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Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Address	Description
13485	Seawall Motel	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel		560 Seawall Road	Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.	Seawall Motel Item: 13485 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road Description: Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.
14957	Southwest Motor Inn	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel		214 Main Street	The Motel, named the "Southwest Motor Inn," was built in 1970 and ran until 1980. New Motel Planned For Area "Southwest Harbor - Three businessmen here have combined resources to build a new 32-unit motel on Route 102 overlooking Norwood Cove. Foundation work is now being done and the motel will be ready for occupancy by June 1, said David Benson, one of the three partners. Druggist George McVety and lawyer Frederick Burrill are Benson's Associates in the business venture. The quarter-million-dollar motel will have two levels, with an outside corridor, plus an office and quarters for the manager. Hanson is acting as contractor for the project. The major subcontractor is John Goodwin, who is handling concrete work. The motel will be built entirely of concrete blocks. The three businessmen have not yet decided on a name for the new motel." - Bangor Daily News, 1971 The property was later Norwood Cove Housing, owned by the Ellsworth and MDI Housing Authorities who provide housing assistance and related services to individuals and families who face income or other life challenges.	Southwest Motor Inn Item: 14957 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 214 Main Street Description: The Motel, named the "Southwest Motor Inn," was built in 1970 and ran until 1980. New Motel Planned For Area "Southwest Harbor - Three businessmen here have combined resources to build a new 32-unit motel on Route 102 overlooking Norwood Cove. Foundation work is now being done and the motel will be ready for occupancy by June 1, said David Benson, one of the three partners. Druggist George McVety and lawyer Frederick Burrill are Benson's Associates in the business venture. The quarter-million-dollar motel will have two levels, with an outside corridor, plus an office and quarters for the manager. Hanson is acting as contractor for the project. The major subcontractor is John Goodwin, who is handling concrete work. The motel will be built entirely of concrete blocks. The three businessmen have not yet decided on a name for the new motel." - Bangor Daily News, 1971 The property was later Norwood Cove Housing, owned by the Ellsworth and MDI Housing Authorities who provide housing assistance and related services to individuals and families who face income or other life challenges. [show more]
14947	Echo Vista Restaurant	Reference	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Dwellings, House			Otmar “Otto” Franz Karban bought Echo Vista from Clarence N. Reddish on November 21, 1955. Clarence apparently bought the land and / or the business from Omar Tapley. The part of the land on the edge of the lake had belonged to Ernest T. Richardson and Vina E. (Ray) Richardson before it was sold it to Clarence Reddish. The Richardsons had a business, The Maplewood Lunch, just down the road from Echo Vista on the water side of the road.	Echo Vista Restaurant Item: 14947 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Otmar “Otto” Franz Karban bought Echo Vista from Clarence N. Reddish on November 21, 1955. Clarence apparently bought the land and / or the business from Omar Tapley. The part of the land on the edge of the lake had belonged to Ernest T. Richardson and Vina E. (Ray) Richardson before it was sold it to Clarence Reddish. The Richardsons had a business, The Maplewood Lunch, just down the road from Echo Vista on the water side of the road.
12368	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong	48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12368 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: motel, building, restaurant
12369	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong	48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12369 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, motel, restaurant
12370	Robert Hoyt at The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong	48 Shore Road		Robert Hoyt at The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12370 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, motel, restaurant, people, man
12371	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong	48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12371 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, restaurant, hotel
13494	Seawall Dining Room and Motel Flyer	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel		560 Seawall Road		Seawall Dining Room and Motel Flyer Item: 13494 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road
13878	The Cheese House	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store			"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread.	The Cheese House Item: 13878 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Description: "The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
15146	W.H. Thurston Store	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store				W.H. Thurston Store Item: 15146 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store
6357	Searl's Store on Main Street	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)			Searl's Store on Main Street Item: 6357 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) State: ME
7324	Fred Sidney Mayo - Camp At Long Pond	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, Camp House				Fred Sidney Mayo - Camp At Long Pond Item: 7324 Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, Camp House State: ME Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
16201	Malcolm S. Ward in front of Unknown House	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House				Malcolm S. Ward in front of Unknown House Item: 16201 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Source: The Ward Family Collection
16223	Unknown Man with Deer on Unknown Porch	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Nature, Animals People Structures, Dwellings			Mailed to: Miss Grace E. Gott, McKinley, Maine Text Reads: "Dear Grace, Hope you are having as good a vacation as I am. From, Jackie"	Unknown Man with Deer on Unknown Porch Item: 16223 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Nature, Animals People Structures, Dwellings Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Grace E. Gott, McKinley, Maine Text Reads: "Dear Grace, Hope you are having as good a vacation as I am. From, Jackie"
16492	Letter from Eliza Jacobus (Newkirk) Rogers to Mrs. Coates and Dr. Rhoades	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Structures, Dwellings, House	Newkirk - Eliza Jacobus (Newkirk) Rogers (1877-1966)			Letter from Eliza Jacobus (Newkirk) Rogers to Mrs. Coates and Dr. Rhoades Item: 16492 Accession #: 1095 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Newkirk - Eliza Jacobus (Newkirk) Rogers (1877-1966) State: ME Source: Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection
2444	Harbor View Motel	Map, Annotated Map	Places Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel				Harbor View Motel Item: 2444 Type: Map, Annotated Map Subject: Places Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel
14851	Echo Lake Girl Scout Camp	Reference	Places, Camp Structures, Other Structures				Echo Lake Girl Scout Camp Item: 14851 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Camp Structures, Other Structures
14995	Painting of Dock and Harbor Scene	Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting	Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Boat	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)			Painting of Dock and Harbor Scene Item: 14995 Type: Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting Subject: Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Boat Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)
14999	Lighthouse and Seascape Oil Painting	Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting	Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)			Lighthouse and Seascape Oil Painting Item: 14999 Type: Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)
15000	Mid Century Lighthouse Seascape Oil Painting	Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting	Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)			Mid Century Lighthouse Seascape Oil Painting Item: 15000 Type: Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)
15817	Dix Family Stable	Reference	Structures, Agricultural, Barn				Dix Family Stable Item: 15817 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Agricultural, Barn
14425	Floor Plans and Site Plans of the Southwest Harbor Public Library	Set	Structures, Civic, Library				Floor Plans and Site Plans of the Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 14425 Type: Set Subject: Structures, Civic, Library
14427	Set of Floor Plans and Site Plans - December 14, 1998	Document, Projection, Plan	Structures, Civic, Library				Set of Floor Plans and Site Plans - December 14, 1998 Item: 14427 Accession #: 1124 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Structures, Civic, Library
13413	Margaret Kranking Painting of Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor Painting	Structures, Civic, Library	Graham - Margaret Dawes (Graham) Kranking (1930-2013)			Margaret Kranking Painting of Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 13413 Type: Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor Painting Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Graham - Margaret Dawes (Graham) Kranking (1930-2013)
13862	A Southwest Harbor Post Office as a Maud E. (Gooch) Phillips House on Phillips Lane	Reference	Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office				A Southwest Harbor Post Office as a Maud E. (Gooch) Phillips House on Phillips Lane Item: 13862 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office

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