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16026	Warren Bartlett Walsh Cottage Leza and James R. Colquhoun House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Southwest Harbor	22 Sail Mountain Road		Warren Bartlett Walsh Cottage Leza and James R. Colquhoun House Item: 16026 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 22 Sail Mountain Road
13001	Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage The Larches	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Southwest Harbor	24 Dirigo Road		Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage The Larches Item: 13001 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 24 Dirigo Road
13385	George Ripley Fuller House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	19 Herrick Road		George Ripley Fuller House Item: 13385 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19 Herrick Road Source: Courtesy of Barbara Sassaman
13258	Moore's Garage Southwest Harbor Motor Company	Reference	Businesses, Automotive Repair Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair	Southwest Harbor	19 Clark Point Road	In 1940 Southwest Harbor Motor Co. was the only AAA filling station in Southwest Harbor. Their phone number was 51-2. The brick building was converted to offices to rent in 1986-1987. The U.S. Post Office opened in the building on June 2, 1987. Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) attended school in the elementary school on the present ellipse (behind the Gilley Plumbing building on the left of this photograph) before it was moved across the street to become a fire station and now [2011] the police station/town office. When the bank was housed at the Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Ralph would take his penny bank there to be unlocked and have the money deposited in his bank account. The lady in the bank would show him the big safe where is money would be kept. – Ralph Warren Stanley 01/17/11 Marion E. Newman (1890-1976), Mrs. Frederick Walter Wescott at the time, owned a yellow Stutz Bearcat that was destroyed in the fire. Marion was known for having invested in Coca Cola stock and holding on to it when others thought it worthless and sold their stock. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 03/31/14	Moore's Garage Southwest Harbor Motor Company Item: 13258 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Automotive Repair Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19 Clark Point Road Description: In 1940 Southwest Harbor Motor Co. was the only AAA filling station in Southwest Harbor. Their phone number was 51-2. The brick building was converted to offices to rent in 1986-1987. The U.S. Post Office opened in the building on June 2, 1987. Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) attended school in the elementary school on the present ellipse (behind the Gilley Plumbing building on the left of this photograph) before it was moved across the street to become a fire station and now [2011] the police station/town office. When the bank was housed at the Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Ralph would take his penny bank there to be unlocked and have the money deposited in his bank account. The lady in the bank would show him the big safe where is money would be kept. – Ralph Warren Stanley 01/17/11 Marion E. Newman (1890-1976), Mrs. Frederick Walter Wescott at the time, owned a yellow Stutz Bearcat that was destroyed in the fire. Marion was known for having invested in Coca Cola stock and holding on to it when others thought it worthless and sold their stock. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 03/31/14 [show more]
12978	William Gilman Parker House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	148 Clark Point Road	William Gilman Parker (1832-1890) built his house in 1869.	William Gilman Parker House Item: 12978 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 148 Clark Point Road Description: William Gilman Parker (1832-1890) built his house in 1869.
13498	Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	371 Main Street		Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel Item: 13498 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 371 Main Street
13383	Southwest Harbor Fire Department	Reference	Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Fire House	Southwest Harbor	250 Main Street		Southwest Harbor Fire Department Item: 13383 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Fire House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 250 Main Street
3672	George A. Neal House James Lawton House Danforth Marcyes House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	314 Main Street	This was originally the site of the James Lawton house built by Danforth Marcyes. In 2017 this was the site of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Building.	George A. Neal House James Lawton House Danforth Marcyes House Item: 3672 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 314 Main Street Description: This was originally the site of the James Lawton house built by Danforth Marcyes. In 2017 this was the site of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Building.
13140	A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store	Southwest Harbor	Main Street		A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Item: 13140 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street
12916	Ross House and Store as Cedarcroft James Francis Ross House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	4 Dirigo Road		Ross House and Store as Cedarcroft James Francis Ross House Item: 12916 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 4 Dirigo Road
12956	Anson Irving Holmes House Kingsleigh Inn	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	373 Main Street		Anson Irving Holmes House Kingsleigh Inn Item: 12956 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 373 Main Street
13467	Adelbert Alden Gilley House Congregational Church Parsonage	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	12 Maple Lane		Adelbert Alden Gilley House Congregational Church Parsonage Item: 13467 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 12 Maple Lane
13501	Franklin Ward Machine Shop Dockside Motel XYZ Restaurant	Reference	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Structures, Other Structures	Southwest Harbor, Manset	48 Shore Road		Franklin Ward Machine Shop Dockside Motel XYZ Restaurant Item: 13501 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Structures, Other Structures Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road
12958	William Spurling Newman House Sarah A. Brewer House Mary A. Ramsdell House Virginia Krebs House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor, Manset	364 Seawall Road		William Spurling Newman House Sarah A. Brewer House Mary A. Ramsdell House Virginia Krebs House Item: 12958 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 364 Seawall Road
12844	Merrill Baxter King House Eldora Flye Ward House Bay View	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor, Manset	44 Shore Road	The land was purchased from Henry H. Ward, Sr. 3/16/1876 (152/399) by Arthur Newman. The house was built by Merrill B. King about 1878 [T-189]. It was then sold to William H. Ward, Jr. 10/17/1911 (484/111). A mortgage was foreclosed by Union Trust Co.12/11/1913 (503/35) and then it was sold to Eldora Dolliver Ward 11/30/1918 (543/290). It was devised to George A. and Thelma Dolliver Ward 7/2/1939 (670/109) and then sold to William Sklaroff (of Stanley Fisheries) et al. 5/7/1947 (714/90). The property went to Eugene and Kathleen Grant Watts 11/7/1953 (757/579) and then sold to John A. and Janice E. Knote 4/5/2001 (3054/127). In the spring of 2015 the town was considering the purchase of this property for use as a near-dock parking area. (map 1, lot 66) - Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 136.	Merrill Baxter King House Eldora Flye Ward House Bay View Item: 12844 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 44 Shore Road Description: The land was purchased from Henry H. Ward, Sr. 3/16/1876 (152/399) by Arthur Newman. The house was built by Merrill B. King about 1878 [T-189]. It was then sold to William H. Ward, Jr. 10/17/1911 (484/111). A mortgage was foreclosed by Union Trust Co.12/11/1913 (503/35) and then it was sold to Eldora Dolliver Ward 11/30/1918 (543/290). It was devised to George A. and Thelma Dolliver Ward 7/2/1939 (670/109) and then sold to William Sklaroff (of Stanley Fisheries) et al. 5/7/1947 (714/90). The property went to Eugene and Kathleen Grant Watts 11/7/1953 (757/579) and then sold to John A. and Janice E. Knote 4/5/2001 (3054/127). In the spring of 2015 the town was considering the purchase of this property for use as a near-dock parking area. (map 1, lot 66) - Our Neighborhood – Manset and Seawall (Southwest Harbor Historical Society, Southwest Harbor, 2015) 136. [show more]
13296	Island House Hotel	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road	"The Island House, owned by Deacon Henry H. Clark, was the first summer hotel on Mount Desert Island. Deacon Clark began the hotel business by taking into his hospitable home the first occasional tourists who came to the island for a short stay. He gradually enlarged his house until in 1885 it was entirely remodeled and did a thriving business, employing many of the townspeople during the summer season." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 174 - 1938.	Island House Hotel Item: 13296 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road Description: "The Island House, owned by Deacon Henry H. Clark, was the first summer hotel on Mount Desert Island. Deacon Clark began the hotel business by taking into his hospitable home the first occasional tourists who came to the island for a short stay. He gradually enlarged his house until in 1885 it was entirely remodeled and did a thriving business, employing many of the townspeople during the summer season." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 174 - 1938. [show more]
13353	Samuel Watson Herrick House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	3 High Road		Samuel Watson Herrick House Item: 13353 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 3 High Road
12861	William I. Mayo and Annie E. Mayo House Eugene S. Thurston House Central House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	51 Clark Point Road	William was an enterprising man. He built the Central House, sometime in the 1880s – before 1894, and lived there on land across the street and a few lots toward town from his father’s land. The house known as "The Central House" was sold to William's sister, Sarah Frances Mayo and her husband Willard Wycliff Rich in 1905 and occupied by them as early as 1903.	William I. Mayo and Annie E. Mayo House Eugene S. Thurston House Central House Item: 12861 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 51 Clark Point Road Description: William was an enterprising man. He built the Central House, sometime in the 1880s – before 1894, and lived there on land across the street and a few lots toward town from his father’s land. The house known as "The Central House" was sold to William's sister, Sarah Frances Mayo and her husband Willard Wycliff Rich in 1905 and occupied by them as early as 1903.
13566	Southwest Harbor Post Office at 30 Clark Point Road	Reference	Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office	Southwest Harbor	30 Clark Point Road	"At Southwest Harbor after J. T. R. Freeman, Mrs. Emily Robinson Farnsworth had the [post] office for some time; then J. A. Freeman and William J. Tower held it alternately according to change of political administration for several terms. Then E. S. Thurston was appointed and held office for twelve years until Earll W. Gott was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The office has changed location with every new postmaster…" - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 105. "William J. Tower built the building east of the Jackson lot and he kept the post-office there for a number of years. He sold to E. S. Thurston when Mr. Thurston took over the duties of postmaster and after his services of twelve years were past, the property was sold in 1936 to Mrs. Fred A. Birlem whose son, Wallace Birlem, built the double garage behind it with living rooms above which he occupies [1938]." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 157.	Southwest Harbor Post Office at 30 Clark Point Road Item: 13566 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 30 Clark Point Road Description: "At Southwest Harbor after J. T. R. Freeman, Mrs. Emily Robinson Farnsworth had the [post] office for some time; then J. A. Freeman and William J. Tower held it alternately according to change of political administration for several terms. Then E. S. Thurston was appointed and held office for twelve years until Earll W. Gott was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The office has changed location with every new postmaster…" - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 105. "William J. Tower built the building east of the Jackson lot and he kept the post-office there for a number of years. He sold to E. S. Thurston when Mr. Thurston took over the duties of postmaster and after his services of twelve years were past, the property was sold in 1936 to Mrs. Fred A. Birlem whose son, Wallace Birlem, built the double garage behind it with living rooms above which he occupies [1938]." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 157. [show more]
13260	Masonic Hall	Reference	Structures, Other Structures	Southwest Harbor	353 Main Street	The “Masonic Hall was built in 1875 by a stock company formed for the purpose. John D. Lurvey was the builder. The land was purchased from the Freeman family and John T.R. Freeman held the majority of the shares. In 1881 the building was sold to the Masonic lodge and the name of Tremont Hall changed to Masonic Hall. The lodge had the building raised and stores made in the basement with other additions and improvements.” - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton p. 151 - 1938. The front entrance was on Main Street. A lobby and auditorium with stage were on that floor. Town meetings and other gatherings were held in the auditorium for many years. The top floor held the lodge hall. The Old Masonic Hall, then known as Tremont Hall, appears in the History of the Southwest Harbor Public Library in 1895. After the dedication of the new (first) Library building the attendees repaired to Tremont Hall for supper. September 1, 1916 - Grace Clark Carroll Clark noted in the Baby Book for her new daughter, Rebecca Carroll Clark, that Rebecca's aunt, Anna Beatrice (Carroll) Kelley, stayed with Rebecca while Grace "went out to hear Fritz Kreisler at the Masonic Hall." Thornton goes on to say that Masonic Hall “was saved during the fire of 1922 by almost superhuman efforts of the young men who fought the flames from the roof until the danger was past.” The Old Masonic Hall burned on January 27, 1939 and a new building was erected in 1940. R.M. Norwood was the builder. “The [Freeman J.] Lurvey building was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar’s cart, calling himself “The Live Yankee.” When he settled down to storekeeping this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. [Later Arther Allen purchased the store. Mr. Smith] moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 148-149 – 1938 The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown here. – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7.	Masonic Hall Item: 13260 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Other Structures Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 353 Main Street Description: The “Masonic Hall was built in 1875 by a stock company formed for the purpose. John D. Lurvey was the builder. The land was purchased from the Freeman family and John T.R. Freeman held the majority of the shares. In 1881 the building was sold to the Masonic lodge and the name of Tremont Hall changed to Masonic Hall. The lodge had the building raised and stores made in the basement with other additions and improvements.” - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton p. 151 - 1938. The front entrance was on Main Street. A lobby and auditorium with stage were on that floor. Town meetings and other gatherings were held in the auditorium for many years. The top floor held the lodge hall. The Old Masonic Hall, then known as Tremont Hall, appears in the History of the Southwest Harbor Public Library in 1895. After the dedication of the new (first) Library building the attendees repaired to Tremont Hall for supper. September 1, 1916 - Grace Clark Carroll Clark noted in the Baby Book for her new daughter, Rebecca Carroll Clark, that Rebecca's aunt, Anna Beatrice (Carroll) Kelley, stayed with Rebecca while Grace "went out to hear Fritz Kreisler at the Masonic Hall." Thornton goes on to say that Masonic Hall “was saved during the fire of 1922 by almost superhuman efforts of the young men who fought the flames from the roof until the danger was past.” The Old Masonic Hall burned on January 27, 1939 and a new building was erected in 1940. R.M. Norwood was the builder. “The [Freeman J.] Lurvey building was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar’s cart, calling himself “The Live Yankee.” When he settled down to storekeeping this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. [Later Arther Allen purchased the store. Mr. Smith] moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 148-149 – 1938 The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown here. – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. [show more]
12951	Joseph Dana Phillips House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	9 Phillips Lane	According to Elizabeth (Marshall) Klausky Mills, Joseph Dana Phillips’ granddaughter, Joseph built the house on Phillips Lane as a wedding present for his bride, Clara Adelaide Driscoll, at the time of their marriage in April 1901. Nell Thornton says that he bought the land in 1900. Construction was probably done between then and the wedding. - Elizabeth to archivist at the library, September 2013.	Joseph Dana Phillips House Item: 12951 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 9 Phillips Lane Description: According to Elizabeth (Marshall) Klausky Mills, Joseph Dana Phillips’ granddaughter, Joseph built the house on Phillips Lane as a wedding present for his bride, Clara Adelaide Driscoll, at the time of their marriage in April 1901. Nell Thornton says that he bought the land in 1900. Construction was probably done between then and the wedding. - Elizabeth to archivist at the library, September 2013.
3590	Bryon Heman Mayo House Henry Rose Hinckley II House	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	10 Robinson Lane	The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.	Bryon Heman Mayo House Henry Rose Hinckley II House Item: 3590 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 10 Robinson Lane Description: The building fronted on Main Street and would probably have had a Main Street address at the time. The property is now [2017] the Western Way Condominium complex.
13098	James E. Robinson House Harbor Woods	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	410 Main Street		James E. Robinson House Harbor Woods Item: 13098 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 410 Main Street
13195	Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store	Southwest Harbor	406 Main Street		Farnsworth's Millinery Shop and Post Office Item: 13195 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 406 Main Street
12843	J. T. R. Freeman House Penury Hall	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Southwest Harbor	374 Main Street	J. T. R. Freeman purchased the discarded schoolhouse about 1865, moved it to his lot, remodeled and added to it as his residence. He built a small building to the north which was used for a long time as a post-office while Mr. Freeman was postmaster. This building is now a part of the Freeman Store. About 1887 he built the present store building and enlarged his business which is now [1938] carried on by his daughter, Mrs. Fred A. Walls.	J. T. R. Freeman House Penury Hall Item: 12843 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 374 Main Street Description: J. T. R. Freeman purchased the discarded schoolhouse about 1865, moved it to his lot, remodeled and added to it as his residence. He built a small building to the north which was used for a long time as a post-office while Mr. Freeman was postmaster. This building is now a part of the Freeman Store. About 1887 he built the present store building and enlarged his business which is now [1938] carried on by his daughter, Mrs. Fred A. Walls.

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