Benjamin Graves Record Books
Title:
Benjamin Graves Record Books
Subject:
Description:
Box 1
Record book A, 1897-1909
Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903
Record book C, 1927-1929
Record book D, 1925-1927
Record book E, 1931-1935
Record book F, 1929-1931
Record book G, 1932
Record book H, 1951
Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file):
Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out.
Record book A, 1897-1909
Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903
Record book C, 1927-1929
Record book D, 1925-1927
Record book E, 1931-1935
Record book F, 1929-1931
Record book G, 1932
Record book H, 1951
Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file):
Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out.
Date:
1897-1951
Medium:
Pages:
1 box - 8 ledgers
Collection:
Benjamin Graves - Rae Graves Masonry History on MDI
Object ID:
BGRB 0001
Location:
Shelf 7 TOP
Place:
Mount Desert Island
Citation
“Benjamin Graves Record Books,” Northeast Harbor Library, accessed December 2, 2024, https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/6272.Item 7182