Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-05
BLUEHiLL BAY.
Delightful Nook ON the Maine
Coast.
Bangor Commercial. /

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abounds with picturesque scenery, ane
has so many attractive hooks, makes II
impossible to select one fragmentary por.
4 ton and say Of it, "this is the best yeti
but, at least, 1t can be recorded that along
the Shores of Biuehill bay are found views
which delight the eye, hreezes which in.
vigorate the system, rest and quiet for tbs
cationists. and associations which arr
charming in their relationships.
| The chain Of the Mount Desert hills lies
to the east some fifteen miles away. Be-
tweeniare Long island, Bartlett's island
and Newbury Neck whose changing
shades of color give variety to the scene
| At the north the one mountain which
gave name to the town, rises gradually to
the height Of q thousand feet, and guards,
as sentinel, the little village by the sea
| Parker Point, about one and a hall
| miles down the western shore OF the bay,
derived its name from the family OF Park
| ers who settled along that shore, soma
time about 1765. They came from An
dover, Mass. The property descended
from Isaac Parker to his son Addison who
| soon after sold the entire point to Fl. s.
Sweet, of Salem, Mass, in 1882 or 1883.
About 1885 a Mr.. Rogers came to town
to visit some friends, and was so much
pleased with the beauties OF the place he
purchased lot OF Mr.. Sweet and built a
small cottage. The following year Mrs.
Newhall, of Boston, did the same. The
next to build was Junius w. Hill, profess
sor Of music at Wellesley college, who oc-
cupied his cottage seventeen consecutive
summers, and until the ill-heaith of the
daughter caused the family to remove to
California. The growth of Blnehill as
summer resort has been gradual, but
steady, until now over fifty fine cot
tages are located around the bay far down
both the eastern and western shores.
For many years Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet
occupied the ancestral home OF Mr..
Parker. adding to II from time to time,
until they accommodated about sixty
summer boarders, at what was called THE
Homestead. A few years ago the
Tesgles, OF Cleveland, o., bought that
place, and all the buildings have been re-
moved.
There are many fine places with hand
some cottages and well-kept grounds.
Among the residences built within year
or two is that of J. N. Davidson, OF Pitts
burg, Pa. The lower story and chimneys,
including fireplaces, are OF field stone; the
rest of the building is of wood. II is q
roomy cottage, fitted up with all modern
improvements and commands a fine view
OF the outer harbor. Z. Z. Cutler was
architect and Mayo & Townsend the
builders.
The same season on Parker's Point, F..
L. Mason, superintendent the erection of a
large cottage for F. B. Richards, OF Cleye-
land. This is a wooden structure, located
near the former summer residence Of the
late George III. Slower, OF New York. The
property passed through the hands of r !.
r. Ever, of Bangor, and OF Marcellus
ago the Peters homestead of which the
Richards place was originally part.
The largest and most expensive cottage
thus far constructed is that OF Coburn
Haskell, of Cleveland, on the place which
he purchased of Prof. j. w. Hill at Parker
Point. The lower story of this also is of
field stone. The second story is OF wood.
There are thirty rooms with seven bath
rooms. The living-room fireplace is OF
field stone, that in the library Of fine cut
granite, and several in the chambers are
of brick. The windows are OF plate glass.
The material used throughout the cottage
is OF first quality and the different parts
OF the work are all so aptly in keeping
that the result is harmonious whole
Curtis Walton, of Cleveland, was archi-
tect; Mayo & Townsend had charge OF the
carpenter work; Gough & Miiliken, stone
work; i. E. Stanley, plumbing and heat
ing, and T. /. Hinckley, painting. The
cost Of the cottage is about 81, 900.
The town is especially fortunate in hav-
ing SO fine a class OF summer residents,
who are interested not only in their own
places and enioyments, but who are pub
lie spirited in the interests of the town,
encouraging the development OF its re-
sources, helping substantially in the good
roads, movement, giving aid in church,
work and contributing literature to the
Ladies' Social library. Especial mention
should be made Of E. J. Brooks, OF Orange,
N. j., through whose generosity and per-
sonal efforts in securing funds, a good fire
department has been organized aud we'll
equipped for service.
Among the summer residents are many
persons OF note in their respective calIings
and professions. There is not space in
| this article to mention all OF these; but
the musical colony include Horatio
Parker, professor of music at Yale and a
composer of high repute; Franz Kneisel,
the celebrated violinist and leader OF the
famous quartet which bears his name /;
| Thomas Taper, editor Of The Musician
and writer of many musical works, and
his wife, Mrs. Bertha Mas Taper, a
noted pianist; II. E. Krehbiel, musical
critic of the New York Tribune and an
authority on music.