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| Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In the 21st Century we may think of ice as something that comes out of the doors of our refrigerator or a nice skating surface in an indoor rink, but, in the 18th and early 19th centuries the ice business produced a very necessary product and employed many people. See: “Ice Harvesting Sampler” DVD, produced by Northeast Historic Film, Black & White, NTSC, 33 minutes - 1994. This “compilation of newsreel and amateur footage of ice harvesting operations in Maine includes ice-house interiors with massive ice blocks being maneuvered at high speed, and horse teams delivering ice to brownstones in Boston.” “America’s Icemen: An Illustrative History of the United States Natural Ice Industry 1665-1925” by Joseph C. Jones Jr., published by Jobeco Books, 1984. “The American Ice Harvests: A Historical Study in Technology, 1800-1918” by Richard O. Cummings, published by the University of Calfornia Press, 1949. [show more] File Attachment: Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond.pdf …near the center of the town on the road to McKinley, but efficient work on the part of the fire Department protected the surrounding property." - The Bar …Harbor; Dep. …Sheriff Lyle Reed of McKinley." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. "C.W. …." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. The town of Southwest Harbor acquired Chris's Pond on March 4, 1957 at the Town Meeting. | ||
| C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: C.E. Clement Boat Builders.pdf …Here and at Northeast Harbor are moored many pleasure craft whose owners reside at Bar Harbor and name that as their home port. A.E. …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Chester Clement wasn t a very good bookkeeper. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. 1927: "C.E. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. "Chester Clement bought the place in [1925,] I think it was. | ||
| George Ripley Fuller House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  George Ripley Fuller House Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: George Ripley Fuller House.pdf …The house, owned by a consortium represented by Bar Harbor resident Roc Caivano, was advertised for sale approximately two months ago to anyone who would …One, Marjorie Fuller of the Sonagee Nursing Home in Bar Harbor, had more than just a passing interest. …The house, owned by a consortium represented by Bar Harbor resident Roc Caivano, was advertised for sale approximately two months ago to anyone who would …One, Marjorie Fuller of the Sonagee Nursing Home in Bar Harbor, had more than just a passing interest. | ||
| Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage McCandlish Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage.pdf …House History Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage Address: 20 Town Wharf Way City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 4 Lot 39 Map: …Hepburn is a member of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, Architects of Boston." - "Bar Harbor Times," October 11, 1945, p. 9. …Bar Harbor Times, November 8, 1945, p. 10. "Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hepburn have arrived to settle the furniture in their new home." …Bar Harbor Times, May 29, 1947, p. 7. Owner Chain: Land at 20 Town Wharf Way acquired by Rosamond S. | ||
| Chalet-du-Grand-Pré Frances (Pepper) Scott Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Chalet-du-Grand-Pré.pdf …Bar Harbor Times, June 15, 1927. The Grand PreTea House ran for four years, from the summer of 1927 through the summer of 1930. Eleanor L. …Bar Harbor Times, July 2, 1930. - Eleanor Lucille Clark (1907-1998), daughter of Roderick Pepper Clark and Grace Clark (Carroll) Clark, later Mrs. …Daily Season June 23 to September 6, 1930 Bar Harbor Times, August 27. 1930 "Grand Pre Tea House Will Not Open Again The tea house at Grand Pre …Bar Harbor Times, September 10, 1930. Frances (Pepper) Scott died on May 30, 1942. Lowrie, Sarah Dickson. | ||
| Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937).pdf …Fuller and Alvah Rich joined at Bar Harbor to make the necessary number for the formation of the new lodge." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor …Fuller Dies at Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor, June 28 George R. …Fuller, one of the oldest members of the Hancock county bar, died at his home here this morning in the eightieth year of his age. Mr. …He taught school, read law in the office of Locke & Locke in Portland, and was admitted to the Hancock county bar in 1887. | ||
| Albert Wilson Bee Cottage Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound Barton Haxall Grundy Cottage, "Journey's End" Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Albert Wilson Bee Cottage Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound Barton Haxall Grundy Cottage, "Journey's End" Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Albert Wilson Bee Cottage.pdf …Bee was a newspaper agent in Boston, who established a branch store offering newspapers, stationary, fruit, and confections in Bar Harbor during the summer …The Bar Harbor Record, March 29, 1888. The builder was probably Seth W. …Bee s new summer home at Southwest Harbor. …From the extensive verandas there are charming views of the mountains and ocean, and every boat arriving at Southwest Harbor or Northeast Harbor can be | ||
| Joseph B. Mason House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Joseph B. Mason House Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Joseph B. Mason House.pdf …Mason House Address: 284 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 6 Lot 72 Map: CS 1887 MASON JOSEPH MASON First …Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, October 1, 1881. "Sometimes a shoemaker came to the house and made shoes for all the family. William Lawler and J. B. …Mason had their shoemaking shops in their homes at Southwest Harbor." Thornton, p. 91. "Mr. Joseph B. …Bar Harbor Record, June 16, 1895. Owner Chain: The land at 284 Main Street was sold to Joseph B. | ||
| R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Dr. Lemont’s first Drug Store was on the second floor of the large barn of Deacon Henry Higgins Clark’s original house. The house was by that time the Island House Hotel before it was greatly enlarged in 1885. File Attachment: R.J. Lemont's Drug Store.pdf …Lemont s Drug Store Address: 14 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 3 Lot 98 Map: CS 1887 DR LEMONT Date Founded …The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning in 1884 when Mrs. …Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, April 9. 1886 1887: "Tremont Public Library: Rooms at R.J. Lemont s Drug Store; R.J. Lemont, Librarian. …Notice in the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, January, 7, 1887 Owner Chain: The land at 14 Clark Point Road housed a drugstore and residence built in 1883 | ||
| Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: SW Boat - Manset Marine History.pdf …Vira Jane Robinson was born on October 8, 1867 in Southwest Harbor. Simeon H. "Sim" Mayo died on October 3, 1933 in Southwest Harbor. …Bar Harbor Times, December 2, 1925, p. 2. …The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. …Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor in 1937. | ||
| Odd Fellows Hall Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Odd Fellows Hall Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Odd Fellows Hall.pdf …Organization History Odd Fellows Lodge and Hall Address: 357 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 3 Lot 95 Map: …SAN 1921 ODD FELLOWS Founded: 1895 Build Date: 1897 Destroyed by Fire: 1922 Rebuilt: 1923 "The Odd Fellows lodge was organized in Southwest Harbor …Fuller and Alvah Rich joined at Bar Harbor to make the necessary number for the formation of the new lodge. …It was rebuilt the following year." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. | ||
| Clark - Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Clark - Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Clark – Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896).pdf …Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Father: Nathan Clark II (1780-1848) Mother: Mercy Higgins (1787-1868) Birth Date: 1816 Born at: Tremont, (Southwest Harbor …Clark (1817-1899) Spouse Parents: Benjamin Ward Jr. (1792-1866) and Margaret Dolliver (1798-1879) Wedding Date: January 22, 1839 Wedding Place: Eden (Bar …Harbor), Maine Occupation: 1880 Census - Seth Higgins Clark , 61, a "Boat Agent," lived in Tremont, Maine. …Cemetery: Clark Family Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Maine Vessels: Author: Charlotte R. | ||
| Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Mayo – Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933).pdf …Jacob Schoppy Mayo (1818-1912) Mother Dolliver - Sarah Newman (Dolliver) Mayo (1827-1898) Birth Date July 27, 1867 Born at Tremont (Southwest Harbor …Carroll s Cash Market Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Sim Mayo s Wharf S.H. Mayo Dealer in Motor Boats S.H. …Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Maine Sim Mayo had multiple careers some of them all at once. …Bar Harbor Times, December 2, 1925, p. 2. | ||
| Adoniram Judson Robinson House Chester Warren Stanley House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Adoniram Judson Robinson House - T.pdf …House History Adoniram Judson Robinson House Ralph Judson Robinson House Ralph Warren Stanley - 1st Workshop Address: 376 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor …Bar Harbor Times, March 22, 1922. Robinson - Ralph Judson Robinson (1870-1923) The barn at the Adoniram Judson Robinson House served many purposes. …and, away from his workshop, painted the Freeman Elementary School (later Harbor House.) …Ralph was also a drummer and his workshop offered the Southwest Harbor Band a place to practice. | ||
| E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Lawler purchased the building in 1923. The other half of the building was occupied by the Robinson Brother's Automobile Accessories salesroom File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop.pdf …Address 168 Clark Point Road City Southwest Harbor State Maine Map and Lot: Map 4 Lot 29 Map - ROB 1951 SW BOAT CORP Original Owner …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Southwest Harbor A.E. | ||
| Beal's Fish Wharf Fred Fernald Lobster Business B.R. Simmons Lobster Business H.R. Beal & Sons Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Beal's Fish Wharf Fred Fernald Lobster Business B.R. Simmons Lobster Business H.R. Beal & Sons Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Fred Fernald Lobster Business.pdf …Beal & Sons Address: 182 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 4: Lot 35 Map: ROB 1951 BEALS FISH WHARF Duration: At …Bowling Alley ME: SWH Clark Point Road Beal s Bowling 1922: "Islesford Waterfront News Two lobster smacks, Speedwell and Onaway, were in the harbor …The Bar Harbor Times, November 29, 1922. …Simmons who sold to Harvard Beal in 1937." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. | ||
| William E. Murphy's Livery Stable Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William E. Murphy's Livery Stable Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: William E. Murphy's Livery Stable.pdf …Post Office Southwest Harbor Parking Lot Address - 7-19 Clark Point Road City Southwest Harbor State - Maine Map and Lot: Map 6 Lot 99 …Crane House ME - SWH Main Street - 345 The livery stable that stood near the north corner on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, just down from Main …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …Sargent is making changes to his stable and garage so as to accommodate more cars." - The Bar Harbor Times, December 20, 1922, Southwest Harbor page. | ||
| R.M. Norwood Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  R.M. Norwood Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The R.M. Norwood Company did the original construction of the Wendell Gilley Museum. File Attachment: R.M. Norwood Company.pdf …Norwood Company Address: 19 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 6 - Lot 99 Map: San 1921 Norwood Carpenter …Nell Thornton ( Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …": The Bar Harbor Times, February 17, 1917. 1932: "Robie M. | ||
| Andy's Little Store Andy's Restaurant Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Andy’s Little Store and Restaurant.pdf …Business History Andy s Little Store Andy s Restaurant MDI, Southwest Harbor, Main Street, 432 Convenience store. lunch room and restaurant. …Address: 432 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 3 Lot 50 Map: Rob 1951 - Andy's Little Store Date Founded: 1946 Duration …Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), 176. …Robbins mortgages [1127-270 and 1159-18] foreclosed by Bar Harbor Banking and Trust 1/15/1974 [1184-78]; Sold to Robert J. and Annette B. | ||
| Chester Eben Clement House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Chester Eben Clement House Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Chester Eben Clement House.pdf …House History Chester Eben Clement House ME - SWH Forest Avenue - 017 Address: 17 Forest Avenue City: Southwest Harbor State - Maine Map and Lot Number …Bar Harbor Times, July 11, 1923. Owner Chain: The land at 15 Forest Avenue was sold by John H. | ||
| William Lawrence Underwood Cottage - Squirrelhurst The Misses Underwood Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William Lawrence Underwood Cottage - Squirrelhurst The Misses Underwood Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Squirrelhurst - Cottage.pdf …Underwood Cottage ME SWH Norwood Road - 038 See also: Squirrelhurst - Stable Address 38 Norwood Avenue (now Garfield Avenue) City Southwest Harbor …- William Lawrence Underwood (1856-1919) with his sisters Architect: Howe - Lois Lilley Howe (1864-1911) Builder: Clark & Manchester of Northeast Harbor …Growth The Underwoods of Boston Putting Up a $10,000 Cottage Bangor, Me., March 29 Building operations at the Summer resort of Southwest Harbor …- The Bar Harbor Times, November 8, 1922. The Underwood Family at Squirrelhurst and The Rands at Fox Dens were good friends. | ||
| TopGallant Anne Brimley Gould Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Anne_Brimley_Gould_Cottage.1.pdf …House History Anne Brimley Gould Cottage TopGallant ME SWH Waterview Lane 011 - 12688 Address: 11 Waterview Lane City: Southwest Harbor State …Gould, self-published, Melbourne, Florida, 236 pages - in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library LC 728 Gould According to Anne, many …A friend from The Jackson Laboratory days, William West, built the bar and rough work for bookcases upstairs. Sue Goodman papered the bathroom. |