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Mellon Tower Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Mellon Tower Northeast Harbor Library Description: Foundation plans, floor plans, elevations, notes, sketches Roc's comments: | |
Satterlee Tea House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Satterlee Tea House Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: According to an article entitled "The Stone Tower on Great Head" by Gladys O'Neil in the Journal of Friends of Acadia and reprinted in "The Rusticator's Journal" (1993, Friends of Acadia), the observatory was actually a stone tea house tower built in 1915. The land (Great Head and Sand Beach) was bought by J.P. Morgan in 1910 as a gift for his daughter, Louisa Satterlee. The great fire of 1947 damaged the tower and destroyed the three nearby bungalows. Louisa Satterlee's daughter, Eleanor, donated the land two years after the fire to Acadia National Park. For safety reasons, what was left of the tower after the fire was torn down so that only the foundation remains. [show more] | ||
Satterlee Tea House Martello Tower on Great Head Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Description: Postcard Date: Circa 1920 Size: 5.4375” x 3.5” Media: Collotype (probably) Title: Martello Tower on Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine Subject: Satterlee Tea House Photographer: Unknown Publisher: The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Original Printer: The Albertype Co. Divided Back: Y Bordered: N Mailed: N Postage: Unstated Number: Unnumbered Postmarked: N | |
The Fire Lookouts of Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| The Fire Lookouts of Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
Musgrave Tea Tower Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Musgrave Tea Tower Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: A landmark along the Shore Path was the Musgrave Tea Tower. In 1881, New York banker Thomas Musgrave built Edgemere, a Shingle-style cottage designed by William R. Emerson. Five years later he added a second cottage, Mare Vista, to his property. Musgrave's tower contained a second-floor tearoom and an attached bowling alley and dance hall." - "Bar Harbor" by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Postcard Series, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, p. 50. The Musgrave Tea Tower was built by Thomas Bateson Musgrave (1831-1903) and his wife, Frances 'Fannie' Eleanor (Jones) Musgrave. Archivists researching the life of the Musgraves embark upon a sea of stories combining opulence, litigation and controversy. [show more] | ||
The Musgrave Tea Tower on the Bar Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| The Musgrave Tea Tower on the Bar Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill Southwest Harbor Public Library |
The Musgrave Tea Tower on the Bar Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| The Musgrave Tea Tower on the Bar Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Postcard published by A.H. Bee, Bar Harbor | |
Water Tower and Camp at Great Pond CCC Camp Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Water Tower and Camp at Great Pond CCC Camp Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The automobile on the left is a 1929 Ford Model A. The one on the right is probably a 1928 or 1929 Chevrolet. | |
Amsterdam Montalbaans Tower - Photo 67 Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Amsterdam Montalbaans Tower - Photo 67 Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
Amsterdam Montalbaans Tower - Photo 68 Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Amsterdam Montalbaans Tower - Photo 68 Southwest Harbor Public Library |