Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
13020	Bar Harbor Casino	Reference	Structures, Other Structures				Bar Harbor			Bar Harbor Casino Item: 13020    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Other Structures Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
13023	Kennedy Cottage - Kenarden	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage				Bar Harbor			Kennedy Cottage - Kenarden Item: 13023    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
13027	Porcupine Hotel Hotel Florence	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor		“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels.	Porcupine Hotel Hotel Florence Item: 13027    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Description: “…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. [show more]
13162	Musgrave Tea Tower	Reference	Structures, Tower				Bar Harbor	30 Atlantic Ave	A landmark along the Shore Path was the Musgrave Tea Tower. In 1881, New York banker Thomas Musgrave built Edgemere, a Shingle-style cottage designed by William R. Emerson. Five years later he added a second cottage, Mare Vista, to his property. Musgrave's tower contained a second-floor tearoom and an attached bowling alley and dance hall." - "Bar Harbor" by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Postcard Series, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, p. 50. The Musgrave Tea Tower was built by Thomas Bateson Musgrave (1831-1903) and his wife, Frances 'Fannie' Eleanor (Jones) Musgrave. Archivists researching the life of the Musgraves embark upon a sea of stories combining opulence, litigation and controversy.	Musgrave Tea Tower Item: 13162    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Tower Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 30 Atlantic Ave Description: A landmark along the Shore Path was the Musgrave Tea Tower. In 1881, New York banker Thomas Musgrave built Edgemere, a Shingle-style cottage designed by William R. Emerson. Five years later he added a second cottage, Mare Vista, to his property. Musgrave's tower contained a second-floor tearoom and an attached bowling alley and dance hall." - "Bar Harbor" by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Postcard Series, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, p. 50. The Musgrave Tea Tower was built by Thomas Bateson Musgrave (1831-1903) and his wife, Frances 'Fannie' Eleanor (Jones) Musgrave. Archivists researching the life of the Musgraves embark upon a sea of stories combining opulence, litigation and controversy. [show more]
13163	Eden Hall	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Bar Harbor	30 Atlantic Ave		Eden Hall Item: 13163    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 30 Atlantic Ave
13256	Malvern Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor	80 Mt. Desert Street		Malvern Hotel Item: 13256    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 80 Mt. Desert Street
16018	St. Sylvia’s Catholic Church	Reference	Structures, Ceremonial, Church				Bar Harbor	53 Kebo Street		St. Sylvia’s Catholic Church Item: 16018    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 53 Kebo Street
16561	Frederick Allen House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Bar Harbor, Eden	Spruce Point	The property at Spruce Point was purchased by Frederick Allen in 1841. He was the first person of African descent to own land in the area. His family of 12 lived on this property until the 1890s. Spruce Point was also referred to as Negro Point.	Frederick Allen House Item: 16561    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Address: Spruce Point Description: The property at Spruce Point was purchased by Frederick Allen in 1841. He was the first person of African descent to own land in the area. His family of 12 lived on this property until the 1890s. Spruce Point was also referred to as Negro Point.
13017	Building of Arts, Eden	Reference	Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater	Harding, R. Brewster	Maine: Old Port Publishing Co., 1975		Bar Harbor, Eden		Building of Arts was built for the summer population of Bar Harbor. It was meant to be a place where music lovers and professional musicians from all over the country would come to entertain the summer colony. Members of the building committee included George Dorr, Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Robert Abbe. Guy Lowell of Boston, Massachusetts, was chosen as architect for the building. It was finished in 1907 with a final cost of approximately $100,000. The opening concert was held on Saturday, July 13, 1907. Mme. Emma Eames and Mr. Emilio De Gogorza were soloists. Over the next 35 years the Building of Arts held concerts and shows by Ernest Schelling, Paderewski, Walter Damrosch, dancer Ted Shawn, Josef Hofmann, and many others, including celebrated stars from Hollywood and Broadway. By the end of this time period the building had fallen into disrepair and was sold in January 1943 to Earl D. and Charles A. Holt for $305.24. Just four years later in April 1947 the Holts sold the building to Consuello Sides of Boston and New York. The plan was to use it as a summer theater. In October 1947 the Building of Arts was destroyed by fire. See also: "Lost Bar Harbor," p. 110. "Bygone Bar Harbor - A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park," p. 16. "Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert," p. 232.	Building of Arts, Eden Item: 13017    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Creator: Harding, R. Brewster Publisher: Maine: Old Port Publishing Co., 1975 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Tags: tinted Description: Building of Arts was built for the summer population of Bar Harbor. It was meant to be a place where music lovers and professional musicians from all over the country would come to entertain the summer colony. Members of the building committee included George Dorr, Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Robert Abbe. Guy Lowell of Boston, Massachusetts, was chosen as architect for the building. It was finished in 1907 with a final cost of approximately $100,000. The opening concert was held on Saturday, July 13, 1907. Mme. Emma Eames and Mr. Emilio De Gogorza were soloists. Over the next 35 years the Building of Arts held concerts and shows by Ernest Schelling, Paderewski, Walter Damrosch, dancer Ted Shawn, Josef Hofmann, and many others, including celebrated stars from Hollywood and Broadway. By the end of this time period the building had fallen into disrepair and was sold in January 1943 to Earl D. and Charles A. Holt for $305.24. Just four years later in April 1947 the Holts sold the building to Consuello Sides of Boston and New York. The plan was to use it as a summer theater. In October 1947 the Building of Arts was destroyed by fire. See also: "Lost Bar Harbor," p. 110. "Bygone Bar Harbor - A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park," p. 16. "Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert," p. 232. [show more]
13024	St. Sauveur Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Bar Harbor, Eden			St. Sauveur Hotel Item: 13024    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME
13051	The Ocean House, Eden	Reference	Structures, Other Structures				Bar Harbor, Eden			The Ocean House, Eden Item: 13051    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Other Structures Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME
13351	Eben M. Hamor House and Store	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Dwellings, House				Bar Harbor, Town Hill			Eben M. Hamor House and Store Item: 13351    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Bar Harbor, Town Hill State: ME
15074	Carlton Bridge, Bath, Maine	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge				Bath ME			Carlton Bridge, Bath, Maine Item: 15074    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Place: Bath ME State: ME
3714	Charles A. Townsend House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Belfast ME	37 Cedar Street		Charles A. Townsend House Item: 3714    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Belfast ME State: ME Address: 37 Cedar Street
13028	Charles B. Hazeltine House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Belfast ME			Charles B. Hazeltine House Item: 13028    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Belfast ME State: ME
13029	Edward Johnson House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Belfast ME	156 Church Street	The Johnson Homestead in Belfast, Maine is a beautiful house just at the junction of Church and High Streets. The Johnsons owned and lived in several houses on Primrose Hill, trading occupancy as one family member died and another took his place. The Johnson’s daughter, Louise Miller Johnson Pratt, Mrs. William Veazie Pratt, lived at this house at various times and at the “Pratt House,” another Johnson family house at 100 High Street on Primrose Hill. The house photographed by Henry L. Rand in 1903 was the one at what is now 156 Church Street, but was formerly 76 Church Street. It is a graceful square two story frame house with clapboarded walls, a central front entrance and portico, four chimneys, a low hip roof and an octagonal tower. The house was built in 1801 by Thomas Whittier, complete with ballroom, and used as a tavern. It was called “the best public house in Maine.” Edward and Georgianna Parker (Miller) Johnson lived at 178 Marlborough Street in Boston from 1891 and spent their summers in Belfast, after 1901 retiring to the “Johnson Homestead” at 156 Church Street. The house in the photographs shown in this collection is just at the place where Church Street later became High Street and the address changed depending upon the year and the agency noting the address. See also: “Old Houses of Belfast” by Elizabeth M. Mosher, Belfast Free Library, p. 19, 57-60, 1983. “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine from its First Settlement in 1875 to 1900” by Joseph Williamson, published by Loring, Short and Harmon, 1877 and 1913. “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine from its First Settlement in 1770 to 1875” by Joseph Williamson, published by Loring, Short and Harmon, 1877.	Edward Johnson House Item: 13029    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Belfast ME State: ME Address: 156 Church Street Description: The Johnson Homestead in Belfast, Maine is a beautiful house just at the junction of Church and High Streets. The Johnsons owned and lived in several houses on Primrose Hill, trading occupancy as one family member died and another took his place. The Johnson’s daughter, Louise Miller Johnson Pratt, Mrs. William Veazie Pratt, lived at this house at various times and at the “Pratt House,” another Johnson family house at 100 High Street on Primrose Hill. The house photographed by Henry L. Rand in 1903 was the one at what is now 156 Church Street, but was formerly 76 Church Street. It is a graceful square two story frame house with clapboarded walls, a central front entrance and portico, four chimneys, a low hip roof and an octagonal tower. The house was built in 1801 by Thomas Whittier, complete with ballroom, and used as a tavern. It was called “the best public house in Maine.” Edward and Georgianna Parker (Miller) Johnson lived at 178 Marlborough Street in Boston from 1891 and spent their summers in Belfast, after 1901 retiring to the “Johnson Homestead” at 156 Church Street. The house in the photographs shown in this collection is just at the place where Church Street later became High Street and the address changed depending upon the year and the agency noting the address. See also: “Old Houses of Belfast” by Elizabeth M. Mosher, Belfast Free Library, p. 19, 57-60, 1983. “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine from its First Settlement in 1875 to 1900” by Joseph Williamson, published by Loring, Short and Harmon, 1877 and 1913. “History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine from its First Settlement in 1770 to 1875” by Joseph Williamson, published by Loring, Short and Harmon, 1877. [show more]
13083	Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast	Reference	Businesses, Transportation Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf				Belfast ME			Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast Item: 13083    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf Place: Belfast ME State: ME
13035	Mary Ellen Chase House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Blue Hill ME	79 Union Street (Route 177)		Mary Ellen Chase House Item: 13035    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Blue Hill ME State: ME Address: 79 Union Street (Route 177)
13282	Henry Lathrop Rand House, Boston, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Boston MA	51 Eliot Street		Henry Lathrop Rand House, Boston, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Item: 13282    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Boston MA State: MA Address: 51 Eliot Street
13399	Fosters Wharf, Boston	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf				Boston MA			Fosters Wharf, Boston Item: 13399    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Place: Boston MA State: MA
3717	Underwood Boston House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Boston MA	119 Newbury Street	The home of William Lawrence Underwood and his sisters, Sophia Amelia, Mabel Whitney, and Mary Robinson.	Underwood Boston House Item: 3717    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Boston MA State: MA Address: 119 Newbury Street Description: The home of William Lawrence Underwood and his sisters, Sophia Amelia, Mabel Whitney, and Mary Robinson.
15631	198 Aspinwall Ave. House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Boston MA area, Brookline	198 Aspinwall Avenue		198 Aspinwall Ave. House Item: 15631    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Boston MA area, Brookline State: MA Address: 198 Aspinwall Avenue
3490	Jane Augusta Jennie (Lathrop) Rand House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House				Boston MA area, Cambridge	49 Kirkland Street		Jane Augusta Jennie (Lathrop) Rand House Item: 3490    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Boston MA area, Cambridge State: MA Address: 49 Kirkland Street
13881	St. John's Memorial Chapel	Reference	Structures, Ceremonial, Church				Boston MA area, Cambridge	99 Brattle Street	“On the twenty-second day of January, 1867, Mr. Benjamin T. Reed of Boston, by legal indenture, placed in the hands of trustees one hundred thousand dollars, towards the founding and endowing of an Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, which school was opened in the autumn of the same year. “In the year 1869, Mr. Robert M. Mason [of Boston], completed and presented to the Trustees the beautiful edifice of St. John’s Memorial Chapel, as a free church for the permanent use of the students of the school, and of the congregation which might be gathered there as worshippers. This building, with its fine organ and other furniture cost its generous donor seventy-five thousand dollars.” The congregation is not organized as a parish, nor has it any Rector or Wardens; but the Faculty of the School are required to maintain, permanently, public worship and preaching in the Chapel, under the direction of the Dean of the Faculty. Rev. John S. Stone, D.D. was elected Dean at the organization of the School in 1867.” – “History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register” by Lucius R. Paige, p. 341 - 1877	St. John's Memorial Chapel Item: 13881    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Place: Boston MA area, Cambridge State: MA Address: 99 Brattle Street Description: “On the twenty-second day of January, 1867, Mr. Benjamin T. Reed of Boston, by legal indenture, placed in the hands of trustees one hundred thousand dollars, towards the founding and endowing of an Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, which school was opened in the autumn of the same year. “In the year 1869, Mr. Robert M. Mason [of Boston], completed and presented to the Trustees the beautiful edifice of St. John’s Memorial Chapel, as a free church for the permanent use of the students of the school, and of the congregation which might be gathered there as worshippers. This building, with its fine organ and other furniture cost its generous donor seventy-five thousand dollars.” The congregation is not organized as a parish, nor has it any Rector or Wardens; but the Faculty of the School are required to maintain, permanently, public worship and preaching in the Chapel, under the direction of the Dean of the Faculty. Rev. John S. Stone, D.D. was elected Dean at the organization of the School in 1867.” – “History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register” by Lucius R. Paige, p. 341 - 1877 [show more]
13884	Christ Church, Cambridge Massachusetts	Reference	Structures, Ceremonial, Church				Boston MA area, Cambridge	0 Garden Street	By the middle of the eighteenth century many of the prominent families in Cambridge “were, for the most part, members of the Church of England, and to provide for them a spiritual home, an Episcopal church was organized in 1759, and Christ Church was built. The plans were furnished by Peter Harrison of Newport, R.I., the architect of the Redwood Library of that city, and of King’s Chapel in Boston; and despite the material used, it was deemed 'a model of beauty and proportion.' It was opened for worship on October 15th, 1761, and for thirteen or fourteen years its straight-back, square pews were occupied by the loyal wealth and aristocracy of Cambridge. The rector expounded the doctrines of Church and State to his flock from a cumbrous wineglass pulpit, which then stood in front of the chancel and at the head of the middle aisle; and the wardens sat at the other end of the church, their rods of office warning unruly attendants to beware of constituted authority; while an excellent London organ, built by Snetzler, gave forth chant and anthem from the loft overhead…" - A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1630-1913) by Samuel Atkins Eliot, A.M., D.D. Together With Biographies of Cambridge People – The Cambridge Tribune, p. 72 – 1913	Christ Church, Cambridge Massachusetts Item: 13884    Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Place: Boston MA area, Cambridge State: MA Address: 0 Garden Street Description: By the middle of the eighteenth century many of the prominent families in Cambridge “were, for the most part, members of the Church of England, and to provide for them a spiritual home, an Episcopal church was organized in 1759, and Christ Church was built. The plans were furnished by Peter Harrison of Newport, R.I., the architect of the Redwood Library of that city, and of King’s Chapel in Boston; and despite the material used, it was deemed 'a model of beauty and proportion.' It was opened for worship on October 15th, 1761, and for thirteen or fourteen years its straight-back, square pews were occupied by the loyal wealth and aristocracy of Cambridge. The rector expounded the doctrines of Church and State to his flock from a cumbrous wineglass pulpit, which then stood in front of the chancel and at the head of the middle aisle; and the wardens sat at the other end of the church, their rods of office warning unruly attendants to beware of constituted authority; while an excellent London organ, built by Snetzler, gave forth chant and anthem from the loft overhead…" - A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1630-1913) by Samuel Atkins Eliot, A.M., D.D. Together With Biographies of Cambridge People – The Cambridge Tribune, p. 72 – 1913 [show more]

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