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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2021Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs.
  • Christopher Glass
  • 2004
  • pages 60-63
  • photocopy
Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 2021   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Christopher Glass
Date:
  • 2004
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0533
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 60-63
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs.
1676William A. M. Burden house: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist.
  • Elizabeth Dean Hermann
  • 8
  • photocopy
William A. M. Burden house: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Item:
  • 1676   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Elizabeth Dean Hermann
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0188
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist.
2258Tree Top Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Tree Top Cottage for sale brochure.
  • 1
Tree Top Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry
Item:
  • 2258   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0782
Location:
  • BOX 24
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Tree Top Cottage for sale brochure.
2266The Cherished Remainders of a Luxe Life
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Article about the auctioning of Brooke Astor's homes.
  • Christopher Mason
  • 8/16/2012
  • newspaper
The Cherished Remainders of a Luxe Life
Item:
  • 2266   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Christopher Mason
Date:
  • 8/16/2012
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0770
Location:
  • General Collection Box 24
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Article about the auctioning of Brooke Astor's homes.
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.
1682Summers at the Eyrie
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
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.
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
  • August 1996
  • page 58
  • magazine
Summers at the Eyrie
Item:
  • 1682   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
Date:
  • August 1996
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0194
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 58
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
2257Sulmare Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Sulmare Cottage for sale brochure.
  • 2 brochures
Sulmare Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry
Item:
  • 2257   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0781
Location:
  • BOX 24
Pages:
  • 2 brochures
Description:
Sulmare Cottage for sale brochure.
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
2030Stillness at Somesville
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
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.
  • Sue Hodges
  • Jun-94
  • 3
  • magazine
Stillness at Somesville
Item:
  • 2030   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Sue Hodges
Date:
  • Jun-94
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0542
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
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.
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
1693Settling in Mount Desert
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
"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.
  • Brooks Peters
  • 1992
  • pages 78-82
  • magazine
Settling in Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1693   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Brooks Peters
Date:
  • 1992
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0205
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • pages 78-82
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
1563Rockefeller Home To Be Razed
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • 1962
  • 1 article
  • newspaper
Rockefeller Home To Be Razed
Item:
  • 1563   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1962
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0074
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine.
2145Ripples Hill: First Families Are In!
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
At Ripples Hill, new owner, Judith Cullen, moves into one of the houses built as part of the Ripples Hill Workforce Housing Development. Three homes are currently planned.
  • Spring 2009
  • 1
  • newsletter
Ripples Hill: First Families Are In!
Item:
  • 2145   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • Spring 2009
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0658
Location:
  • General Collection Box 22
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • newsletter
Description:
At Ripples Hill, new owner, Judith Cullen, moves into one of the houses built as part of the Ripples Hill Workforce Housing Development. Three homes are currently planned.
1683Re-User Friendly
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
"Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home.
  • Bonnie P. Sawyer
  • 1996
  • 1
  • photocopy
Re-User Friendly
Item:
  • 1683   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Bonnie P. Sawyer
Date:
  • 1996
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0195
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
"Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home.
1808Petite Plaisance
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950.
  • Agnes Bushell
  • July 1999
  • pages 80-84, 105-108
  • magazine
Petite Plaisance
Item:
  • 1808   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Agnes Bushell
Date:
  • July 1999
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0321
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • pages 80-84, 105-108
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950.
1687On Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
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.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • May-01
  • page 188
  • magazine
On Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1687   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Susan Mary Alsop
Date:
  • May-01
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0199
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 188
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
6961New in the Neighborhood
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano.
  • Kim Ridley, Randy O'Rourke
  • 2007
  • pages 74 & 77
  • magazine
New in the Neighborhood
Item:
  • 6961   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Kim Ridley, Randy O'Rourke
Date:
  • 2007
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0791
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • pages 74 & 77
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano.
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.
2073Martha's Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
  • John Golden
  • Nov-11
  • 8
  • photocopy
Martha's Maine
Item:
  • 2073   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • John Golden
Date:
  • Nov-11
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0587
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
2036Maine's Rockbound Classic
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
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.
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
  • 1989
  • magazine
Maine's Rockbound Classic
Item:
  • 2036   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
Date:
  • 1989
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0548
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
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.
2225In search of another's garden
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
"Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999.
  • Letitia Baldwin
  • 1999
  • newspaper
In search of another's garden
Item:
  • 2225   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Letitia Baldwin
Date:
  • 1999
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0739
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
"Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999.
1562History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1938
  • 1 article
  • newspaper
History of Sutton Island Features Review of Early Settlers and Island Homes
Item:
  • 1562   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Date:
  • 1938
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0073
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1 article
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
August 20, 1938 Sutton Island history.
1957Glimpses of Early Mount Desert Homes
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • 30
  • photocopy
Glimpses of Early Mount Desert Homes
Item:
  • 1957   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0469
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 30
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.