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5014Smith Cottage, Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
...Desert: an Informal History"...
Smith Cottage, Mount Desert
Item:
  • 5014   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1406
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
...Desert: an Informal History"...
1684Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
  • ca. 1950
  • 12
  • 1 book
Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
Item:
  • 1684   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
Date:
  • ca. 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0196
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
5863Seal Harbor, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Black and white postcard shows harbor view from the area of "Skylands", the Edsel Ford estate. One large yacht in middle ground. Presented by Don Hagberg.
  • ca. 1920
Seal Harbor, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 5863   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • ca. 1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0056
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Black and white postcard shows harbor view from the area of "Skylands", the Edsel Ford estate. One large yacht in middle ground. Presented by Don Hagberg.
7314Cottage Map and Directory Courtesy of Train Properties
  • Map
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
...Train Properties Cottage map and directory for the villages of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor in the Town of Mount Desert...
  • Train Properties
  • 1994
  • 1
  • MAP
Cottage Map and Directory Courtesy of Train Properties
Item:
  • 7314   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Train Properties
Date:
  • 1994
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0329
Location:
  • Shelf 5E2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
...Train Properties Cottage map and directory for the villages of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor in the Town of Mount Desert...
1448Addition to Alexander Moseley's Cottage
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
2 tracing cloths
  • Fred L. Savage
Addition to Alexander Moseley's Cottage
Item:
  • 1448   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • moved to Mount Desert Island Historical Society December 2014 by Hannah Stevens
Location:
  • o
Description:
2 tracing cloths
4619Wildacre Cottage, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
1933 owned by Mrs. Thomas E. and Mr. Edward Chandler of Brookline, MA.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1930's
  • 2 photographs
Wildacre Cottage, Somesville
Item:
  • 4619   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1930's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0761
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 2 photographs
Description:
1933 owned by Mrs. Thomas E. and Mr. Edward Chandler of Brookline, MA.
4628Rest Harrow and guest cottage, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Owned in 1927 by Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Davis of New York City Davis Cottage Photo 0782 a: main home + guest house, walking up from dock Photo 0782 b: guest house Photo 0782 c: main house with end of guest house Photo 0782 d: kitchen end of house Photo 0782 e: directly facing the house, Sargent Mountain Photo 0782 f: house across inlet Photo 0782 g: lupine bed under living room window Photo 0782 h: larkspur around porch Photo 0782 i: showing meadow and trees around house Photo 0782 j: view of place from the water Photo 0782 k: entrance to house Photo 0782 l: Photo 0782 m: meadow in front of house, view of Sargent Mountain Photo 0782 n: bird bath
  • Knowles Company
  • 1927
  • 14 photographs
Rest Harrow and guest cottage, Somesville
Item:
  • 4628   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1927
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0782
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 14 photographs
Description:
Owned in 1927 by Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Davis of New York City Davis Cottage Photo 0782 a: main home + guest house, walking up from dock Photo 0782 b: guest house Photo 0782 c: main house with end of guest house Photo 0782 d: kitchen end of house Photo 0782 e: directly facing the house, Sargent Mountain Photo 0782 f: house across inlet Photo 0782 g: lupine bed under living room window Photo 0782 h: larkspur around porch Photo 0782 i: showing meadow and trees around house Photo 0782 j: view of place from the water Photo 0782 k: entrance to house Photo 0782 l: Photo 0782 m: meadow in front of house, view of Sargent Mountain Photo 0782 n: bird bath [show more]
4691Kimball Cottage, Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Kimball family owned Kimball House Hotel and rented many cottages in Northeast Harbor. The village of Sound is across from Somes Sound and had a stone Episcopal Church and a school house.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1920's
  • 1 photograph
Kimball Cottage, Sound
Item:
  • 4691   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Sound
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0924
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Kimball family owned Kimball House Hotel and rented many cottages in Northeast Harbor. The village of Sound is across from Somes Sound and had a stone Episcopal Church and a school house.
4698Lawson Cottage, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Owned 1915-23 by Thomas W. Lawson of Boston. Rented by James F. Lord, Brookline, MA late 1920-1932. Lawson family not listed after 1923.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1920's
  • 1 photograph, 1 negative
Lawson Cottage, Somesville
Item:
  • 4698   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0941
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph, 1 negative
Description:
Owned 1915-23 by Thomas W. Lawson of Boston. Rented by James F. Lord, Brookline, MA late 1920-1932. Lawson family not listed after 1923.
4774Somes Cottage, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Knowles Company
  • 1910-1920
  • 1 photograph
Somes Cottage, Somesville
Item:
  • 4774   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1910-1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1106
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
5420Pine Cottage
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Three B/W photographs of "Pine Cottage" on Bar Island in Somesville. Two exterior; one interior. Photo 1826 a: View of house as it is approached from landing. Photo 1826 b: View of house from the Sound. Photo 1826 c: Living room.
Pine Cottage
Item:
  • 5420   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1826
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Three B/W photographs of "Pine Cottage" on Bar Island in Somesville. Two exterior; one interior. Photo 1826 a: View of house as it is approached from landing. Photo 1826 b: View of house from the Sound. Photo 1826 c: Living room.
2462Cottage at Pine Island
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Pencil drawing of floor plan of cottage at Pine Island, Somes Sound
  • 1
  • ARCH
Cottage at Pine Island
Item:
  • 2462   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Sound
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 267
Location:
  • GHC Box 7
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Pencil drawing of floor plan of cottage at Pine Island, Somes Sound
2575Bossange Cottage
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Two small blueprints of two level floor plan of cottage of Mrs. E. R. Bossange in Somesville.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • 2
  • ARCH
Bossange Cottage
Item:
  • 2575   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 369
Location:
  • GHC Box 10
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Two small blueprints of two level floor plan of cottage of Mrs. E. R. Bossange in Somesville.
3185Letters: Edward B. Mears to Belle Smallidge, 1901
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Correspondence regarding various rentals.
  • Edward Mears
  • 1901
  • Letter
Letters: Edward B. Mears to Belle Smallidge, 1901
Item:
  • 3185   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Edward Mears
Date:
  • 1901
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 550
Location:
  • XI
Medium:
  • Letter
Description:
Correspondence regarding various rentals.
6941Sound View Cottage, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1910-1920
  • 2 photographs
Sound View Cottage, Somesville
Item:
  • 6941   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • 1910-1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Object ID:
  • Photo 1107
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 2 photographs
6942Somes House, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1910-1920
  • 1 photograph
Somes House, Somesville
Item:
  • 6942   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • 1910-1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Object ID:
  • Photo 1108
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
1089Cottage for Mrs. Hastings
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Fred L. Savage
  • Somesville
  • 4 sheets
  • tracing cloth, tracing paper, paper
  • one sheet is torn in two pieces and very fragile
Cottage for Mrs. Hastings
Item:
  • 1089   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Street:
  • Somesville
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0090 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-27
Pages:
  • 4 sheets
Medium:
  • tracing cloth, tracing paper, paper
Condition:
  • one sheet is torn in two pieces and very fragile
2021Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs.
  • Christopher Glass
  • 2004
  • pages 60-63
  • photocopy
Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 2021   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Christopher Glass
Date:
  • 2004
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0533
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 60-63
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs.
2073Martha's Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
  • John Golden
  • Nov-11
  • 8
  • photocopy
Martha's Maine
Item:
  • 2073   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • John Golden
Date:
  • Nov-11
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0587
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
2121Cottages at Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
  • George L. Stebbins
  • 1920
  • 2
  • typescript
Cottages at Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2121   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • 1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0635
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
2122Cottages at Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property.
  • Ralph E. Liscomb
  • 1935
Cottages at Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2122   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Ralph E. Liscomb
Date:
  • 1935
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0636
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Description:
List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property.
2290Plan of Whitmore House Lot
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Small pencil sketch on parchment of property of Stella Hill on Main St., Northeast Harbor (Whitmore House Lot). Cottage outlined is 144 Main Street, Maison Suisse, aka K. J. Stevens Cottage. Other names mentioned: Proctor Smallidge, Foster, Stanley, Stella Hill, Smith, Abbie Younghaus.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Plan of Whitmore House Lot
Item:
  • 2290   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 100
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Small pencil sketch on parchment of property of Stella Hill on Main St., Northeast Harbor (Whitmore House Lot). Cottage outlined is 144 Main Street, Maison Suisse, aka K. J. Stevens Cottage. Other names mentioned: Proctor Smallidge, Foster, Stanley, Stella Hill, Smith, Abbie Younghaus.
2299Plan of Philip Schuyler Townsend Lot
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Blueprint of cottage lot of Philip S. Townsend on Huntington Road, Northeast Harbor. Adjoining lots include Williams ("The Ledges") and the Clifton House.
  • Alvah L. Reed
  • 1926
  • 1
  • MAP
Plan of Philip Schuyler Townsend Lot
Item:
  • 2299   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Alvah L. Reed
Date:
  • 1926
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 109
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint of cottage lot of Philip S. Townsend on Huntington Road, Northeast Harbor. Adjoining lots include Williams ("The Ledges") and the Clifton House.
2303Property of William W. Vaughan
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Blueprint, 13 1/2x18 1/2", of property of William Vaughan on Smallidge Point. Also listed as Drury lot, formerly Vaughan). Shows Vaughan cottage no. 3; nearby is the outline of Vaughan Cottage no. 1.
  • Alvah L. Reed
  • 1917
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Property of William W. Vaughan
Item:
  • 2303   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Alvah L. Reed
Date:
  • 1917
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 112
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 13 1/2x18 1/2", of property of William Vaughan on Smallidge Point. Also listed as Drury lot, formerly Vaughan). Shows Vaughan cottage no. 3; nearby is the outline of Vaughan Cottage no. 1.
4286Seth Low Cottage
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Rear elevation. See also Items 4287, 4288
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • 1897
  • The Ledge
  • Smallidge Point
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Seth Low Cottage
Item:
  • 4286   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Date:
  • 1897
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Property Name:
  • The Ledge
Street:
  • Smallidge Point
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0288 JM, GPN 0098 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Medium:
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Description:
Rear elevation. See also Items 4287, 4288