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The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store				In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13878 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Description: "The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Store		1970 c.		In Copyright	The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12361 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Publisher: Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont 05254 Date: 1970 c. Description: This photo is indicative of the Cheese House that was located in Trenton, Maine, but is probably not the same building. As of 2019, the building in Trenton is occupied by a Harley Davidson store.

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