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Roberts House Hotel Item: 7791    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888-07-14 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
7799	Mount Desert Memories Party on the steps of The Roberts House	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888-07	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Mount Desert Memories Party on the steps of The Roberts House Item: 7799    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888-07 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
9426	The Ocean House Slip and Boats	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock			1885 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset			The Ocean House Slip and Boats Item: 9426    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Date: 1885 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
5879	Grading the Dirt Road in front of the Benson House - The Home of Dr. Elias C. Neal, Tremont, Maine - After 1888	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals Structures, Dwellings, House	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1888 after	Tremont, Bernard		The sign beside the front door says, "Elias C. Neal, M.D." Two men and four horses are shown grading the dirt road in front of the house. The end of a board sidewalk is just visible on the right.	Grading the Dirt Road in front of the Benson House - The Home of Dr. Elias C. Neal, Tremont, Maine - After 1888 Item: 5879    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1888 after Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: The sign beside the front door says, "Elias C. Neal, M.D." Two men and four horses are shown grading the dirt road in front of the house. The end of a board sidewalk is just visible on the right.
11184	The William Patch Dickey Cottage, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1884 c.	Southwest Harbor			The William Patch Dickey Cottage, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 11184    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1884 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission
11860	The Augustus Bowman Farnham Cottage, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1884	Southwest Harbor			The Augustus Bowman Farnham Cottage, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 11860    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1884 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Travis

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