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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2237Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
  • Document, Government
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
  • Hugh S. Thompson
  • 11-24-1888
  • photocopy
Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service
Item:
  • 2237   
Type:
  • Document, Government
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Hugh S. Thompson
Date:
  • 11-24-1888
Place:
  • United States
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0751
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
1590Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
  • 1882
  • 1
  • manuscript
Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
Item:
  • 1590   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0102
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
1599Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.
  • 1888
Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot
Item:
  • 1599   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1888
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0111
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Description:
Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.
6978Deed of Land for Cottage
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Structures, Dwellings
Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892.
  • 1892
  • 2
  • typescript
Deed of Land for Cottage
Item:
  • 6978   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • 1892
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0638 b
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892.
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.
2127Brown Mountain Gate Lodge for John D. Rockefeller Jr.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Structures, Dwellings, Gatehouse
Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
  • Grosvenor Atterbury Architect, New York
  • 1931
  • 70+
  • typescript
Brown Mountain Gate Lodge for John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Item:
  • 2127   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, Gatehouse
Creator:
  • Grosvenor Atterbury Architect, New York
Date:
  • 1931
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0641
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 70+
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
1916The Asticou Inn and Summer on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
51st season, 1934 pamphlet
  • 1934
  • 1
  • pamphlet
The Asticou Inn and Summer on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 1916   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Date:
  • 1934
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0429
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • pamphlet
Description:
51st season, 1934 pamphlet
1966Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black
  • Hattie Springer
  • 1935
  • 1
  • typescript
Succession of the old houses on Sutton Island now standing
Item:
  • 1966   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Hattie Springer
Date:
  • 1935
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0479
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Brief notes of Hattie Springer about several homes & properties on Sutton Island. Families names: Moore, Lamb, Bunker, Wheelwright, Gilley, Lancaster, & Black
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.
1581Side walk proposition on Manchester Point
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Correspondence concerning the building of a sidewalk around the residence of Belle Smallidge Knowles on Manchester Road. Blueprint: Relocation of Manchester Road over property of Belle Smallidge Knowles, August 12, 1935 Tracing cloth: Plan of Two Lots owned by Gen. Henry Strong and John H. Morrison, March 23, 1891
  • 1936
  • typescript, 1 blueprint, 1 tracing cloth
Side walk proposition on Manchester Point
Item:
  • 1581   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • 1936
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0093
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4, 5C3
Medium:
  • typescript, 1 blueprint, 1 tracing cloth
Description:
Correspondence concerning the building of a sidewalk around the residence of Belle Smallidge Knowles on Manchester Road. Blueprint: Relocation of Manchester Road over property of Belle Smallidge Knowles, August 12, 1935 Tracing cloth: Plan of Two Lots owned by Gen. Henry Strong and John H. Morrison, March 23, 1891
7191Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
  • 1954
  • 8
  • 1 menu
  • good
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Item:
  • 7191   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0808
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 menu
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
2098Sutton Island, Maine
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Lists properties on Sutton Island.
  • George L. Paine, Hoyt C. Hottel
  • 1963
  • 1 page, 3 copies
  • document
Sutton Island, Maine
Item:
  • 2098   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • George L. Paine, Hoyt C. Hottel
Date:
  • 1963
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0612
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Pages:
  • 1 page, 3 copies
Medium:
  • document
Description:
Lists properties on Sutton Island.
1610Menu from Popplestone Restaurant
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts.
  • 1970's
Menu from Popplestone Restaurant
Item:
  • 1610   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1970's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0122
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Description:
Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts.
7218Why are some Lighthouses ...
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Article detailing the nature of lighthouses, their structure and appearance.
  • 1983
  • 2
Why are some Lighthouses ...
Item:
  • 7218   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1983
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0824
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 2
Description:
Article detailing the nature of lighthouses, their structure and appearance.
2043Running Head: The Inn and an Era
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program.
  • Matthew Bucklin
  • 1990's
  • 7
  • typescript
Running Head: The Inn and an Era
Item:
  • 2043   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Creator:
  • Matthew Bucklin
Date:
  • 1990's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0557
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program.
2006Down East Tear Down
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings
Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
  • Down East Dilettante
  • 2010
  • 4
  • photocopy
Down East Tear Down
Item:
  • 2006   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Down East Dilettante
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0518
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
1947The National Red Cross Building Deed
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility
The deed transferring the Red Cross Building in Northeast Harbor to Mount Desert Public Health Nursing Association.
  • Fred A. Winfrey
  • 4/14/1950
  • 2
  • photocopy
The National Red Cross Building Deed
Item:
  • 1947   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Institutional, Health Facility
Creator:
  • Fred A. Winfrey
Date:
  • 4/14/1950
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0460
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
The deed transferring the Red Cross Building in Northeast Harbor to Mount Desert Public Health Nursing Association.
1607The One Hundredth Anniversary
  • Document, Program
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • 7/21/1940
  • 1 pamphlet
The One Hundredth Anniversary
Item:
  • 1607   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Congregational Society of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 7/21/1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0119
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert
1945Gardiner Information
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
  • ca. 1900
  • 13
  • typescript, manuscript
  • fair
Gardiner Information
Item:
  • 1945   
Type:
  • Document, Administrative Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Date:
  • ca. 1900
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0458
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript, manuscript
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
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.
2126Union Congregational Church of Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Small brochure for new parishioners of UCC, Seal Harbor - Abby Chapel. Contains a brief history of the Church. Rev. William McP. Bigelow is the minister.
  • ca. 2008
  • 1
Union Congregational Church of Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2126   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Date:
  • ca. 2008
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0640
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Small brochure for new parishioners of UCC, Seal Harbor - Abby Chapel. Contains a brief history of the Church. Rev. William McP. Bigelow is the minister.
2124Mortgage Deed Emily Phillips Kenney to Georgia Coster
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Structures, Dwellings
State of Maine Mortgage Deed of property of Emily Phillips Kenney sold to Georgina Coster et al. of Brookline, MA in June 1927. Property and building(s) located on Harborside, Northeast Harbor.
  • June 1927
  • 11
  • typescript
Mortgage Deed Emily Phillips Kenney to Georgia Coster
Item:
  • 2124   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • June 1927
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0638
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
State of Maine Mortgage Deed of property of Emily Phillips Kenney sold to Georgina Coster et al. of Brookline, MA in June 1927. Property and building(s) located on Harborside, Northeast Harbor.
1914Somesville Historic District - Survey and Inventory
  • Document, Report
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
  • Structures, Dwellings
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.
  • mid 1980's
  • 11
  • photocopy
Somesville Historic District - Survey and Inventory
Item:
  • 1914   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • mid 1980's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0427
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
1928Asticou Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out.
  • George A. Savage
Asticou Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 1928   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Creator:
  • George A. Savage
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0441
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Description:
A very informative brochure with text and great photographs of the Asticou Inn & scenery both inside & out.
1929Grey Rock, Northeast Harbor, ME
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
A descriptive brochure of Grey Rock, a cottage located at Harborside, Northeast Harbor, ME
  • 1 pamphlet
Grey Rock, Northeast Harbor, ME
Item:
  • 1929   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0442
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Medium:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
A descriptive brochure of Grey Rock, a cottage located at Harborside, Northeast Harbor, ME