Description: 2012 exhibit text: Skyview Cottage for Lawrence Lewis Northeast Harbor, ME, 1900-02 Pencil on tracing paper The Gerrish Collection, Northeast Harbor Library These studies show an interest by Savage in manipulating the typical Shingle style elements of dormers, turrets, and porches. He merges these forms in this design to develop a simple, pleasing and romantic shingled mass. This detail of Skyview shows Savage's overlay of structural wood framing to describe his concept to a contractor. Most likely he worked out framing detail with the contractor, who no doubt brought his experience to what was a collaborative exchange. [show more]
Description: Parchment drawing of two floors of cottage for Loren Kimball - known as "Glengasnock" or "Glengasrock" or "Sunnyside", on Schoolhouse Ledge. Owned mid-80's by E. Sordyl; 2010 by R. Daly. Too fragile to handle.
Description: Tracing cloth and blueprint, 36x26 1/2, of property of Rev. Cornelius Smith on Somes Sound. Known as "Rosserne", the property in 2000 is owned by Charles Butt.
Description: Blueprint, 19x16", prepared for Avelia Holmes, Annie Lindsey, and Helon Smallidge at request of E. E. Smallidge showing properties of Smallidge, Vaughn, Whitmore & Wolcott at Gilpatrick Cove.