Sepia-toned photograph of a house, said to be that of Benjamin Leland (b. 1828, d. 1904), on a small hill in Somesville. One and one-half story cape with white clapboard siding, dark shutters and trim. Covered porch on front of house. Extension on back connects to barn and shed. Tree, bare of leaves, near house. Other buildings beyond house. Later, this house may have belonged to Julia Smith (b. 1913, d. 2000). It is located on Main Street, Somesville, next to Don Smith’s house and across from the Somesville School (Condominiums).
“Benjamin Leland House, Somesville,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 29, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/11975.Item 12341
