Description: 2012 exhibit text: Harbor Villa Home for Merritt Ober Northeast Harbor, ME, 1903 Pencil on tracing paper The Gerrish Collection, Northeast Harbor Library Designed for the local butcher and business leader in Northeast Harbor, this house on Harbor Side has changed very little from these early elevation sketches. A substantial residence in Northeast Harbor. This is an example of a local business person commissioning a home by the established local architect. [show more]
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: 2 tracing papers oversized and rolled 1 copy of Specifications for Cottage. 1 Copy of Specifications for Plumbing. 1 letter and some sketches.
Description: Elevations, details of entrance, floor plan, door plan, changes to floor plan, sketch. These plans are reproductions of the originals. The originals are at the Mount Desert Historical Society.