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16630Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound
Sawyer's Lobster Pound
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2022-08-14
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • 465 Seawall Road
Charlotte Gill (posing in the photo above) grew up in Southwest Harbor. In 2011, she took over a dilapidated ice cream stand (known by some as Frosty Bob's) located between Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park’s Seawall Campground. She opened Sawyer’s Lobster Pound, named after a former beau. When the relationship broke up, Gill renamed the place after herself.
Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound
Sawyer's Lobster Pound
Item:
  • 16630   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2022-08-14
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 465 Seawall Road
Description:
Charlotte Gill (posing in the photo above) grew up in Southwest Harbor. In 2011, she took over a dilapidated ice cream stand (known by some as Frosty Bob's) located between Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park’s Seawall Campground. She opened Sawyer’s Lobster Pound, named after a former beau. When the relationship broke up, Gill renamed the place after herself.
16271Claremont Hotel renovations 2020
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2020-09-30
  • Southwest Harbor
This picture was taken on a foggy morning from the entrance to the construction site during renovations to the hotel shortly after its purchase by Tim Harrington in September 2020. The photo shows the building in the process of being painted white. The top of the tower in the upper right is still painted yellow, the hotel's signature color for many years.
Claremont Hotel renovations 2020
Item:
  • 16271   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2020-09-30
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
This picture was taken on a foggy morning from the entrance to the construction site during renovations to the hotel shortly after its purchase by Tim Harrington in September 2020. The photo shows the building in the process of being painted white. The top of the tower in the upper right is still painted yellow, the hotel's signature color for many years.
15613Hieronymus wins 2019 Friendship sloop races
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2019-07-13
  • Southwest Harbor
The photo above was taken from the dock of the Claremont Hotel. Greening Island is visible in the background. Image 1, taken 40 seconds later, shows Hieronymus tacking among the other boats. Image 2, taken 35 minutes before the start of the race, shows Hieronymus sailing out of Southwest Harbor toward Greening Island with the tip of Clark Point in the foreground. Crew: Joe Neilson, Spencer Nighman, Mary Kate Murray, Mel Steinberg, and Greg & Marc Crossley (on starboard side). The description that follows is from an Ellsworth American article on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Rappaport (see link below). ### At 2 p.m., about an hour after the cruising division began its race past Sutton Island, 15 Friendship sloops lined up between Clark Point and Greening Island for a race that would carry the fleet out into Great Harbor, to Spurling Rock off the corner of Great Cranberry Island, then to Bear Island off Northeast Harbor, the can buoy at the entrance to Somes Sound and back to a finish where the race began. A light sea breeze picked up as the race progressed then died with the fleet packed together off Bear Island, race committee chairman Scott Martin said Monday morning. As the tide turned, the breeze picked up giving the fleet a good race to the finish. About two hours after the start, first across the finish line was a local boat, Albert Neilson’s Hieronymous, built by Ralph Stanley in 1962 and still homeported in Southwest Harbor. Close behind was another local boat, Alice E, believed to have been launched in 1899 and sailed daily by Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters in Southwest Harbor. The Woods Hole, Mass.-based Hegira, launched in 1980, finished third. According to Martin, who raced on his own Eden, Mount Desert Island is home to the largest fleet of Friendship sloops — about a half-dozen — anywhere. “We’re blessed,” he said Monday. Martin hopes to start a regular series of Wednesday afternoon races for Friendship sloops after the upcoming Rockland rendezvous. “It will be very informal,” he said. “No handicaps.”
Hieronymus wins 2019 Friendship sloop races
Item:
  • 15613   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2019-07-13
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The photo above was taken from the dock of the Claremont Hotel. Greening Island is visible in the background. Image 1, taken 40 seconds later, shows Hieronymus tacking among the other boats. Image 2, taken 35 minutes before the start of the race, shows Hieronymus sailing out of Southwest Harbor toward Greening Island with the tip of Clark Point in the foreground. Crew: Joe Neilson, Spencer Nighman, Mary Kate Murray, Mel Steinberg, and Greg & Marc Crossley (on starboard side). The description that follows is from an Ellsworth American article on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Rappaport (see link below). ### At 2 p.m., about an hour after the cruising division began its race past Sutton Island, 15 Friendship sloops lined up between Clark Point and Greening Island for a race that would carry the fleet out into Great Harbor, to Spurling Rock off the corner of Great Cranberry Island, then to Bear Island off Northeast Harbor, the can buoy at the entrance to Somes Sound and back to a finish where the race began. A light sea breeze picked up as the race progressed then died with the fleet packed together off Bear Island, race committee chairman Scott Martin said Monday morning. As the tide turned, the breeze picked up giving the fleet a good race to the finish. About two hours after the start, first across the finish line was a local boat, Albert Neilson’s Hieronymous, built by Ralph Stanley in 1962 and still homeported in Southwest Harbor. Close behind was another local boat, Alice E, believed to have been launched in 1899 and sailed daily by Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters in Southwest Harbor. The Woods Hole, Mass.-based Hegira, launched in 1980, finished third. According to Martin, who raced on his own Eden, Mount Desert Island is home to the largest fleet of Friendship sloops — about a half-dozen — anywhere. “We’re blessed,” he said Monday. Martin hopes to start a regular series of Wednesday afternoon races for Friendship sloops after the upcoming Rockland rendezvous. “It will be very informal,” he said. “No handicaps.” [show more]
15602Waldron Bates Memorial on Gorham Mountain
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2019-01-02
This memorial to Waldron Bates is located on the south side of Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park at the intersection of the Gorham Mountain Trail and the Cadillac Cliffs Path. This bronze plaque, attached to a granite wall, was designed by New York sculptor and Bar Harbor summer resident William Ordway Partridge. It was installed in September 1910 and reads: 1856-1909, WALDRON BATES IN MEMORIAM MCMX, PATHMAKER
Waldron Bates Memorial on Gorham Mountain
Item:
  • 15602   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2019-01-02
Description:
This memorial to Waldron Bates is located on the south side of Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park at the intersection of the Gorham Mountain Trail and the Cadillac Cliffs Path. This bronze plaque, attached to a granite wall, was designed by New York sculptor and Bar Harbor summer resident William Ordway Partridge. It was installed in September 1910 and reads: 1856-1909, WALDRON BATES IN MEMORIAM MCMX, PATHMAKER
15385The Carroll Sargent Tyson Jr. Cottage
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2018-11-24
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 37 Shore Road
The Carroll Sargent Tyson Jr. Cottage
Item:
  • 15385   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2018-11-24
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 37 Shore Road
15520Digital Archive Debut
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Events
  • People
  • Milner - Craig Milner
  • 2017-07-09
  • Southwest Harbor
From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.
Digital Archive Debut
Item:
  • 15520   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Creator:
  • Milner - Craig Milner
Date:
  • 2017-07-09
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.
14970Matinicus
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2017-06-07
  • Matinicus ME
Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.
Matinicus
Item:
  • 14970   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2017-06-07
Place:
  • Matinicus ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.
14945Portrait of George Soules
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • People
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2017-06
Portrait of George Soules
Item:
  • 14945   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2017-06
14968Whaleback, Peaks Island
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2017-05-19
  • Portland ME, Peaks Island
Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.
Whaleback, Peaks Island
Item:
  • 14968   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2017-05-19
Place:
  • Portland ME, Peaks Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.
14972The Village Wash Tub and Joey's Place in a Blizzard
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2017-02-13
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 297 Main Street
The Village Wash Tub and Joey's Place in a Blizzard
Item:
  • 14972   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2017-02-13
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 297 Main Street
14949George Soules and Charlotte Morrill
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • People
  • Goetze - Lydia Goetze
  • 2017-01-30
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor Public Library
The woman in the photograph at lower right is Meredith Hutchins.
George Soules and Charlotte Morrill
Item:
  • 14949   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Goetze - Lydia Goetze
Date:
  • 2017-01-30
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
The woman in the photograph at lower right is Meredith Hutchins.
13374Pumpkin Carving
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-10-20
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Main Street
Scary pumpkins light up the front of the Southwest Harbor Public Library while stories are told inside
Pumpkin Carving
Item:
  • 13374   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-10-20
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Main Street
Description:
Scary pumpkins light up the front of the Southwest Harbor Public Library while stories are told inside
15609Robert Malcom Carter House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 27 Forest Ave
These photos were taken after the home was purchased by George and Janice Soules in 2013. Above - August 2016. The view is looking south down Forest Avenue toward Main Street. 1 - August 2016 showing 2014 addition in back 2 - July 2013 3 - July 2013
Robert Malcom Carter House
Item:
  • 15609   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 27 Forest Ave
Description:
These photos were taken after the home was purchased by George and Janice Soules in 2013. Above - August 2016. The view is looking south down Forest Avenue toward Main Street. 1 - August 2016 showing 2014 addition in back 2 - July 2013 3 - July 2013
14973Marchers in the 2016 Flamingo Parade
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • People
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-07-16
  • Southwest Harbor
Marchers in the 2016 Flamingo Parade
Item:
  • 14973   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • People
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-07-16
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
15574La Rochelle as the Maine Sea Coast Mission
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-06-01
George Soules created this postcard for the Maine Sea Coast Mission. About it he wrote "I had the privilege of photographing La Rochelle to create a postcard for the Maine Sea Coast Mission. I used a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR with a Canon 24mm tilt/shift lens and a B+W circular polarizing filter, all mounted on a Really Right Stuff tripod. Mission president Rev. Scott Planting and Development Assistant Anna Silver directed traffic around me as I stood in the middle of West Street to take the shot."
La Rochelle as the Maine Sea Coast Mission
Item:
  • 15574   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-06-01
Description:
George Soules created this postcard for the Maine Sea Coast Mission. About it he wrote "I had the privilege of photographing La Rochelle to create a postcard for the Maine Sea Coast Mission. I used a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR with a Canon 24mm tilt/shift lens and a B+W circular polarizing filter, all mounted on a Really Right Stuff tripod. Mission president Rev. Scott Planting and Development Assistant Anna Silver directed traffic around me as I stood in the middle of West Street to take the shot." [show more]
15336Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands from the Pulpit Rock Trail, Acadia National Park
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-05-18
  • Acadia National Park
  • Cadillac Mountain
I was inspired to take this photograph by Ballard's image (item 11895) of this same scene. -- George Soules
Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands from the Pulpit Rock Trail, Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 15336   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Mountain
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-05-18
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Cadillac Mountain
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
I was inspired to take this photograph by Ballard's image (item 11895) of this same scene. -- George Soules
14962D. T. Sheridan, Monhegan
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-05-07
  • Monhegan ME
Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.
D. T. Sheridan, Monhegan
Item:
  • 14962   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-05-07
Place:
  • Monhegan ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 19 volunteer light painters. The D. T. Sheridan shipwreck, a 110 foot steel tugboat, ran aground in dense fog at Lobster Point on Nov. 5, 1948.
14964Mullens Head Park, North Haven
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-05-01
  • North Haven ME
Illuminated by 11 volunteer light painters. The Mullens Family farmed this land for years, before abandoning the family farm and heading west to join the Mormons. This beautiful parcel of coastal is town owned and open to the public.
Mullens Head Park, North Haven
Item:
  • 14964   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-05-01
Place:
  • North Haven ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 11 volunteer light painters. The Mullens Family farmed this land for years, before abandoning the family farm and heading west to join the Mormons. This beautiful parcel of coastal is town owned and open to the public.
14963Bennett's Cove, Chebeague
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-30
  • Chebeague ME
Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
Bennett's Cove, Chebeague
Item:
  • 14963   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-30
Place:
  • Chebeague ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 39 volunteer light painters. A beautiful sandy beach with rocky outcroppings at low tide, Bennett's Cove has been used to launch boats. The land has recently been placed in a land trust and is preserved for public use.
14967Harbor De Grace, Long Island
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-29
  • Long Island ME
Illuminated by 91 volunteer light painters. A small harbor, where a handful of island families have fished out for generations.
Harbor De Grace, Long Island
Item:
  • 14967   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-29
Place:
  • Long Island ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 91 volunteer light painters. A small harbor, where a handful of island families have fished out for generations.
14959Lunt's Harbor, Frenchboro
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-24
  • Frenchboro
Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Lunt's Harbor, Frenchboro
Item:
  • 14959   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-24
Place:
  • Frenchboro
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
14966Big Tree, Islesboro
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-23
  • Islesboro ME
Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
Big Tree, Islesboro
Item:
  • 14966   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-23
Place:
  • Islesboro ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 57 volunteer light painters. For many years, Big Tree, served as a landmark for sailors at 90 feet tall. The tree was struck by lightning in 1929, but stood until 1944 when a hurricane brought it down.
14969Griffin's Cove, Cliff Island
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-17
  • Portland ME, Cliff Island
Illuminated by 41 volunteer light painters. This shallow cove is local favorite swimming area. The tidal water is warmed by the exposed mud at low tide baking in the sun and then transferring the heat to the tidal water with the incoming tide.
Griffin's Cove, Cliff Island
Item:
  • 14969   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-17
Place:
  • Portland ME, Cliff Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 41 volunteer light painters. This shallow cove is local favorite swimming area. The tidal water is warmed by the exposed mud at low tide baking in the sun and then transferring the heat to the tidal water with the incoming tide.
14965Mining Casemate, Great Diamond Island
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
  • 2016-04-16
  • Portland ME, Great Diamond Island
Illuminated by 32 volunteer light painters. The Fort McKinley Mining Casemate, now a private residence, was used during World War II to deploy mines in Portland Harbor.
Mining Casemate, Great Diamond Island
Item:
  • 14965   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Motenko - Howie Motenko
Date:
  • 2016-04-16
Place:
  • Portland ME, Great Diamond Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
Illuminated by 32 volunteer light painters. The Fort McKinley Mining Casemate, now a private residence, was used during World War II to deploy mines in Portland Harbor.
15543The Callendar House
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2016-03-05
The Callendar House was the first summer cottage built of brick in Bar Harbor. When this photograph was taken in 2016, the Jackson Lab owned this structure which is located on the Schooner Head Road just outside of Bar Harbor. The history of Bar Harbor is the history of the rich and famous and the story of the Callendar House fits right into this history. The imposing “cottage” was built in 1901 for Mrs. John Callendar Livingston, a member of the prominent and incredibly prosperous Livingston family, by Fredrick Savage. The structure was Savage’s most formal design and also the most expensive (partly because just before it was completed in 1901, the entire building burnt leading to a near complete rebuilding). Savage, himself, was a native of Northeast Harbor and the vast majority of his work consisted of cottages and hotels, showing the rise of Bar Harbor’s place as a “summer colony”. Savage built cottages in many styles including several prominent Queen Anne and Shingle Style structures showcasing the dominant design trends of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Callendar House, however, can be seen as firmly colonial revival in design and was the first summer “cottage” built with brick. At the time of its construction it was praised by the Bar Harbor Record for both its refinement and its modernity. In 1992, the Callendar House was purchased by the Jackson Lab at a foreclosure auction. (Source: Maine Preservation).
The Callendar House
Item:
  • 15543   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2016-03-05
Description:
The Callendar House was the first summer cottage built of brick in Bar Harbor. When this photograph was taken in 2016, the Jackson Lab owned this structure which is located on the Schooner Head Road just outside of Bar Harbor. The history of Bar Harbor is the history of the rich and famous and the story of the Callendar House fits right into this history. The imposing “cottage” was built in 1901 for Mrs. John Callendar Livingston, a member of the prominent and incredibly prosperous Livingston family, by Fredrick Savage. The structure was Savage’s most formal design and also the most expensive (partly because just before it was completed in 1901, the entire building burnt leading to a near complete rebuilding). Savage, himself, was a native of Northeast Harbor and the vast majority of his work consisted of cottages and hotels, showing the rise of Bar Harbor’s place as a “summer colony”. Savage built cottages in many styles including several prominent Queen Anne and Shingle Style structures showcasing the dominant design trends of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Callendar House, however, can be seen as firmly colonial revival in design and was the first summer “cottage” built with brick. At the time of its construction it was praised by the Bar Harbor Record for both its refinement and its modernity. In 1992, the Callendar House was purchased by the Jackson Lab at a foreclosure auction. (Source: Maine Preservation). [show more]