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3500Jordan Pond House
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Acadia National Park
Jordan Pond House
Item:
  • 3500   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
14234Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge
  • Acadia National Park
Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge
Item:
  • 14234   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge, Carriage Road Bridge
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
3613Brown Mountain Gate Lodge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
  • Acadia National Park
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.
Brown Mountain Gate Lodge
Item:
  • 3613   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Description:
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
15366Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, Camp House
  • Acadia National Park
  • Echo Lake
Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake
Item:
  • 15366   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, Camp House
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Echo Lake
12905Otter Cliff Radio Station
  • Reference
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
  • Acadia National Park
  • Otter Point
Otter Cliff Radio Station
Item:
  • 12905   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Otter Point
12974US Naval Radio Station at Seawall
  • Reference
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
  • Acadia National Park
The station was located on what later became the Seawall Camp Ground. "John Dolliver had a house farther to the west [from Enoch Newman’s place at Seawall] which he sold to United States Government and it was burned a few years ago. The radio station and house were built during the World War and the station was dismantled some years after the war was over. The radio house as it is still called, is owned by United States and in the care of Park authorities." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 205.
US Naval Radio Station at Seawall
Item:
  • 12974   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places
  • Structures, Other Structures, Radio Station
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Description:
The station was located on what later became the Seawall Camp Ground. "John Dolliver had a house farther to the west [from Enoch Newman’s place at Seawall] which he sold to United States Government and it was burned a few years ago. The radio station and house were built during the World War and the station was dismantled some years after the war was over. The radio house as it is still called, is owned by United States and in the care of Park authorities." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 205. [show more]
13315Green Mountain House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain House
Item:
  • 13315   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
13125Satterlee Tea House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Tower
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
  • Great Head
According to an article entitled "The Stone Tower on Great Head" by Gladys O'Neil in the Journal of Friends of Acadia and reprinted in "The Rusticator's Journal" (1993, Friends of Acadia), the observatory was actually a stone tea house tower built in 1915. The land (Great Head and Sand Beach) was bought by J.P. Morgan in 1910 as a gift for his daughter, Louisa Satterlee. The great fire of 1947 damaged the tower and destroyed the three nearby bungalows. Louisa Satterlee's daughter, Eleanor, donated the land two years after the fire to Acadia National Park. For safety reasons, what was left of the tower after the fire was torn down so that only the foundation remains.
Satterlee Tea House
Item:
  • 13125   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Tower
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Great Head
Description:
According to an article entitled "The Stone Tower on Great Head" by Gladys O'Neil in the Journal of Friends of Acadia and reprinted in "The Rusticator's Journal" (1993, Friends of Acadia), the observatory was actually a stone tea house tower built in 1915. The land (Great Head and Sand Beach) was bought by J.P. Morgan in 1910 as a gift for his daughter, Louisa Satterlee. The great fire of 1947 damaged the tower and destroyed the three nearby bungalows. Louisa Satterlee's daughter, Eleanor, donated the land two years after the fire to Acadia National Park. For safety reasons, what was left of the tower after the fire was torn down so that only the foundation remains. [show more]
13570Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House in Ashland, Maine
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Ashland ME
Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and Seth Sprague Thornton's House in Ashland, Maine
Item:
  • 13570   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Ashland ME
State:
  • ME
13856William Lloyd Carroll House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Bangor ME
  • 1 Whitney Street
William Lloyd Carroll House
Item:
  • 13856   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 1 Whitney Street
12908First Congregational Church Bangor, ME
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Bangor ME
  • 10 Broadway Street
First Congregational Church Bangor, ME
Item:
  • 12908   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 10 Broadway Street
12927Eastern Maine Insane Hospital
Bangor Mental Health Institute
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
  • Reference
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital
  • Bangor ME
  • 656 State Street
Eastern Maine Insane Hospital
Bangor Mental Health Institute
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Item:
  • 12927   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility, Hospital
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 656 State Street
15808Camp Aim-Al
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, Camp House
  • Bar Harbor
  • Ocean Drive
Land now owned by Acadia National Park.
Camp Aim-Al
Item:
  • 15808   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, Camp House
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Ocean Drive
Description:
Land now owned by Acadia National Park.
15862St. Saviour's Episcopal Church
  • Reference
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Bar Harbor
  • 41 Mt. Desert Street
The church has forty-two stained glass window, ten of which are original Tiffany stained-glass windows and a replacement for the 11th window, stolen from the sanctuary.
St. Saviour's Episcopal Church
Item:
  • 15862   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 41 Mt. Desert Street
Description:
The church has forty-two stained glass window, ten of which are original Tiffany stained-glass windows and a replacement for the 11th window, stolen from the sanctuary.
15873Jesup Memorial Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Bar Harbor
  • 34 Mt. Desert St.
"The Jesup Library was founded in 1875 by summer visitors who left their books for winter use, and clubbed together to get the services of a part-time librarian." - “The Story of Bar Harbor – An Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community,” by Richard Walden Hale, Jr., Ives Washburn, Inc., 1949, p. 209.
Jesup Memorial Library
Item:
  • 15873   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 34 Mt. Desert St.
Description:
"The Jesup Library was founded in 1875 by summer visitors who left their books for winter use, and clubbed together to get the services of a part-time librarian." - “The Story of Bar Harbor – An Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community,” by Richard Walden Hale, Jr., Ives Washburn, Inc., 1949, p. 209.
16018St. 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
15113Jackson Laboratory
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Bar Harbor
  • 600 Main Street
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
Jackson Laboratory
Item:
  • 15113   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 600 Main Street
Description:
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
15127Daniel Leland Jr. House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Bar Harbor
  • 945 Bar Harbor Road
According to Robert Leland, father of Patti Leland of Trenton, in 1849 this house was moved to its present location at 945 Bar Harbor Road, Map 19 – Lot 6 from about a quarter of a mile closer to Mount Desert Island (probably near 1007 Bar Harbor Road, Map 15 – Lot 16). The house was probably moved by Daniel Leland Jr. (1929-). The 1840 census has both Daniel Leland, born in 1874, and Daniel Leland Jr., born in 1829, living in the houses. Reportedly the house was built c. 1802 although this information has yet to be verified. When Willis Ballard photographed the house in 1962 it was owned by Maurice Clements. The house is now [2014] painted red and the original outbuildings are gone, perhaps due to fire, according to Patti Leland. The Bar Harbor Road has been widened so the house now lies closer to the road, although it is more difficult to see as trees have grown up around it.
Daniel Leland Jr. House
Item:
  • 15127   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 945 Bar Harbor Road
Description:
According to Robert Leland, father of Patti Leland of Trenton, in 1849 this house was moved to its present location at 945 Bar Harbor Road, Map 19 – Lot 6 from about a quarter of a mile closer to Mount Desert Island (probably near 1007 Bar Harbor Road, Map 15 – Lot 16). The house was probably moved by Daniel Leland Jr. (1929-). The 1840 census has both Daniel Leland, born in 1874, and Daniel Leland Jr., born in 1829, living in the houses. Reportedly the house was built c. 1802 although this information has yet to be verified. When Willis Ballard photographed the house in 1962 it was owned by Maurice Clements. The house is now [2014] painted red and the original outbuildings are gone, perhaps due to fire, according to Patti Leland. The Bar Harbor Road has been widened so the house now lies closer to the road, although it is more difficult to see as trees have grown up around it. [show more]
3581Duck Brook Motor Bridge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
  • Bar Harbor
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015
Duck Brook Motor Bridge
Item:
  • 3581   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Library of Congress www.loc.gov/pictures/item/me0254
Description:
The largest bridge that you've probably never seen on Mount Desert Island is the Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge. Ironically, anyone who drives the Park Loop Road, starting from the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, travels over the bridge (located here), but few people see the bridge itself. That's too bad since it is by far the longest and tallest bridge in the park. In fact, it's the largest continuous concrete arch deck bridge in the eastern United States. At 402' long (not counting the 65' approaches on each side) and having a center arch span of 95', it dwarfs every carriage road bridge in the park, the longest being Amphitheater at 245' and the tallest being Duck Brook at 43' (yes, there are two Duck Brook bridges, one for people and bikes, and this one for cars). An architectural drawing of the bridge indicates a height of 100' from the top of the 30" high parapet guardwall to the water below. So how does the largest road-related structure in Acadia National Park go unnoticed? There are three reasons. First, from above you might not realize you are driving over a bridge because the roadway and shoulders look much like other portions of the loop road. If you happen to park at the turnout located southeast of the bridge, then walk atop the bridge and look over the side, you only get a glimpse of the three stone arches. To really see them, you have to hike down to the brook, but there is no trail and the terrain is dangerously steep. Second, the only view from below is along the narrow and busy stretch of Route 3 between Sonogee and the Holiday Inn. At 40 mph, you wouldn't see the bridge even if you knew the exact instant when and where to look. Finally, from below, the bridge is almost entirely obscured in summer by deciduous trees growing in the deep ravine that the bridge spans. To see this magnificent structure which was constructed from 1950 to 1953 using granite from Hall Quarry in Somesville, you have to seek it out at the right time of year. The Duck Brook Motor Road Bridge is truly a hidden architectural and historical gem. John D. Rockefeller purchased the land for the Paradise Hill Road where the bridge is located, donated the land to to the park, and was involved in planning the road as early as 1934, but World War II and subsequent funding shortages delayed the start of construction. As many as 75 men were on the job at one time with total labor estimated at 92,000 hours. Total cost of the structure was $366,000 making it the most expensive road-related structure in the park at the time of its completion. George Soules - November 2015 [show more]
3614Jordan Pond Gate Lodge
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
  • Bar Harbor
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park.
Jordan Pond Gate Lodge
Item:
  • 3614   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
One of two gate lodges (the other being the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. They were built in 1931-1932. The Jordan Pond Gate Lodge is located just south of Jordan Pond on the Loop Road. It is the smaller of the two lodges. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. While the exteriors appear castle-like, the interiors are modest and were clearly designed with the needs of the residents in mind. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
13285West End Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Bar Harbor
West End Hotel
Item:
  • 13285   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
13427Rodick House Hotel
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Bar Harbor
Rodick House Hotel
Item:
  • 13427   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
13463Newport House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Bar Harbor
Newport House
Item:
  • 13463   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
12903Egg Rock Light
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Bar Harbor
  • Egg Rock
Egg Rock Light
Item:
  • 12903   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Egg Rock
12967Hamor Wharf
  • Reference
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Bar Harbor
Hamor Wharf
Item:
  • 12967   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME