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1688 | Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine |
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| An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. |
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| Description: An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. | ||
1808 | Petite Plaisance |
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| Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. |
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| Description: Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. | |||
2036 | Maine's Rockbound Classic |
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| Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. |
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| Description: Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. | ||||
1682 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. |
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| Description: Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. | |||
2025 | Deserting the Rock |
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| Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978. |
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| Description: Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978. | |||
6973 | First Class Mail |
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| Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994. |
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| Description: Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994. | ||||
2030 | Stillness at Somesville |
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| Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. |
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| Description: Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. | |||
2018 | Castles for Sale |
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| Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. |
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| Description: Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. | |||
1978 | Keeping Up A Great American Tradition |
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| Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont. |
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| Description: Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont. | |||
1681 | Downeast Design: How Arts and Crafts Architects Shaped a Maine Resort |
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| Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) |
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| Description: Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) | |||
1693 | Settling in Mount Desert |
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| "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. |
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| Description: "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. | |||
1687 | On Mount Desert Island |
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| Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. |
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| Description: Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. | |||
6961 | New in the Neighborhood |
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| Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. |
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| Description: Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. |