Renovations to the Walsh Residence
Title:
Renovations to the Walsh Residence
Subject:
Description:
Sketch, floor plans
Roc's Comments:
Tom Walsh was a self made man who grew up in Bangor and eventually became an extremely successful Hotel developer with projects all over the country. He was disliked by the local Bar Harbor establishment because he bought the defunct Bar Harbor club, renovated it and built a new motel (not the most attractive thing but better than its predecessor). He hired me to help him gain planning board permission, design additions that were not built on the Thorndike Residence (a good thing) and prepare an accessibility report for the state describing every ADA function available in his new motel. I do not understand why local citizens dislike his efforts. He was a nice man and asked only for work done to the highest standards and I liked him.
Roc's Comments:
Tom Walsh was a self made man who grew up in Bangor and eventually became an extremely successful Hotel developer with projects all over the country. He was disliked by the local Bar Harbor establishment because he bought the defunct Bar Harbor club, renovated it and built a new motel (not the most attractive thing but better than its predecessor). He hired me to help him gain planning board permission, design additions that were not built on the Thorndike Residence (a good thing) and prepare an accessibility report for the state describing every ADA function available in his new motel. I do not understand why local citizens dislike his efforts. He was a nice man and asked only for work done to the highest standards and I liked him.
Creator:
Roc Caivano
Date:
1995
Medium:
1 tracing paper, 2 paper vellum
Pages:
3 sheets
Condition:
great
Collection:
Object ID:
ADC 0299 ROC
Location:
FF D-29
Place:
Bar Harbor
Street:
Spring Street, Bar Harbor
Citation
Roc Caivano, “Renovations to the Walsh Residence,” Northeast Harbor Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/303.Item 1297