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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
16560Photographs of the Harbor of Gloucester, Mass. in 1892, and the home of J.J. Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Other, Houses
Description:
Published photographs from unknown source showing Gloucester, Mass., harbor in 1892, and the home of J.J. Somes on Washington Street, Gloucester.
3803Items Pertaining to Somes Property in Somesville, ME
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Houses
Description:
Three items: 1) Photocopied history of ownership of Isaac Somes House in Somesville, ME. 2)Photocopy, possibly from "Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, describing homes built by the sons of Abraham Somes. 3)Handwritten records pertaining to deeds on Somes properties.
3756Meeting Notes Regarding Sanderson House Donation
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1968
Description:
Seven handwritten pages of meeting notes pertaining to proposed donation of Virginia Somes Sanderson's historical Somesville house to the MDI Historical Society for use as a museum.
14776Letter from Sanderson to the MDI Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 1967
Description:
Letter and draft from Sanderson offering to donate her Somesville home to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society for use as a museum.
3754Details of Virginia Somes Sanderson's House
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1968
Description:
Notes created by the MDI Historical Society regarding the Virginia Somes Sanderson house, which Sanderson proposed to donate to the Society for use as a museum. Sanderson's own notes are appended to the original.
3753Meeting Notes of the Committee
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society Committee on V. Sanderson Gift
  • 1968
Description:
Typewritten notes of two meetings of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Committee on the V. Sanderson Gift.
3752Committee Report
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society Committee on V. Sanderson Gift
  • 1968
Description:
Typewritten draft and final report of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Committee on the V. Sanderson proposed gift of her home to the Society. Committee proposed acceptance of the gift with modifications to conditions.
3751Board of Director's Meeting Agenda and Notes
  • Document, Agenda
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1968
Description:
Typewritten agenda and handwritten notes of the Board of Directors of the MDI Historical Society meeting. Consideration of refusal of the proposed gift of the Virginia Somes Sanderson house and discussion of the future of the Society.
3750Resolution of the MDI Historical Society Regarding Proposed Donation of Sanderson House
  • Document, Resolution
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Typewritten and handwritten resolution of the MDI Historical Society to decline the proposed donation of the Virginia Somes Sanderson house. Mrs. Sanderson appended her handwritten comments to the resolution at a later date.
3749Notes of Sanderson Pertaining to her Proposed Donation to the MDI Historical Society
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 1976
Description:
Handwritten notes of Virginia Somes Sanderson pertaining to the handling of her proposed donation of the Somes house to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
12948Unknown Cape Style House
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Houses
Description:
Black and white photograph of unknown house with attached garage and with well kept shrubs and lawn. House number 383 is above the front door.
17135Caring for Your Historic House
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Fisher, Charles E. Ed.
  • Harry N. Abrams
  • 1998
17129Caring for Your Old House: a guide for owners & residents.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Kitchen, Judith L.
  • Preservation Press
  • 1991
17128Preservationist’s Progress: Architectural Adventures in Conserving Yesterday’s Houses
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Howard, Hugh
  • Farrar, Straus, Giroux
  • 1991
17126Building an American Identity: pattern book homes and communities 1870-1900
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Smeins, Linda E.
  • AltaMira Press
  • 1999
16424Victorian Exterior Decoration: How To Paint your Nineteenth Century American House Historically
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Painting
  • Moss, Roger W. and Gail Caskey Winkler
  • Henry Holt & Co.
  • 1992
16390A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine Vol. One: Richtown Road to "Upper" Clark's Point Road
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1994c.
Description:
Inscribed by the author to the MDI Historical Society.
12996A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine, Vol. One: Richtown Road to “Upper” Clark’s Point Road
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1994
Description:
A two-volune history of these houses, arranged by location Volume One: Richtown Road to "Upper" Clark's Point Road Volume Two: Andrew Lopaus House (Kelleytown Road) to James Moulden/Bill Robinson House Inscribed by the author to the MDI Historical Society
12995A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine Vol. Two: Andrew Lopaus House (Kelleytown Road) to James Moulden/Bill Robinson House
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1997
Description:
History of these houses, arranged by location.
12877Windows on the Past: Four Centuries of New England Homes
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, New England
  • Nylander, Jane C.
  • Little Brown
6222Street lined with buisnesses and telephone poles
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1920c.
Description:
Copy of photograph. Street lined with businesses and telephones poles. Gold Metal Flour sign on the left. Early car near the sign. Horse and wagon in back of the car.
6220Street lined with buisnesses and cars, horse and buggies
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1920
Description:
Copy of photograph. Street lined with businesses, cars and horse and buggies. Trees to the left.
4224Corner With A Past: Roberts Corner, a program of the MDI Historical Society and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, February 16, 2006
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Northeast Harbor High School
  • 2006
Description:
A viedotape of a program, "Corner with a Past: Roberts Corner" sponsored by the MDI Historical Society and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, February 16, 2006, at the Sound Schoolhouse. Program about the tearing down of a house located at the intersection of Route 198 and Route 3, Asticou, and its history. Video available for viewing either in DVD format of through the multimedia link with this record.
2772Demolition of The Eyrie, Fabled Landmark of the Golden Age, To Be Done By Spring
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Eyrie
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • 01/31/1963
Description:
Partial article (first page only) with photograph pertaining to the razing of The Eyrie, the John D. Rockefeller summer home in Seal Harbor.
2769They Live in Home of Tomorrow Today
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Engineering & construction
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Solar energy
  • Other, Wind power
  • La Rue Spiker writing for Maine Sunday Telegram
  • 05/11/1975
Description:
One page article with photographs describing new"self-contained" house in Bar Harbor. Home of Nora and Richard Davis depended on solar and wind power. House designer was Ernest McMullen. Previously archived as 012.FIC.046.4