A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.
Description: A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.
"At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002
The Claremont Hotel Collection courtesy of the McCue Family
Description: "At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002 [show more]
According to Earl Brechlin, the location of the cabins appears to be just east of Little Harbor Brook between Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor. The view is looking towards the southwest from the hill on the north side of Route 3. If you zoom in above the place you can just make out the bridge over the stream which is tidal at that point. The little island fits with topos of the area. There's a large estate there now. The back of the card indicates that the cabins were owned by Arthur and Evelyn Gibbs.
Description: According to Earl Brechlin, the location of the cabins appears to be just east of Little Harbor Brook between Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor. The view is looking towards the southwest from the hill on the north side of Route 3. If you zoom in above the place you can just make out the bridge over the stream which is tidal at that point. The little island fits with topos of the area. There's a large estate there now. The back of the card indicates that the cabins were owned by Arthur and Evelyn Gibbs. [show more]
Some of the items in this uncurated accession are in: Item 16625 - Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel Item 16568 - The Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party
The Claremont Hotel Collection courtesy of the McCue Family
Description: Some of the items in this uncurated accession are in: Item 16625 - Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel Item 16568 - The Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party
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
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]
"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.
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]
A collection of photographs taken at the 1984 Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party. Individuals in these photographs have not yet been identified, please contact archivists at the SWHPL if you have information regarding people in these photographs.
The Claremont Hotel Collection courtesy of the McCue Family
Description: A collection of photographs taken at the 1984 Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party. Individuals in these photographs have not yet been identified, please contact archivists at the SWHPL if you have information regarding people in these photographs.
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.
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.
The photograph shows Gilley Plumbing Co. to the left of Moore's Garage, and an early location of the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company in the right portion of the building.
Description: The photograph shows Gilley Plumbing Co. to the left of Moore's Garage, and an early location of the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company in the right portion of the building.