These are drawings of an Auditorium for College of the Atlantic. They are a good example of the extent of the COA campus and future plans in the early 80's. Stewart Brecher was hired to replace me as the teacher in Environmental design. He went to Judy Swazey, the president who had just replaced Ed Kaelber, and complained that I was still involved in the College. Judy decided to use nether of us for the design and hired Dan Sculley as their new architect for the project. There was a faculty member, Paul Dubois, who was an arsonist and Paul for unexplainable reasons burned down the original Campus building. Dan then designed the new Kaelber Hall- dining, library and classroom building and the College prospered from that point on. Long story. Toward the end of my work teaching and establishing a program in Environmental Design at College of the Atlantic I was asked to design a new auditorium for them. Sort of a swan song and thank you gift from the College. Harris Hyman and Barbara Sassaman and I did this. There were a number of alternative schemes presented and they settled on the one included here. There is a clever little 1/8th scale model with removable roof that goes along with these drawings. After I left the College, Stuart Brecher became the design teacher and complained to the new president of COA, Judy Swazey, that he should be the one to do the project. Judy took me to lunch and, while picking up the check, said she had decided to have neither of us do the project but put us on a committee to hire a third architect. Our committee hired Dan Sculley, an old friend, to do the new auditorium. Within the year Paul Dubois, a disgruntled COA teacher set the original Kaelber Hall on fire and it was totally destroyed. Sculley then did an excellent job designing a new Library/student center and Dining Hall in its place. By the time of its completion I was working in Philadelphia for the firm Venturi, Rauch, Scott-Brown and the college of the Atlantic decided to hire Turner Brooks (another friend and Yale classmate) to do a new Auditorium/Classroom building. When we returned to MDI in 1990 I was finally asked to do a project for COA, the reason we moved to MDI in the first place. The building we eventually completed was the Blair/ Tyson Dormitory. Sculley, Brooks and I sat within 2o feet of each other in graduate school and have been friend ever since. We went on to each do projects for Marlboro College in Vermont. The "three amigos" of New England architecture:)
Roc Caivano, Harris Hyman
1981-1982
Eden Street
48 sheets
19 mylars, 6 diazo, 9 tracing papers, 14 paper vellum
19 mylars, 6 diazo, 9 tracing papers, 14 paper vellum
Condition:
good
Description: These are drawings of an Auditorium for College of the Atlantic. They are a good example of the extent of the COA campus and future plans in the early 80's. Stewart Brecher was hired to replace me as the teacher in Environmental design. He went to Judy Swazey, the president who had just replaced Ed Kaelber, and complained that I was still involved in the College. Judy decided to use nether of us for the design and hired Dan Sculley as their new architect for the project. There was a faculty member, Paul Dubois, who was an arsonist and Paul for unexplainable reasons burned down the original Campus building. Dan then designed the new Kaelber Hall- dining, library and classroom building and the College prospered from that point on. Long story. Toward the end of my work teaching and establishing a program in Environmental Design at College of the Atlantic I was asked to design a new auditorium for them. Sort of a swan song and thank you gift from the College. Harris Hyman and Barbara Sassaman and I did this. There were a number of alternative schemes presented and they settled on the one included here. There is a clever little 1/8th scale model with removable roof that goes along with these drawings. After I left the College, Stuart Brecher became the design teacher and complained to the new president of COA, Judy Swazey, that he should be the one to do the project. Judy took me to lunch and, while picking up the check, said she had decided to have neither of us do the project but put us on a committee to hire a third architect. Our committee hired Dan Sculley, an old friend, to do the new auditorium. Within the year Paul Dubois, a disgruntled COA teacher set the original Kaelber Hall on fire and it was totally destroyed. Sculley then did an excellent job designing a new Library/student center and Dining Hall in its place. By the time of its completion I was working in Philadelphia for the firm Venturi, Rauch, Scott-Brown and the college of the Atlantic decided to hire Turner Brooks (another friend and Yale classmate) to do a new Auditorium/Classroom building. When we returned to MDI in 1990 I was finally asked to do a project for COA, the reason we moved to MDI in the first place. The building we eventually completed was the Blair/ Tyson Dormitory. Sculley, Brooks and I sat within 2o feet of each other in graduate school and have been friend ever since. We went on to each do projects for Marlboro College in Vermont. The "three amigos" of New England architecture:) [show more]
Blueprints donated by Constance (Tanny) Clark regarding her old family house called "Brackenfell". Included are 2 letters, 1 legal agreement pertaining to the property.
Description: Blueprints donated by Constance (Tanny) Clark regarding her old family house called "Brackenfell". Included are 2 letters, 1 legal agreement pertaining to the property.
Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war.
Description: Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war.
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Description: Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Ten men: Atherton, Smith, Parker, Wasgatt, Richardson, Smith, Fogg, Mason, Rodrick, and Savage are called to duty by Rupell Shepard, mustering officer.
Description: Ten men: Atherton, Smith, Parker, Wasgatt, Richardson, Smith, Fogg, Mason, Rodrick, and Savage are called to duty by Rupell Shepard, mustering officer.
Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
Description: Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
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.
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.
Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868.
Description: Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868.