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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
1681Downeast Design: How Arts and Crafts Architects Shaped a Maine Resort
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Dwellings
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)
  • Mark Weaver
  • 2008
  • page 56
  • magazine
Downeast Design: How Arts and Crafts Architects Shaped a Maine Resort
Item:
  • 1681   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Mark Weaver
Date:
  • 2008
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0193
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 56
Medium:
  • magazine
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)
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.
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.
1684Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
  • ca. 1950
  • 12
  • 1 book
Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
Item:
  • 1684   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
Date:
  • ca. 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0196
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
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.
1688Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jul-96
  • Cove End
  • page 80
  • magazine
Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine
Item:
  • 1688   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Susan Mary Alsop
Date:
  • Jul-96
Property Name:
  • Cove End
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0200
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 80
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
2006Down East Tear Down
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings
Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
  • Down East Dilettante
  • 2010
  • 4
  • photocopy
Down East Tear Down
Item:
  • 2006   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Down East Dilettante
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0518
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
2018Castles for Sale
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
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.
  • Bob Wands
  • 1978
  • pages 66-69
  • magazine
Castles for Sale
Item:
  • 2018   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Bob Wands
Date:
  • 1978
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0530
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 66-69
Medium:
  • magazine
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.
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.
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.
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.
2050Drawings of some Northeast Harbor residences
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
  • Mark Cole
  • 1985
Drawings of some Northeast Harbor residences
Item:
  • 2050   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Mark Cole
Date:
  • 1985
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0564
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Description:
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
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.
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.
2121Cottages at Seal Harbor
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.
  • George L. Stebbins
  • 1920
  • 2
  • typescript
Cottages at Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 2121   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • 1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0635
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director.