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Brown Mountain Gate Lodge Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Brown Mountain Gate Lodge Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3613 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Lodge Place: Acadia National Park Description: One of two gate lodges (the other being the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge) built for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to serve as entry points to his system of carriage roads and to guard against the entry of automobiles. The Brown Mountain Gate Lodge is the larger of the two, with a small complex consisting of a gate house, carriage house, and a care taker's house. The carriage road no longer passes through the grand gate. The two lodges were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury, a New York architect who had previously designed the Congregational Church in Seal Harbor. Atterbury shared Rockefeller's dedication to philanthropy and was one of the few architects to study and use light and ventilation in tenement buildings. These lodges allowed Atterbury to design for the aesthetics of a grand estate and the purpose of housing the working class families that cared for the carriage roads. The gate lodges were subsequently given to Acadia National Park along with the system of carriage roads. In the years since, they have served as housing for park employees. While they are no longer necessary to guard against the entry of automobiles, they serve as a reminder of this long tradition and as architectural gems within the Park. [show more]
Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Duck Brook Carriage Road Bridge Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14234 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Transportation, Bridge Place: Acadia National Park
Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Dwellings	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Gladys Ella Whitmore's Cabin at Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15366 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings Place: Acadia National Park
US Naval Radio Station at Seawall Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places Structures, Other Structures	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	US Naval Radio Station at Seawall Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12974 Type: Reference Subject: Places Structures, Other Structures Place: Acadia National Park Description: The station was located on what later became the Seawall Camp Ground. "John Dolliver had a house farther to the west [from Enoch Newman’s place at Seawall] which he sold to United States Government and it was burned a few years ago. The radio station and house were built during the World War and the station was dismantled some years after the war was over. The radio house as it is still called, is owned by United States and in the care of Park authorities." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 205. [show more]
Otter Cliff Radio Station Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places Structures, Other Structures	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Otter Cliff Radio Station Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12905 Type: Reference Subject: Places Structures, Other Structures Place: Acadia National Park
Jordan Pond House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant	Acadia National Park	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Jordan Pond House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3500 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Restaurant Place: Acadia National Park

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