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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
13485Seawall Motel
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • 560 Seawall Road
Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.
Seawall Motel
Item:
  • 13485   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 560 Seawall Road
Description:
Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.
13498Freeman 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
13501Franklin Ward Machine Shop
Dockside Motel
XYZ Restaurant
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 48 Shore Road
Franklin Ward Machine Shop
Dockside Motel
XYZ Restaurant
Item:
  • 13501   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 48 Shore Road
13560Rock End Hotel - aka Rock Inn
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Rock End Hotel - aka Rock Inn
Item:
  • 13560   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
State:
  • ME
12852Lawler 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
12868John 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
12869Carroll 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
13024St. 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
13027Porcupine 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]
13034The 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
13052The 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
13054The 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
13055The 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
13084Asticou 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
13114Andrew Tucker / Andrew H. Haynes House
Benjamin Barrett Hinckley House
The Moorings
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 133 Shore Road
Andrew Tucker / Andrew H. Haynes House
Benjamin Barrett Hinckley House
The Moorings
Item:
  • 13114   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 133 Shore Road
13123The Seaside Inn
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
The Seaside Inn
Item:
  • 13123   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
State:
  • ME
13140A.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
13187Harbor View Motel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
  • 11 Ocean Way
"Harbor View Motel, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679, On ocean front - twelve modern, soundproof motel units - continental breakfasts in season - four housekeeping cottages - television - individual thermostatic control heat - five minutes walk to village and restaurants - adjacent to Acadia National Park, boating, lake swimming. Telephone 207-244-6631 - AAA - ALA - MOBIL" The telephone number for the hotel was once listed as Chestnut 43133. “Soon Announcing… The Opening of New Harbor View Motel, Southwest Harbor” - Advertisement, Bar Harbor Times, April 22, 1954
Harbor View Motel
Item:
  • 13187   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 11 Ocean Way
Description:
"Harbor View Motel, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679, On ocean front - twelve modern, soundproof motel units - continental breakfasts in season - four housekeeping cottages - television - individual thermostatic control heat - five minutes walk to village and restaurants - adjacent to Acadia National Park, boating, lake swimming. Telephone 207-244-6631 - AAA - ALA - MOBIL" The telephone number for the hotel was once listed as Chestnut 43133. “Soon Announcing… The Opening of New Harbor View Motel, Southwest Harbor” - Advertisement, Bar Harbor Times, April 22, 1954 [show more]
13190Central 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
13191Roberts 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]
13193The J.J. Heath Store - The Old Heath Store
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
The J.J. Heath Store - The Old Heath Store
Item:
  • 13193   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Place:
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
State:
  • ME
13195Farnsworth'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
13227Clifton 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
13256Malvern 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
13258Moore'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]