Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Description: Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Lot map-2 blueprints and 1 parchment tracing, 21x25 1/2", of properties belonging to Grindle, Hale, Higgens, Hamor, Rich, Somes adjoining property of Budreaux in Somesville at the head of the sound.
Description: Lot map-2 blueprints and 1 parchment tracing, 21x25 1/2", of properties belonging to Grindle, Hale, Higgens, Hamor, Rich, Somes adjoining property of Budreaux in Somesville at the head of the sound.
Lot maps A & B (20x16", tissue) showing divisions of Somesville property in the estate of Benjamin Richardson. Includes Richardsons, Wasgatt, Stevens, Pray (fragile!)
Description: Lot maps A & B (20x16", tissue) showing divisions of Somesville property in the estate of Benjamin Richardson. Includes Richardsons, Wasgatt, Stevens, Pray (fragile!)
Letter of invitation to the Open House of the Somesville Library (Mount Desert Library, 1904-1973) on Sunday, September 15, 1974. Typescript and manuscript of the librarian's talk at annual meeting, August 13, 1974 (Carolyn Grant).
Description: Letter of invitation to the Open House of the Somesville Library (Mount Desert Library, 1904-1973) on Sunday, September 15, 1974. Typescript and manuscript of the librarian's talk at annual meeting, August 13, 1974 (Carolyn Grant).
Calendar with images January: Somesville Union Meeting House, erected in 1852; photo by Hylander February: Head of Somes Harbor; photo by Hylander March: John Smith Jr. House, circa 1820; photo by Emory April: Isaac Somes House, completed in 1828; photo by Emory May: Thaddeus Somes House, circa 1836; photo by Hylander June: Nathan Salisbury House, circa 1850; photo by MacDonald July: William Weir Thom House, circa 1780; photo by MacDonald August: Mount Desert Museum, once used as a Town Office, a shoemaker shop and a private school, circa 1820; photo by Hylander September: Joel Emery Homestead, circa 1780; photo by MacDonald October: Ephraim Pray-Daniel Smith House, circa 1778; photo by Emory November: Aerial View of Somesville; photo by Hylander December: Mount Desert House, first hotel on the Island, circa 1830; photo by MacDonald
Description: Calendar with images January: Somesville Union Meeting House, erected in 1852; photo by Hylander February: Head of Somes Harbor; photo by Hylander March: John Smith Jr. House, circa 1820; photo by Emory April: Isaac Somes House, completed in 1828; photo by Emory May: Thaddeus Somes House, circa 1836; photo by Hylander June: Nathan Salisbury House, circa 1850; photo by MacDonald July: William Weir Thom House, circa 1780; photo by MacDonald August: Mount Desert Museum, once used as a Town Office, a shoemaker shop and a private school, circa 1820; photo by Hylander September: Joel Emery Homestead, circa 1780; photo by MacDonald October: Ephraim Pray-Daniel Smith House, circa 1778; photo by Emory November: Aerial View of Somesville; photo by Hylander December: Mount Desert House, first hotel on the Island, circa 1830; photo by MacDonald [show more]
A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
Description: A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
Description: Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
site plan, elevations, foundation plans, engineering plans, sketches Roc's Comments: Peggy Rockefeller asked me to come up and look at the greenhouse that supported the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens at that time. the plants were growing too tall and "leggy" I suggested this was because she had been sold a system that was Kalwall plastic that became more opaque with age. She asked me to prove it and I hired Peter Knuppel a good local lighting designer to test the light. the data was dramatic and Peggy and David Rockefeller asked me to design a replacement greenhouse not only for the AARG but also to add wings for Thuja and the Asticou gardens which they seemed to think would require support in the future. We chose the Rough Brothers, a Cincinnati company that supplied excellent greenhouses for college and public gardens around the country. The project went off without a hitch and the greenhouses have been in constant use ever since. The seedlings are no longer leggy. The McAlpine Farm complex is now the center for the Land And Garden Preserve a non-profit organization responsible for the AARG, Asticou, and Thuja Gardens and 1,000 acres of parkland and trails including Little Long Pond.
Description: site plan, elevations, foundation plans, engineering plans, sketches Roc's Comments: Peggy Rockefeller asked me to come up and look at the greenhouse that supported the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens at that time. the plants were growing too tall and "leggy" I suggested this was because she had been sold a system that was Kalwall plastic that became more opaque with age. She asked me to prove it and I hired Peter Knuppel a good local lighting designer to test the light. the data was dramatic and Peggy and David Rockefeller asked me to design a replacement greenhouse not only for the AARG but also to add wings for Thuja and the Asticou gardens which they seemed to think would require support in the future. We chose the Rough Brothers, a Cincinnati company that supplied excellent greenhouses for college and public gardens around the country. The project went off without a hitch and the greenhouses have been in constant use ever since. The seedlings are no longer leggy. The McAlpine Farm complex is now the center for the Land And Garden Preserve a non-profit organization responsible for the AARG, Asticou, and Thuja Gardens and 1,000 acres of parkland and trails including Little Long Pond. [show more]
Teachers records, daily schedules, and lists of students & parents of the winter and summer kindergarten classes held mostly at the church parish hall in Somesville. Several Photographs are included.
Description: Teachers records, daily schedules, and lists of students & parents of the winter and summer kindergarten classes held mostly at the church parish hall in Somesville. Several Photographs are included.