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Higgins Sawmill Saw Mill on the Mill Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Factory, Sawmill Building	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Higgins Sawmill Saw Mill on the Mill Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13299 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Factory, Sawmill Building Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: The sawmill burned on July 4, 1933.
Somes House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Somes House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3594 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: "Later [Abraham Somes] built a substantial frame house on the site of the Somes House and a part of that house is embodied in the present hotel. Some of the rooms at the back remain almost as they were at first. The house was built as a one-story building and later the walls were raised. Since then there have been many alterations and additions. George A. Somes finally inherited the property, developed the hotel business and built the two cottages toward the shore. His widow now owns it and conducts the hotel." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 270-271. “When George A. Somes inherited the [Somes House], he expanded the family inn by constructing two large additions, one attached at the left and the other freestanding to the right, giving the hotel a capacity of 150 guests. Noted visitors included Louis Comfort Tiffany, Alfred Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Pres. William Howard Taft, and Mary Cassatt. Known for its chicken and lobster dinners, the Somes House operated into the 1950s with rates of $5 to $10 a day." - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 27. [show more]
Somesville School Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations, School Institution	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Somesville School Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14628 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, School Institution Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: In 2017, the school building was occupied by condos.
Judge Smith's Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Judge Smith's Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14629 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Place: Mount Desert, Somesville
Somesville Library Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations, Civic, Public Library	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Somesville Library Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14630 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: "The public library stands on the site where a building owned by A. C Fernald and used as an undertaker's shop and for the post-office was burned by lightning in 1891 with considerable loss in money as well as property. The land is owned by Mrs. George A. Somes and is leased to the library association, who built the present library in 1895-6." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 265. [show more]
Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14271 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: The Village of Somesville i on the Registry of Historic Places as the Somesville Historic District #75000092.
The Mount Desert House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Mount Desert House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13055 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Somesville
Somes Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Harbor	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Somes Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13056 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Harbor Place: Mount Desert, Somesville
Fernald's Store Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Fernald's Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13060 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Place: Mount Desert, Somesville
Abel's Lobster Pound Comerest Lobster Pound Henry R. Abel & Co. Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Restaurant Business	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Abel's Lobster Pound Comerest Lobster Pound Henry R. Abel & Co. Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3533 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: Henry R. Abel moved his lobster pound from Tremont to Mt. Desert in 1938. Abel’s Lobster Pound still exists in 2017 where Henry built it in 1938 at the edge of Somes Sound on Route 198.
John Allen Somes House Otto Clyde Nutting House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Dwellings, House	Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	John Allen Somes House Otto Clyde Nutting House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3521 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: "The house on the shore of the Sound, now [1938] occupied by Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Nutting as a summer home was built in 1929 by J. A. Somes whose heirs now own it. This house is on the site of the Somes shipyard." – “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 264. John Allen Somes (1872-1930) was the great-great grandson of Abraham Somes II (1732-1819). [show more]

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