The Portland daily press., 1886-05-11
WHAT DAVIS WAS NOT AND WAS.
Manchester Mirror
BAR hARBoR BOOM.
Description OF some Of the New Sum-
n1er Residences
industrial journal. !


DeGrasse Fox of Philadelphia, gentleman
who has probably done more than any other
individual to bring Bar Harbor into prom-
nence and favor with the Weather class of
summer cottagers and tourists, is building
three fine cottages, besides having just COM
pleted the entire remodeling of the Nickerson
cottage, near the Malvern. Two of these are
ON Kebo street, in close proximity to the NAL
vern, and are owned and to be occupied by
Morris K. Jesup, the New York banker, and
Johnston Livingstone Of Tiyoli, Duchess
county, N. Y The other is being erected on
the Eagle Lake road, and will be occupied
by Mrs. Fox and family. The first of these
contains 1900 square feet Of floor room, the
second about 5000, and the latter 1850. Each
is of handsome design, unique in itself, yet
of the general style of architecture charac-
teristic of all Mr.. Fox's cottages, of which he
is his own architect The new houses are all
finished in pine throughout, With the excep-
ton of the Jesup cottage, the parlor and hall
of which are finished in hardwoods.
On and in the vicinity of the main road
leading to Eden and Ellsworth, now known
as Eden street, no less than seven cottages
are in process of erection, the largest and
most costly being that of W. P. Valley of
Boston. The location is near the shore, just
north Of the elegant Gurnee cottage, and
both in exterior appearance and interior ar
rangements and finish it Is a model of con-
venience, elegance and good taste. The ar
chitect is w. r. Emerson, designer of the
Howard and Gurnee cottages, two OF the
finest summer residences on Mount Desert
island.
Near the shore in this vicinity cottage de-
signed by Rotch & Tilden, the Boston archi-
tects, is being erected for Burton N. Harri-
son, a New York lawyer who was the pri-
yate secretary of Jefferson Davis during the
war The street front of this house is to be
of rough-inish plaster above the first story,
which latter is of stone. The interior finish
is spruce throughout.
steep hillside terminates in a high bluff that
almost overhangs the roadway, Prof. George
Harris of Andoyer, Mass, is having a fine
residence built. The Harris cottage is in
most commanding situation, affording per-
haps the finest outlook of any in Bar Harb0r.
The interior finish of this house is whitewood
in the rough, stained. and the floors are Of
spruce.
On Highbrook road, nearly opposite the
mansion Of w. B. Howard of Chicago, the
finest of Bar Harbor's summer residences,
the cottage of Mr.. Blaine is now well ad
vanced toward completion. The location is
one of the best in the vicinity on high ground
overlooking Frenchman's Bay and the
ing fine view of Green Mountain and other
points of interest from the upper windows
on the west. The cottage, although of some
what modest pretensions, is yet one of the
prettiest and pleasantest on the island. The
plans were drawn byW. w. Camac of Phil
adelphia, a young and rising architect.
The Episcopal church has received large
addition and is being almost entirely remod-
eled. A beautiful memorial window of
stained glass, the gift of DR.. William Tod
Helmut6 of Philadelphia, has been put in
the eastern end, and an altar of elaborate de-
sign and workmanship has been furnished
by John B. Ogden Of New York, in memory
of his father.
be occupied by their owners are all engaged
for the coming season. Many of the summer
residents have already arrived.
The hotels have their rooms largely en-
gagged for the first of July, and are anticipat-
ing the liveliest season they have yet expert
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