Description: 2012 exhibit text: Camp for Edwin Corning Northeast Harbor, ME, 1901 Ink on linen The Great Harbor Collection, Northeast Harbor Library This composition shows the plans and principal elevations for a compound for Mr. Corning containing a main house and a series of sleeping pavilions. This project was designed as a "camp" and was uncharacteristic of Savage's cottage designs in Northeast Harbor.
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: Handwritten copies of the records of the town of Eden including, active incorporation of The town (1796), notices of town meetings, minutes of town meetings, 1796 real estate and personal property holdings of the inhabitants of Eden. Histories of the families with descriptions of marriage, children, birth and death dates. Personal descriptions of the men of the families. Families included, Blunt.Campbell, Cousins,Chippa, DeGregiore, Doane, HIggins, Hamor, Hopkins,Hadley, Hull, Knowles, Leland, Lynam, Marcyes, Mayo, Mason, Monarch,Newmarch, Peach,Rodick, Richardson,Remick, Stanwood, Salsbury, Smalledge. Thompson, Thomas, Wasgatt, Young. Describes activities during Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Describes conflict of the controversy of Maine and New Brunswick in 1939 LIst of names credited to the "rebellion of 1861-1865", list of those who were drafted and furnished substitutes and for whom the town paid commutation A brief history of ministers and churches Description of school districts and schools Occupations lists of the vessels index of names in the back of book Book is pre numbered and starts at page 84 Note at beginning from Virginia Somes Sanderson, states that she found the book in Town offfice of Northeast Harbor [show more]
Description: Specifications for Trevor house, including electric work and lighting, plumbing, heating. Owned by George Vanderbilt, built for Mrs. Trevor, Designed by A.W. Longfellow Savage was on site architect
Description: Specifications for Trevor Stable Electric, and Plumbing. Plumbing Specs for Schiefflin Stable Architect A.W Longfellow designed for Mrs. J.B, Trevor and at the request of George Washington Vanderbelt, called "Whileaway" Also, the Schiefflin Stable was built for Mrs. W.J. Schiefflin the niece of Vanderbilt. The estate was called Islescoat Savage was the on site architect
Description: Plumbing, masonry, carpentry and painting specs for Robbins home. There are three separate documents. The document for plumbing has the Robbins name crossed out and Dr. A.W. Biddle was written in.
Description: leather photo album, holding approximately 50 photos. Leather cover, back and spine. Diamond-shape embossed onto front and back, also decorated with gold leaf in vine pattern, as well as embossed zig-zag design. Four white studs protrude from four corners of album on both front and back. Two metal clasps on right hand side, ivy leaf and vine design. Word “Photographs” embossed on spine of album.
Description: “Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture: Stock Raising.” September, 1902. Vol. 1, No. 3. Quarterly bulletin issued from the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta, ME. Press of the Kennebec Journal, Augusta. Marked “William Kittredge.”