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15977J.T.R. Freeman Coal Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 12 Apple Lane
J.T.R. Freeman Coal Company
Item:
  • 15977   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 12 Apple Lane
14670Southwest Harbor Post Office at 340 Main Street
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 340 Main Street
Southwest Harbor Post Office at 340 Main Street
Item:
  • 14670   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 340 Main Street
13289J.N. Mills Oil Company and Storage Facility
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 173 Clark Point Road
J.N. Mills Oil Company and Storage Facility
Item:
  • 13289   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 173 Clark Point Road
15936James Albert Freeman Post Office
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 8 Brook Passage
This building was used by James Albert Freeman as a Post Office from 1905 to 1914.
James Albert Freeman Post Office
Item:
  • 15936   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 8 Brook Passage
Description:
This building was used by James Albert Freeman as a Post Office from 1905 to 1914.
13610Southwest Harbor Water Company
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Southwest Harbor
The Southwest Harbor Water Company was founded by Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips, Anson I. Holmes, Jesse H. Pease, Alton E. Farnsworth, summer resident, Robert Kaighn, and lawyer, George R. Fuller. - "Acts and Resolves of the Sixty-sixth Legislature of the State of Maine, 1893, p. 621-623.
Southwest Harbor Water Company
Item:
  • 13610   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The Southwest Harbor Water Company was founded by Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips, Anson I. Holmes, Jesse H. Pease, Alton E. Farnsworth, summer resident, Robert Kaighn, and lawyer, George R. Fuller. - "Acts and Resolves of the Sixty-sixth Legislature of the State of Maine, 1893, p. 621-623.
15959Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Shipyard
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 152 Clark Point Road
"A workshop stood for many years on the shore side of the road almost opposite the above-mentioned house. Many different families occupied the living apartment on the second floor. Work for the shipyard was done in the shop on the first floor. The shipyard was a busy place for many years and many small vessels and boats were constructed there." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 167. The schooner “Kate Newman” was built at Clark’s Point, Southwest Harbor in 1874.
Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Shipyard
Item:
  • 15959   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 152 Clark Point Road
Description:
"A workshop stood for many years on the shore side of the road almost opposite the above-mentioned house. Many different families occupied the living apartment on the second floor. Work for the shipyard was done in the shop on the first floor. The shipyard was a busy place for many years and many small vessels and boats were constructed there." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 167. The schooner “Kate Newman” was built at Clark’s Point, Southwest Harbor in 1874. [show more]
15888Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Brickyard
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 89-93 Clark Point Rd.
"There were several brickyards on the island. Deacon Clark made bricks from clay on his land and between the houses of Richard Carroll and F. A. Birlem on the Clark Point Road the depression from which the clay was taken may yet be seen." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 89. According to Ralph Stanley the clay was dug from the stream coming down the hill between what are now two properties and the bricks were made across the road on the shore. – Ralph Stanley 2015.
Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Brickyard
Item:
  • 15888   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 89-93 Clark Point Rd.
Description:
"There were several brickyards on the island. Deacon Clark made bricks from clay on his land and between the houses of Richard Carroll and F. A. Birlem on the Clark Point Road the depression from which the clay was taken may yet be seen." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 89. According to Ralph Stanley the clay was dug from the stream coming down the hill between what are now two properties and the bricks were made across the road on the shore. – Ralph Stanley 2015. [show more]
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
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
15865Soly Caruso Gas Station and Take Out
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Businesses, Service Station Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 248 Main Street
Soly Caruso Gas Station and Take Out
Item:
  • 15865   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Businesses, Service Station Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 248 Main Street
15001Harborside Industries
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Southwest Harbor
Howe D. Higgins turned a hobby into a profitable business making plaster figurines and souvenirs of the state of Maine.
Harborside Industries
Item:
  • 15001   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Howe D. Higgins turned a hobby into a profitable business making plaster figurines and souvenirs of the state of Maine.
13298Island House Tennis Court
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures, Tennis Court
  • Southwest Harbor
The red dots on map 2254 show the buildings related to the Island House. The arrow points to the tennis lawn.
Island House Tennis Court
Item:
  • 13298   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Tennis Court
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The red dots on map 2254 show the buildings related to the Island House. The arrow points to the tennis lawn.
15390Stephen King's Storm of the Century
  • Reference
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • 1998
  • Southwest Harbor
Parts of this TV miniseries were filmed in Southwest Harbor, Maine which was called Little Tall Island, Maine in the film. The story was not based upon a Stephen King novel—King wrote it as a screenplay from the beginning.
Stephen King's Storm of the Century
Item:
  • 15390   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Other, Filmmaking
Date:
  • 1998
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Parts of this TV miniseries were filmed in Southwest Harbor, Maine which was called Little Tall Island, Maine in the film. The story was not based upon a Stephen King novel—King wrote it as a screenplay from the beginning.
16033The Oceanarium
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 172 Clark Point Road
The Oceanarium
Item:
  • 16033   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 172 Clark Point Road
16031William Lawton Jr. House - 3rd House
Mrs. Lawton’s Tea Room and Candy Shop
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 130 Clark Point Road
William Lawton Jr. House - 3rd House
Mrs. Lawton’s Tea Room and Candy Shop
Item:
  • 16031   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Clark Point Road
16030William Lawton Jr. House - 2nd House
James North Stanley - 1st Cottage
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 25 Dirigo Road
William Lawton Jr. House - 2nd House
James North Stanley - 1st Cottage
Item:
  • 16030   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 25 Dirigo Road
16024Wilbur C. Wallace House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 29 Clark Point Road
The Wilbur C. Wallace House was built about 1902 by William Wallace. He sold it to Edwin Albert Lawler and his wife, Vienna Sophia (Dix) Lawler.
Wilbur C. Wallace House
Item:
  • 16024   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 29 Clark Point Road
Description:
The Wilbur C. Wallace House was built about 1902 by William Wallace. He sold it to Edwin Albert Lawler and his wife, Vienna Sophia (Dix) Lawler.
16029Wendell Holmes Gilley House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 5 Phillips Lane
Wendell Holmes Gilley House
Item:
  • 16029   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 5 Phillips Lane
16020The Shore Cottage
Loren Bascom Taber Johnson Rental
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 19 Winding Lane
The Shore Cottage
Loren Bascom Taber Johnson Rental
Item:
  • 16020   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 19 Winding Lane
16010Rufus Whitman McKay Sr. House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 93 Clark Point Road
Rufus Whitman McKay Sr. House
Item:
  • 16010   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 93 Clark Point Road
15989Montreville Clark Gilley House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • 1889
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 14 Forest Avenue
Montreville Clark Gilley House
Item:
  • 15989   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1889
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 14 Forest Avenue
15891Louise (Fernald) Goulding Cottage
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 96 Fernald Point Road
Louise (Fernald) Goulding Cottage
Item:
  • 15891   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 96 Fernald Point Road
15986Lewis Kennison Robinson House II
Langdon W. Wood and Russell G. Manchester House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 465 Main Street
Lewis Kennison Robinson House II
Langdon W. Wood and Russell G. Manchester House
Item:
  • 15986   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 465 Main Street
15979Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 114 Clark Point Road
Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House
Item:
  • 15979   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 114 Clark Point Road
15958Community Sailing Center
  • Reference
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 168 Clark Point Rd.
In 1973, Audrey and Jeff Berzinis and Bonnie and Tom Sawyer purchased the Southwest Boat Corp. yard and renamed it Southwest Boat Marine Services. It was in complete disrepair. While this reconstruction was going on, many times people would stop by and reminisce about the "good old days." New pilings, piers, buildings and more parking were added. In 1998, the Sawyers' opted out and the yard continues today [2011] with the Berzinis. In 1999, the MDI Community Sailing Center [began] renting dockage, storage, and office space at the site." - "History of Southwest Boat", Southwest Boat Marine Services site, Accessed online 11/04/08; http://www.southwestboat.com/info.html
Community Sailing Center
Item:
  • 15958   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 168 Clark Point Rd.
Description:
In 1973, Audrey and Jeff Berzinis and Bonnie and Tom Sawyer purchased the Southwest Boat Corp. yard and renamed it Southwest Boat Marine Services. It was in complete disrepair. While this reconstruction was going on, many times people would stop by and reminisce about the "good old days." New pilings, piers, buildings and more parking were added. In 1998, the Sawyers' opted out and the yard continues today [2011] with the Berzinis. In 1999, the MDI Community Sailing Center [began] renting dockage, storage, and office space at the site." - "History of Southwest Boat", Southwest Boat Marine Services site, Accessed online 11/04/08; http://www.southwestboat.com/info.html [show more]