The MacKay-Smiths bought eleven acres of land on Pierce Head at Seal Harbor, Maine, and built “Wild Cliff”, designed by Charles A. Candage, in 1901. The floor plans for the cottage are in the collection of the Northeast Harbor Public Library. It was said to have been built for $45,000.
Description: The MacKay-Smiths bought eleven acres of land on Pierce Head at Seal Harbor, Maine, and built “Wild Cliff”, designed by Charles A. Candage, in 1901. The floor plans for the cottage are in the collection of the Northeast Harbor Public Library. It was said to have been built for $45,000.
“South of this place [the Elias Ginn house on Fernald Point Road] is a house that was built by Bion Reynolds about 1897. It is now owned by A. C. Yates of Washington, D. C., and is rented during the summer season.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 132 – 1938 – See MHPC 405-0884
Description: “South of this place [the Elias Ginn house on Fernald Point Road] is a house that was built by Bion Reynolds about 1897. It is now owned by A. C. Yates of Washington, D. C., and is rented during the summer season.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 132 – 1938 – See MHPC 405-0884