The house was later owned known as the Willing Cottage. It was owned by Mrs. Frances Plaisted. It was later owned by Ann (Mrs. Bill) Pepper. She then married Harvey Beeler. Jack and Florence Guillan bought it from Ann Beeler. The house has been substantially enlarged with a guest cottage and connecting breezeway.
Description: The house was later owned known as the Willing Cottage. It was owned by Mrs. Frances Plaisted. It was later owned by Ann (Mrs. Bill) Pepper. She then married Harvey Beeler. Jack and Florence Guillan bought it from Ann Beeler. The house has been substantially enlarged with a guest cottage and connecting breezeway.
In 1922 Fred Sidney Mayo sold the property on which his shop was located at 45 Clark Point Road (Map 6 - Lot 114) back to George Harmon (1875-1942) from whom he had bought the land. He then built his house and, later, his new carpentry shop on his property at 8 Wesley Avenue. "Fred S. Mayo built his house in 1922-23 and his shop in 1926." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 151.
Description: In 1922 Fred Sidney Mayo sold the property on which his shop was located at 45 Clark Point Road (Map 6 - Lot 114) back to George Harmon (1875-1942) from whom he had bought the land. He then built his house and, later, his new carpentry shop on his property at 8 Wesley Avenue. "Fred S. Mayo built his house in 1922-23 and his shop in 1926." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 151. [show more]
“Summer tourists who enter Mount Desert by the way of South-west Harbor are liable to receive very unfavorable impressions of this beautiful island. While approaching the shore, the most charming views are obtained, but after the first salutation their majesties the mountains become shy, and when the steamer reaches the pier they are wholly lost to sight. On landing, an ancient, fish-like smell is found to pervade the air around the dock in the vicinity of the lobster-boiling establishment, while the general aspect of the place is hardly inviting. By crossing the harbor to the Ocean House, the view of the mountains may indeed be regained, yet the prospect from the east side is tame.” - Rambles in Mount Desert With Sketches of Travel on The New-England Coast by B.F. DeCosta, p. 45 - 1871
Description: “Summer tourists who enter Mount Desert by the way of South-west Harbor are liable to receive very unfavorable impressions of this beautiful island. While approaching the shore, the most charming views are obtained, but after the first salutation their majesties the mountains become shy, and when the steamer reaches the pier they are wholly lost to sight. On landing, an ancient, fish-like smell is found to pervade the air around the dock in the vicinity of the lobster-boiling establishment, while the general aspect of the place is hardly inviting. By crossing the harbor to the Ocean House, the view of the mountains may indeed be regained, yet the prospect from the east side is tame.” - Rambles in Mount Desert With Sketches of Travel on The New-England Coast by B.F. DeCosta, p. 45 - 1871 [show more]
"In 1888 Capt. Robie M. Norwood of Seal Cove built a house south of where the electric power construction is now. This house was destroyed by fire in 1921.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 140.
Description: "In 1888 Capt. Robie M. Norwood of Seal Cove built a house south of where the electric power construction is now. This house was destroyed by fire in 1921.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 140.