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| John Allen Somes House Otto Clyde Nutting House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  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] | ||
| Abel's Lobster Pound Comerest Lobster Pound Henry R. Abel & Co. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  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. | ||
| Somes House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Somes House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library 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 |
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|  Somesville School Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In 2017, the school building was occupied by condos. | ||
| Judge Smith's Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Judge Smith's Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Somesville Library Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Somesville Library Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | ||
| The Mount Desert House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Mount Desert House Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Somes Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Somes Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Fernald's Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Fernald's Store Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Higgins Sawmill Saw Mill on the Mill Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: The sawmill burned on July 4, 1933. | ||
| Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The Village of Somesville i on the Registry of Historic Places as the Somesville Historic District #75000092. | ||
| Man Driving a Buckboard at Head of Somes Sound Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Man Driving a Buckboard at Head of Somes Sound Great Harbor Maritime Museum | ||
| Cottage for Mrs. Hastings Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Cottage for Mrs. Hastings Northeast Harbor Library | ||
| Super Insulated Loft for Dr. and Mrs. Harold Nolf Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Super Insulated Loft for Dr. and Mrs. Harold Nolf Northeast Harbor Library Description: not designed by Roc, but part of his collection as architect showing a great design. J. B. Thomas, Architect, Northeast Harbor, ME | |
| Pierce Residence Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Pierce Residence Northeast Harbor Library Description: site plans, floor plans, foundation plans, sections, details, elevations, architectural details, landscape plans, sketches, project schedule | |
| Pierce Barn Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Pierce Barn Northeast Harbor Library Description: site plan, foundation plan, floor plans, elevations, schedules and details, electrical, mechanical, plumbing | |
| Port in a Storm Bookstore Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Port in a Storm Bookstore Northeast Harbor Library Description: floor plans, elevations, details, sketches, framing plans | |
| McAlpine Greenhouse Northeast Harbor Library |
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| McAlpine Greenhouse Northeast Harbor Library Description: site plan, elevations, foundation plans, engineering plans, sketches Roc's Comments: Peggy Rockefeller asked me to come up and look at the greenhouse that supported the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens at that time. the plants were growing too tall and "leggy" I suggested this was because she had been sold a system that was Kalwall plastic that became more opaque with age. She asked me to prove it and I hired Peter Knuppel a good local lighting designer to test the light. the data was dramatic and Peggy and David Rockefeller asked me to design a replacement greenhouse not only for the AARG but also to add wings for Thuja and the Asticou gardens which they seemed to think would require support in the future. We chose the Rough Brothers, a Cincinnati company that supplied excellent greenhouses for college and public gardens around the country. The project went off without a hitch and the greenhouses have been in constant use ever since. The seedlings are no longer leggy. The McAlpine Farm complex is now the center for the Land And Garden Preserve a non-profit organization responsible for the AARG, Asticou, and Thuja Gardens and 1,000 acres of parkland and trails including Little Long Pond. [show more] | |
| Pulling Residence Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Pulling Residence Northeast Harbor Library Description: floor plans, site plans, elevations, sketches Includes plans for Pulling Garage/Apartment drawn on computer by Joseph Swanson in 2008 | |
| Strauss Greenhouse Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Tracy Residence Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Tracy Residence Northeast Harbor Library | |
| The Somesville Schoolhouse for Mr. Richard Fuerst Northeast Harbor Library |
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| The Somesville Schoolhouse for Mr. Richard Fuerst Northeast Harbor Library Description: floor plans, sections | |
| The Somesville Schoolhouse Condominium Northeast Harbor Library |
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| The Somesville Schoolhouse Condominium Northeast Harbor Library Description: Staircase sections and elevations | |
| Fraley Residence Somesville Maine - Proposed Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Fraley Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Fraley Residence Somesville Maine - Proposed Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Fraley Northeast Harbor Library | |
| Schmelzer/Livingston Residence Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Schmelzer/Livingston Residence Northeast Harbor Library Description: sketches, cost analysis, site plan, floor plan, elevations, drawings |