Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
6231	The Ocean House Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset		This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.	The Ocean House Hotel Item: 6231    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI Description: This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.
6780	The Claremont House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road		The Claremont House Item: 6780    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6934	St. Sauveur Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907	Bar Harbor, Eden			St. Sauveur Hotel Item: 6934    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Tags: tinted
9329	Rock End Hotel - aka Rock Inn	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1924	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Printed in Germany	Rock End Hotel - aka Rock Inn Item: 9329    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1924 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME Description: Printed in Germany
9407	The Dirigo Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor		Made in Germany	The Dirigo Hotel Item: 9407    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection Description: Made in Germany
5836	The 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
6729	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor		“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject."	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 6729    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: “…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject." [show more]
16070	The 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
6834	The Dirigo Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1907 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Dirigo Hotel Item: 6834    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1907 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
9317	The Hancock House, Ellsworth, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		United Art Co., Boston, Mass.	1936 c.	Ellsworth ME			The Hancock House, Ellsworth, Maine Item: 9317    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: United Art Co., Boston, Mass. Date: 1936 c. Place: Ellsworth ME State: ME
6230	The Ocean House Hotel, Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me.	1908 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset	5 Ocean House Road	This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.	The Ocean House Hotel, Manset Item: 6230    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me. Date: 1908 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 5 Ocean House Road Description: This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.
3594	Somes 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]
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.
13024	St. Sauveur Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor, Eden			St. Sauveur Hotel Item: 13024    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME
13027	Porcupine Hotel Hotel Florence	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor		“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels.	Porcupine Hotel Hotel Florence Item: 13027    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Description: “…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. [show more]
13034	The American House Hotel - Ellsworth	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Ellsworth ME			The American House Hotel - Ellsworth Item: 13034    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Ellsworth ME State: ME
13052	The Exchange Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Ellsworth ME			The Exchange Hotel Item: 13052    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Ellsworth ME State: ME
13054	The Hancock House	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Ellsworth ME			The Hancock House Item: 13054    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Ellsworth ME State: ME
13055	The Mount Desert House	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Mount Desert, Somesville			The Mount Desert House Item: 13055    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME
13084	Asticou Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Asticou Hotel Item: 13084    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
13191	Roberts House Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		“At the head of Northeast Harbor, about a mile from the Kimball House, on a high terrace looking out to sea, stand the Roberts House and Savage’s boarding-house and Harbor Cottages, a charming sequestered neighborhood, haunted through the livelong summer by bright tennis-suits and vivacious exiles from the cities.” – “Chisholm’s Mount-Desert Guide-Book” by Moses Foster Sweetser, p. 65-6, published by Chisholm Brothers, 1888 William Roberts built the Roberts House in Northeast Harbor in 1883. In 1893 the Roberts House, with accommodations for 40 guests, was run by H.D. Roberts. Horace D. Roberts was born to William and Deborah (Robbins) Roberts on March 18, 1834 in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Horace married Catharine Gilpatrick Stanley (1835-1918), daughter of William and Hannah (Manchester) Stanley in Southwest Harbor. Horace D. Roberts died on December 7, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts.	Roberts House Hotel Item: 13191    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME Description: “At the head of Northeast Harbor, about a mile from the Kimball House, on a high terrace looking out to sea, stand the Roberts House and Savage’s boarding-house and Harbor Cottages, a charming sequestered neighborhood, haunted through the livelong summer by bright tennis-suits and vivacious exiles from the cities.” – “Chisholm’s Mount-Desert Guide-Book” by Moses Foster Sweetser, p. 65-6, published by Chisholm Brothers, 1888 William Roberts built the Roberts House in Northeast Harbor in 1883. In 1893 the Roberts House, with accommodations for 40 guests, was run by H.D. Roberts. Horace D. Roberts was born to William and Deborah (Robbins) Roberts on March 18, 1834 in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Horace married Catharine Gilpatrick Stanley (1835-1918), daughter of William and Hannah (Manchester) Stanley in Southwest Harbor. Horace D. Roberts died on December 7, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts. [show more]
13227	Clifton House Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Clifton House Hotel Item: 13227    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
13256	Malvern Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor	80 Mt. Desert Street		Malvern Hotel Item: 13256    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 80 Mt. Desert Street
13285	West End Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor			West End Hotel Item: 13285    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
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]

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