Floor plans blueprints of the original "Anchorage" in Seal Harbor. It was later torn down to build the Nelson Rockefeller house. Subsequently owned by Josephine Ford.
Description: Floor plans blueprints of the original "Anchorage" in Seal Harbor. It was later torn down to build the Nelson Rockefeller house. Subsequently owned by Josephine Ford.
Shows Seal Harbor beach from Seaside Inn site. Note: Glen Cove Hotel pier at left center. Also shows steamboat dock and Little Cranberry Island in distance
Description: Shows Seal Harbor beach from Seaside Inn site. Note: Glen Cove Hotel pier at left center. Also shows steamboat dock and Little Cranberry Island in distance
Plot Plan of Land at Seal Harbor, ME property for William Adams Brown D. D., 1899, Edgar I. Lord 1 copy of Specifications for Cottage. 1 copy of Specifications for Plumbing. 1 letter and some sketches.
Fred L. Savage, Edgar I. Lord
1900
Tree Tops
63 sheets
blueprint, tracing cloth, tracing paper, paper, plot plan
blueprint, tracing cloth, tracing paper, paper, plot plan
Description: Plot Plan of Land at Seal Harbor, ME property for William Adams Brown D. D., 1899, Edgar I. Lord 1 copy of Specifications for Cottage. 1 copy of Specifications for Plumbing. 1 letter and some sketches.
Blueprint of the property of John Crosby Brown, "Uplands " (or "Treetops" ?) in Seal Harbor. Related to drawings in the Gerrish Collection. September 1906.
Description: Blueprint of the property of John Crosby Brown, "Uplands " (or "Treetops" ?) in Seal Harbor. Related to drawings in the Gerrish Collection. September 1906.
Description: 2 tracing papers oversized and rolled 1 copy of Specifications for Cottage. 1 Copy of Specifications for Plumbing. 1 letter and some sketches.
Gardens of the Dane home, named "Glengariff" in Seal Harbor. The first Photograph is of Barbara Chase's father Robert Duncan from Aberdeen, Scotland. Photographs are photocopies.
Description: Gardens of the Dane home, named "Glengariff" in Seal Harbor. The first Photograph is of Barbara Chase's father Robert Duncan from Aberdeen, Scotland. Photographs are photocopies.
Shows chain-drive Mack open cab delivery truck and several men in front of dock building. Location was near site of current town dock. For book Mount Desert, 1989
Description: Shows chain-drive Mack open cab delivery truck and several men in front of dock building. Location was near site of current town dock. For book Mount Desert, 1989
Description: Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
Sometimes Sea Cliff. Built 1895 for Eugene S. Bristol of New Haven, CT. Architect I. H. Green 1986 owner - Elizabeth Pulverman. Includes paper letter from J. Dwight Dana.
Description: Sometimes Sea Cliff. Built 1895 for Eugene S. Bristol of New Haven, CT. Architect I. H. Green 1986 owner - Elizabeth Pulverman. Includes paper letter from J. Dwight Dana.
1914-24 owned by the Bishop William T. Manning, NYC (later Bishop of NY). 1925-40 Morris Clothier, Villa Nova, PA. About 1930 Manning moved to Somesville to "The Old House" opposite the Library.
Description: 1914-24 owned by the Bishop William T. Manning, NYC (later Bishop of NY). 1925-40 Morris Clothier, Villa Nova, PA. About 1930 Manning moved to Somesville to "The Old House" opposite the Library.
Built by Bishop Alexander MacKay-Smith, Washington DC listed from 1914-36. Then listed under Charles Marlatt of Washington DC from 1937-41. Property demolished, sold to Rockefeller. David Rockefeller Sr. planned a public park and started to develop it before he died. Property then became the home of David Rockefeller Jr. See also "Wildcliff".
Description: Built by Bishop Alexander MacKay-Smith, Washington DC listed from 1914-36. Then listed under Charles Marlatt of Washington DC from 1937-41. Property demolished, sold to Rockefeller. David Rockefeller Sr. planned a public park and started to develop it before he died. Property then became the home of David Rockefeller Jr. See also "Wildcliff".
Built 1901, architect Grosvenor Atterbury. 1901-1915 owner Dr. Christian Herter, NYC. Also called "Herter Cottage". 1923-present (1986) Doctor and Mrs. James B. Murphy. Listed in 1986 Historic Properties Survey (Seal Harbor), No. 62 Chas A. Townsend, Belfast, Maine
Description: Built 1901, architect Grosvenor Atterbury. 1901-1915 owner Dr. Christian Herter, NYC. Also called "Herter Cottage". 1923-present (1986) Doctor and Mrs. James B. Murphy. Listed in 1986 Historic Properties Survey (Seal Harbor), No. 62 Chas A. Townsend, Belfast, Maine
Built 1900, Savage plan ; 1st owner Rev. Wm. Adams Brown, NYC. 1986 owner Fitzgerald Hudson. Listed in 1986 MHPC Survey by T. Mark Cole. Photos show a portion of house and grounds.
Description: Built 1900, Savage plan ; 1st owner Rev. Wm. Adams Brown, NYC. 1986 owner Fitzgerald Hudson. Listed in 1986 MHPC Survey by T. Mark Cole. Photos show a portion of house and grounds.
Postcard of Seal Harbor, ME viewed from the Sea Side Inn looking eastward over the beach at homes on Steamboat Wharf Road and on Ox Hill. Addressed to Theodora Talcott from her father.
Description: Postcard of Seal Harbor, ME viewed from the Sea Side Inn looking eastward over the beach at homes on Steamboat Wharf Road and on Ox Hill. Addressed to Theodora Talcott from her father.