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.
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.
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "I am not sure whether this is what is now called Little Harbor Brook on Peabody Drive, or what is called Asticou Stream, which feeds through what is now the Azalea Garden." Tom Eliot
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "I am not sure whether this is what is now called Little Harbor Brook on Peabody Drive, or what is called Asticou Stream, which feeds through what is now the Azalea Garden." Tom Eliot
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "As far as I am able to tell by carrying the picture to the site, a combination of reforestation and the cutting down of a hill to make the intersection of routes 3 and 233, this photo is not quite possible to replicate. The poles carried telegraph wires." Tom Eliot
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "As far as I am able to tell by carrying the picture to the site, a combination of reforestation and the cutting down of a hill to make the intersection of routes 3 and 233, this photo is not quite possible to replicate. The poles carried telegraph wires." Tom Eliot
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "Today called Sound Drive, route 3/198. This view is no longer possible because of reforestation." Tom Eliot Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "Today called Sound Drive, route 3/198. This view is no longer possible because of reforestation." Tom Eliot Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
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
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]
Seventeen (a-q) 4"x 6' photographs of Northeast Harbor and Somes Sound during the heavy snow and ice of winter 1923. Some snow and ice of winter 1923. Scenes include snow piles on Main St. in front of businesses, damaged docks on Somes Sound, Fraser Peckham on ice ridge, Herrick's stable, etc. Photo 1596 a: Manchester dock on Somes Sound, destroyed by ice in 1923 Photo 1596 b: Sargeant Drive from the Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 c: pony-drawn sled on Somes Sound, Sargeant Drive Photo 1596 d: wreckage of Murray's Dock on Somes Sound, 1923. Photo 1596 e: Main Street, 1923. Note that Fire House not yet enlarged Photo 1596 f: Northeast Harbor Swimming Club, 1923 Photo 1596 g: Murray's Dock destroyed by ice Photo 1596 h: Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 i: ice on Sound. Somes ridges were 10' high Photo 1596 j: Photo 1596 k: ice ridge on Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 l: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge on Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 m: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge at Sargeant Drive, 1923 Photo 1596 n: Matthew Mellon's house on Smallidge Point..... Photo 1596 o: looking up Summit Road from Manchester towards the village. Spire just right of center is the Union Church Photo 1596 p: Herrick's Stable on Main Street, 1923. Photo 1596 q: snow bank in front of Manchester Brothers garage, 1923 Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: Seventeen (a-q) 4"x 6' photographs of Northeast Harbor and Somes Sound during the heavy snow and ice of winter 1923. Some snow and ice of winter 1923. Scenes include snow piles on Main St. in front of businesses, damaged docks on Somes Sound, Fraser Peckham on ice ridge, Herrick's stable, etc. Photo 1596 a: Manchester dock on Somes Sound, destroyed by ice in 1923 Photo 1596 b: Sargeant Drive from the Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 c: pony-drawn sled on Somes Sound, Sargeant Drive Photo 1596 d: wreckage of Murray's Dock on Somes Sound, 1923. Photo 1596 e: Main Street, 1923. Note that Fire House not yet enlarged Photo 1596 f: Northeast Harbor Swimming Club, 1923 Photo 1596 g: Murray's Dock destroyed by ice Photo 1596 h: Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 i: ice on Sound. Somes ridges were 10' high Photo 1596 j: Photo 1596 k: ice ridge on Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 l: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge on Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 m: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge at Sargeant Drive, 1923 Photo 1596 n: Matthew Mellon's house on Smallidge Point..... Photo 1596 o: looking up Summit Road from Manchester towards the village. Spire just right of center is the Union Church Photo 1596 p: Herrick's Stable on Main Street, 1923. Photo 1596 q: snow bank in front of Manchester Brothers garage, 1923 Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. [show more]