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You searched for: Place: Mount DesertType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1257McLean Residence, House and Guest House
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Guesthouse
Property plan, site plan, floor plans, elevations, schedules, framing plans, details, sections, mechanical plans Roc's Comments: I have liked most of the clients I have worked for over the years. The McLeans are in the top 5. Two older Philadelphia people who found each other later in life and joined their big families. They were happy and kind and wonderful to work with. Don had found some property that was thought to be inaccessible but once we had hiked to the site the view was magnificent looking down into all of Northeast Harbor and across to Greenings and Southwest. Harris Hyman, my partner and friend was an excellent civil engineer and he worked out a precipitous drive up the side of the mountain to their ideal site. We decided that, while the view was excellent from there we did not want to harm the view looking back toward their home so I suggested we build the home then only sparingly prune tree limbs for the view. As the land was so steep I also suggested we wrap the grade level and porches and support columns in study western red cedar lattice made to silver out and blend into the surrounding forest texture. This was the first time I tried this and have used it often since. The mottled texture of the surface diminishes the visual impact of a structure on its surround. Something, I think, the early shingle style architects tried often. I was a full time employee working for Venturi, Scott Brown in Philadelphia at the time and did this project at night and on weekends. It was good to see the McLeans in their home state and know the vacation home site as well. This project, in my mind was a total success.
  • Roc Caivano
  • 1986
  • Mount Desert
  • 135 sheets
  • 37 mylar, 54 tracing paper, 32 paper vellum, 12 paper
Description:
Property plan, site plan, floor plans, elevations, schedules, framing plans, details, sections, mechanical plans Roc's Comments: I have liked most of the clients I have worked for over the years. The McLeans are in the top 5. Two older Philadelphia people who found each other later in life and joined their big families. They were happy and kind and wonderful to work with. Don had found some property that was thought to be inaccessible but once we had hiked to the site the view was magnificent looking down into all of Northeast Harbor and across to Greenings and Southwest. Harris Hyman, my partner and friend was an excellent civil engineer and he worked out a precipitous drive up the side of the mountain to their ideal site. We decided that, while the view was excellent from there we did not want to harm the view looking back toward their home so I suggested we build the home then only sparingly prune tree limbs for the view. As the land was so steep I also suggested we wrap the grade level and porches and support columns in study western red cedar lattice made to silver out and blend into the surrounding forest texture. This was the first time I tried this and have used it often since. The mottled texture of the surface diminishes the visual impact of a structure on its surround. Something, I think, the early shingle style architects tried often. I was a full time employee working for Venturi, Scott Brown in Philadelphia at the time and did this project at night and on weekends. It was good to see the McLeans in their home state and know the vacation home site as well. This project, in my mind was a total success. [show more]
1469Mount Desert Bicentennial Art Posters
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
  • Organizations, School Institution
Mt. Desert Elementary School winners of student art contest to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mount Desert. Winners were (a) Lelah Cole (6th grade), (b) Monica Hanson (grade 4/5), (c) Erin Morse Fernald (grade 3). Event date was August 5th 1989 in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1989
  • 3 posters
  • drawings
Description:
Mt. Desert Elementary School winners of student art contest to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mount Desert. Winners were (a) Lelah Cole (6th grade), (b) Monica Hanson (grade 4/5), (c) Erin Morse Fernald (grade 3). Event date was August 5th 1989 in Northeast Harbor.
1589Road from Somesville to Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
  • 1909
  • 25
  • fair
Description:
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
1713Abraham Somes Letters about Mount Desert and Sutton Island
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Island
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
  • 4
  • typescript and photocopy
Description:
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
1732Program of the Garden Club of Mt. Desert
  • Document, Program
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
  • Places, Garden
Description of the annual summer garden tour in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor with many of the gardens the work of Beatrix Farrand.
  • 1934
  • pages 34-47
  • photocopy
Description:
Description of the annual summer garden tour in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor with many of the gardens the work of Beatrix Farrand.
1863Brown family
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
  • Austin Hill Brown
  • 6
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
2051Our Town of Mount Desert in the Civil War
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • Places, Town
Material, compiled by Robert Pyle, used in an exhibition at the Northeast Harbor Library from April-June 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2011
  • 54
Description:
Material, compiled by Robert Pyle, used in an exhibition at the Northeast Harbor Library from April-June 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
2079Collection of Mt. Desert residents' obituaries
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • People
Green bound date book labeled Year Book 1939 in which Belle Smallidge Knowles attached clippings of obituaries of Northeast Harbor residents et al.
  • 1939-1940
  • 1 book
Description:
Green bound date book labeled Year Book 1939 in which Belle Smallidge Knowles attached clippings of obituaries of Northeast Harbor residents et al.
2357Map of Settler's Lots
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, History
  • Other, Land
Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
  • ? (old!)
  • 1
  • MAP
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
2465Town Map - Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Map, 76x21", of town of Mount Desert showing roads and ponds. Note: name of Great Pond and Rum Island is later known as Great Long Pond and Northern Neck.
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1937
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Description:
Map, 76x21", of town of Mount Desert showing roads and ponds. Note: name of Great Pond and Rum Island is later known as Great Long Pond and Northern Neck.
2476Town Map - Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Town map, similar to #27, showing Great Pond as Long Pond and Rum Island as Northern Neck.
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1937
  • 1
  • MAP
Description:
Town map, similar to #27, showing Great Pond as Long Pond and Rum Island as Northern Neck.
2487Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1957
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
2499Plan of Burnt Ledge
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot plan, 25x16", tracing cloth, of "Burnt Ledge" and surrounding properties on Somes Sound, including Scott, Sanders and Budreaux.
  • E. M. Hamor
  • 1
  • MAP
Description:
Lot plan, 25x16", tracing cloth, of "Burnt Ledge" and surrounding properties on Somes Sound, including Scott, Sanders and Budreaux.
2510Oak Hill Road Profile
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
  • A. H. Curtis
  • 1954
  • 2
  • MAP
Description:
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
2521Lot Map - Jennie L. Somes
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot map, 19x20", parchment, of land conveyed by Jennie L. Somes to the town of Mount Desert.
  • 1
  • MAP
Description:
Lot map, 19x20", parchment, of land conveyed by Jennie L. Somes to the town of Mount Desert.
2554Plan of Part of High Head
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Two 29x34" blueprint and tracing cloth drawings and one half blue print of the plan of High Head showing first and second purchases for development.
  • Hagan, Ira. Jr.
  • 1910
  • 3 copies
  • MAP
Description:
Two 29x34" blueprint and tracing cloth drawings and one half blue print of the plan of High Head showing first and second purchases for development.
2919By-laws and orders: Mount Desert Board of Health
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Mount Desert Board of Health
  • 1910
  • 3
  • notice
3110Warrant: town of Mount Desert, 1924
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
  • Mount Desert Selectmen
  • 1924
  • 14
  • booklet
3113Annual Report: town officers of Mount Desert, 1920
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1920
  • 64
  • booklet
3114Financial Condition of the County of Hancock, 1916
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
  • County of Hancock
  • 1916
  • 20
  • booklet
3216Warrant: Town of Mount Desert; March 6, 1922
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
Warrant of the Town of Mount Desert. March 6, 1922
  • Hodgdon, Bordeaux and Burr, Selectmen of Mount Desert
  • 1922
  • 11
  • warrant
Description:
Warrant of the Town of Mount Desert. March 6, 1922
3218A Report of the Town Problems
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
  • Clifton Reeves, Industrial Engineer
  • 1927
  • 11
  • Report
3219Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 8, 1929.
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert
  • 1929
  • 23
  • Report
Description:
Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 8, 1929.
3220Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 19, 1931.
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert
  • 1931
  • 25
  • Report
Description:
Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 19, 1931.
3221Third Report of the Planning Committee to the Town Meeting
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
  • Town Planning Committee
  • 1931
  • 11
  • Report