to 4/26/08 chine file what verseis here is deplication and Old PRESIDENT COOLIDGE CONSIDERING rt and Bar 4/11/28 BAR HARBOR AS A SUMMER HOME octery to lfog of Oldfarm, Estate of George B. Dorr, May be Summer White House--- Desert in Governor Brewster Calls on Chief Executive and Extends Invita- is Harbor d a Flower tion--- President Expresses a Lively Interest in Coming to on August Bar Harbor for Summer Vacation This Year ) show there g and de- Island and Oldfarm, George B. Dorr's Bar Harbor estate, has been offered to President Coolidge as a summer White House. The ing of these invitation to Maine and Bar Harbor was extended by Governor Brewster who was a caller at the White House Tuesday ittee hopes President Coolidge is seriously considering coming to Bar Harbor and has expressed a desire to see photographs and a detailed ition open description of the estate offered him by Mr. Dorr. all inter- repared by published ORKING nce For ason 1 has his ek. The arter and D be filled r will be position. of pitch- I fill the 1 either : of two wo posi- the out- ates. S several Bangor, Normal e season 16. The Harbor, Oldfarm Manor, Facing the Shore School, May 12, The first news of the invitation ex- Governor Brewster said, and asked many r, here; flower, at his disposal all summer Mr tended by Governor Brewster was re- questions about facilities at Old Farm, ortheast Coolidge is very fond of yachting and ceived here over the radio at four o'clock rail and water communications and re- [achias; missed the trips last summer when he Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dorr was at creation provisions. Governor Brewster June 6, went to the Black Hills of South Nakota Oldfarm when interviewed and told The promised that these details would be for The Maine Congressional delegation TIMES that he had discussed the matter warded to the White House immediately called on Mr. Coolidge today and further with Governor Brewster and had told the < Coun- Mr. Coolidge questioned Gov. Brews- Governor that he would be highly urged him to spend his vacation in Maine eir full ter about the fishing in Maine. Mr. honored to have the President make use Cyrus K. Curti who has a summer Coolidge also was pleased that a summer ublicity of Oldfarm as a summer White House. place at Camden, will lunch with the home at Bar Harbor would enable him President today and put in a good word Mr. Coolidge was much interested, so have the Presidential vacht, the May- Continued on page CALL 777 D QLDFARM MAY BE Complete simplicity, the supreme at- WILL GIVE PART SUMMER WHITE HOUSE traction of fine lighting, and the some- CROS (Continued from page 1) thing of the house's atmosphere which for Bar Harbor. speaks the dignity and hospitality of the The Bar Harbor Oldfarm, one of the Island's most beau- finest type of old New England manor Club is planning a ca; tiful summer residences, is located about house, is predominant. The special at the Masonic banq a mile from the village of Bar Harbor, charm must naturally be felt by this or evening, April 17. its broad avenue leading off lower Main that individual as reaching the greatest party will be given street a short distance from where the height in this or that room. A host of ing of a dental fund road forks, to the right going toward people have loved and admired the big Red Cross. Membe Seal Harbor and to the left leading out dining room where, for many, the glori- selling tables. It is to the Ocean Drive. ous sweep of sky and sea, spreading in that $100 may be ear The house sets far in from the Main surpassing beauty from the leaded glass dental fund. Contr street, reached by a tree-lined avenue of door which lights the room and gives from those who do n. unique beauty, which sweeps up to upon a big brick and granite porch, un- card party will be broaden and curve before the front porch roofed, is the finest view from the lower man's Study Club flanked by handsome lawns and beauti- floor. substantial amount. ful shrubs. In the corner opposite the parlor is the At the opposite side of the house from library, a room giving upon drive and NEW Y.M.C.A. R where the entrance drive reaches it, the woods with a glimpse of Champlain NEARD land slopes away in a terraced declivity, Mountain, rising, through the trees, granite stepped, reaching down at last against the sky. And to this room one The new rifle rang to a broad grass land extending straight might say the great lilacs outside belong. nearly completed. over and down to the point which, needle Purple lilacs and white, the rose glory of been built by E. like, extends into the sea. It is this the rhododenrons, the roses, and many Jesse B. Lewis, ass somewhat curious formation of rocky other delightful old time flowers can be ested men. The o shore, like a compass needle, which, it is found in the Oldfarm estate, from the gallery of the gymn said, gave the harbor its name, Compass time the daffodils poke golden heads moved, the floor rela Harbor, and the cottage also, which was through the pine needle carpets beneath sheathed up. An the original farmhouse on the estate the trees of the garden paths to the very backed with steel. when the Conners farm as it then was last golden gleam of marigolds, frost de- the range will be known, was purchased by the late Charles fying. A rifle club will Hazen Dorr of Boston, father of Supt. One would find it difficult to choose members of the Y Dorr, and one of the earliest of Bar Har- one's quarters in the big house above- club will have con bor's summer residents. stairs, for both the second and third will see that only t Oldfarm's great attractions may be floors are equally attractive. On the shoot, and also that said to culminate in a sort of beautiful third floor is a bookcase-lined room known are carried out. isolation, for the great extent of the as the sea room, with its great fire- believes that the ind Lands about it, its beautiful old flower place, huge, window seat and charming an added feature W garden and the final merging of the home- expanse of small paned, swinging doored tion to many of the stead lands into the surpassing beauty of windows, looking out over landscape and the great growing gardens of the Mount seascape incomparable in loveliness with The Emery Dist Desert Nurseries flowers, plants and anything else about the house. From the hold a social and trees that give the estate charm that is great side porch, the top or third story, neighborhood hall peculiar to its location, unparalleled one may stand facing the woods with the Wednesday, April upon the Island. sea at the left and Champlain Mountain, cards will be a par The house itself, built something like a in Lafayette National Park, at the right. gram. half century ago, by the late Charles H. Two large and attractive bedrooms Dorr of Boston, is one of the oldest on back of the sea room face the mountains And the Island and one of the first to be also Steps ascending just above the There built for practical winter as well as sum- is no winding staircase to the sea room give husbands mer residence/here upon the roof of the rear portion of the Journal The house is built with an eye to house and form a beautiful vantage spaciousness and comfort. There is the point for looking off in the town's direc Tracious charm of old New England in tion, over sea and land The practicallit simple the On the second floor. the rooms have too, by its with its staircase having the same charm spaciousness and sim- the furnaces and him rooms of the first Loor Dificity The great front chamber with which the rock to the Ocean Drive our AWAY The house 4.14 far in from the Main surpassing beauty from the lended glurr dental fund. Contributions t adrent reached by H tree-lined avenue of door which lights the room and gives from thom who do not care to unique beauty, which sweeps up to upon a big brick and granite porch, un- card party will be welcomed broaden and curve before the front porch roofed, is the finest view from the lower man's Study Club has alread flunked by handsome lawns and beauti- floor substantial amount. ful shriph In the corner opposite the parlor is the At the opposite side of the house from library, a room giving upon drive and NEW Y.M.C.A. RIFLE R. where the entrance drive reaches it, the woods with is glimpse of Champlain NEARING COM land slopes away in H terraced declivity, Mountain, rising, through the trees, granite stepped, reaching down at last against the sky. And to this room one The new rifle range at the to r broad grass land extending straight might say the great lilacs outside belong nearly completed. This new over and down to the point which, needle Purple lilacs and white, the rose glory of been built by E. Vaughn ( like, extends into the sea. It is this the rhododenrons, the roses, and many Jesse B. Lewis, assisted by somewhat curious formation of rocky other delightful old time flowers can be ested men. The old bleac shore, like a compass needle, which, it is found in the Oldfarm estate, from the gallery of the gymnasium h: said, gave the harbor its name, Compass time the daffodils poke golden heads moved, the floor relaid and th. Harbor, and the cottage also, which was through the pine needle carpets beneath sheathed up. An excellent t. the original farmhouse on the estate the trees of the garden paths to the very backed with steel. Within when the Conners farm as it then was last golden gleam of marigolds, frost de- the range will be ready for known, was purchased by the late Charles fying A rifle club will be former Hazen Dorr of Boston, father of Supt. One would find it difficult to choose members of the Y. M. C. Dorr, and one of the earliest of Bar Har- one's quarters in the big house above- club will have control of t) bor's summer residents. stairs, for both the second and third will see that only those who Oldfarm's great attractions may be floors are equally attractive. On the shoot, and also that the rules. said to culminate in a sort of beautiful third floor is a bookcase-lined room known are carried out. Secreta inolation, for the great extent of the as the sea room, with its great fire- believes that the indoor rang Lands about it, its beautiful old flower place, huge window seat and charming an added feature which will garden and the final merging of the home- expanse of small paned, swinging doored tion to many of the member stead lands into the surpassing beauty of windows, looking out over landscape and the-great growing gardens of the Mount seascape incomparable in loveliness with The Emery District Sew Debert Nurseries' flowers, plants and anything else about the house. From the hold a social and sale at trees that give the estate charm that is great side porch, the top or third story, neighborhood hall on the peculiar to its location, unparalleled one may stand facing the woods with the Wednesday, April 18. I upon the Island. sea at the left and Champlain Mountain, cards will be a part of the The house itself, built something like a in Lafayette National Park, at the right. gram. half century ago, by the late Charles H. Two large and attractive bedrooms Dorr of Boston, is one of the oldest on back of the sea room face the mountains And Some W the Island and one of the first to be also. Steps ascending just above the There is DO place 111 built for practical winter as well as sum- winding staircase to the sea room give some husbands are giad mer residence/bere. upon the roof of the rear portion of the Journal. The house is built with an eye to house and form a beautiful vantage spaciousness and comfort. There is the point for looking off in the town's direc- gracious charm of old New England in tion, over sea and land. The practicallity of the its simaple arrangement of rooms, the On the second floor, the rooms have sured too, by its fine heatin wide hall, with its broad staircase, having the same charm. spaciousness and sim- the furnaces and heaters the four larger.room of the first floor plicity. The great front chamber with which the rock foundation opening off it directly. The largest room its windows and long glass doors opening lasting solidity. Steam an of the first floor, the partor, looks out to- upon the vine d-porches is of imusual the great house comfortable ward wooded ground on the one side and beauty its many beautiful freplad and door upon the Because of the fact that Supt. Door ably constructed for eithe other, opening onto the large on that ride of the house and on- some years ago, when be was the, only menting or for chilly days of the top of the first fighter driving member of his family, made Bar places by the sea in a A And there are fine bat down to the point. Harbor the place of his permanent read- he brought from the old Common closets, clothes premes, fiding doors when home Beston, this beaus throughout the house. old Oldfarm' The kitchen, laundry, is enhanced by it. partry, various elc to the Whole "Old tashioned yandens need to 75HH Unique oldform 4/18/28 THE GARDEN AT OLDFARM MANOR A border of old-fachioned Hardy Perennials gardenslat Oldfarm which date at Oldfarro that one come's to reatful Nurseries a seant quarter of a mile away. Spiraea. One may admire :1 bit earlier century to other owners realization of thatsecurity from intrusion, Gardens and sea make a beautiful picture the drooping pendant stender leaves of the land and which have been culti- even of noise. A summer afternoon in for the mind from the mere words, and in the great fronds of the False Solomon's and eared for by the Dorr family the old garden may be spent in silence the garden at Oldfurni there comes a Seal with its exquisite cream wax, green the present owner's father, the and solitude. For the silence cannot be quickening realization of what an oldfa- tipped, of the blossoras, pendant, half Lile Dorr of Beston, pur- said to be broken by the Runn! of bees shioned garden by the sea can mean. hidden on the stem beneath the foliage. the land in 1868, there is a verita- about it yellow rose bush which is prob- Many of the blooms of today are those Apple blossom time is a glory in the hest of obdfashioned flowers. To ably one of New England's oldest and from plants the original roots of which old garden, and the superb Hower show then one would need to 11111 which blooms with innumerable blos- came down from Boston. Mrs. Dorr, given without assistance by the lilaes in through the cabile of oldtime blooms. some, is myriad of golden nodding heads. mother of the present owner, came from all their loveliness of purple or white or And than Little chilf charm of the garden Hor is that silence broleen by the sound an old Boston family whose traditions lavender surpasses all knowledge of any- could he 1:10 DILL of the writing, for the of the wind in the huge trees which were interlinked with the homes, the thing quite so rare. Freet in brilliancy it its scclusion as it is the charm guard the garden, the flowers homes lying gardens, the music, the literature of it the gladioli comes in the old-fashioned the which Colate. in and around their trunks and under New England which for culture garden, pale lemon stalks of beautiful Something like 30 acres are comprised their shadow for trees were never cut down the centuries. And an old New flowers vying with the more goregous in the old home grounds, it may be down or uprooted for any but imperative England garden typifies all that with a types of scarlet or crimson splashed stated; and when one remembers that reasons at Oldfarm. surety and a beauty which is indescrib- rose. Then there are huge beds of golden adjoining estates on either side are equally One might enter the garden with it able. The gardens at Oldfarm have, lilies, heavily scented and showing amidst scinded, one knows that Oldfarro offers favorite alower but come out disloyal to it. even to the untrained Hower loves, the dark, deep bluish purples of the privacy unparelleled in the list of summer For if one favor3 the phlox, in their dain- proved quite as potent an attraction as monkshood homes. The summer estate of Lea Mc. tiness of pink or lavender or crimson or have the other attributes of the gracious And as one follows the paths in the Lequer is above and this is set in woods, white or purple or shadings of every lovely and fine old house, built almost a half Oldfarm garden with one's feet leaving the its spacious ground running down (1) tone between, one would never turn away. century ago. bed of pine needles to step upon the earth Heat Oldfarin's. The next point is that from the other flowers there, 80 lovely are One may stand in the old garden in or gravel one comes to the enclosing at of the estate of Mrs. Dayid B. Ogden, they. Peony blooms are found to be as midsummer and find something to fit the beauty of a huge cedar hedge, thru and the quiet and seclusion of that estate exquisite there in the oldtime garden as taste of any flower lover. It inay be which, at the height of a man's head, one again augments that of Oldfarm. they arein the ranks of market prepared the gorgeous red of a peony or it may be may pass into the vegetable gardens It is in the oldfashioned Hower garden blooms down at the Mount Desert the creamy, lavey featheriness of the where also are flowers intermingled. LATEST HAROLD LLOYD plies. Lloyd, in the breezy character of a worthy of the sturdiest pioneer, yet COMMENCEMENT PLANS FOR COMEDY SETS FAST PAGE New York boy, whose principal voca- Lloyd finds plenty for his humorous ad- BUCKSPORT SATURDAY tion is losing jobs, gives one of his most ventures, and in "Speedy" he covers "Fast and furious" is an expression likeable characterizations, and in addi- territory that as far as motion picture Buckaport, April 16. --The plans for the Commencement exercises at Bucks- that earries little weight any longer, tion has a story that is appealing, as comedy is concerned, is virginal. owing to its misuse by picture well as based on fact. "Speedy" is the kind of universal pie- port Suminary were announced today press agents, but nothing more aptly Lloyd has a variety of positions in ture that will make the whole world by Headmanter Halph E. Peck, The Trustees animal meeting will be held at describes Harold Lloyd's newest produc- "Speedy" ranging from soda jerker, to laugh. Its comedy is the kind that knows the Suminary June 8. That evening, the tjon "Speedy" which comes to the Star the chauffeur of a horse car, with a no nationality, and while typically Theatre Friday and Saturday taxicab pilot, and several others sand- American, and New York 111 particular, Annual Montgomery Prize Speaking From start to finish it is literally a wiched in between. will be just as popular in London as it is control Dorr Initial 4 12/20/07 1930 MAINE, HANCOCK, B.H., Dist.4 Permitted 9024 State maine Bau Harbir DEPARTMENT OF OF THE CERSUS Interporated place Insurance Distict Mr. 5-4 Start Ma. 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PARK "OLD FARM MANOR" [Rental Opportunity No date Mr. George B. Dorr Compass Harbor Road Has one of the finest views in Bar Harbor of bay and islands. Several acres of attractive grounds sloping to the ocean. Tennis court. BASEMENT: furnace, heater for hot water. 1st Floor: hall, fireplace; living room, fireplace; parlor, fireplace; library, fireplace; dining room, fireplace; butler's pantry, kitchen, servants' dining room, laundry, two toilets. 2nd Floor: six master bedrooms, three master baths, two fireplaces; four servants' bedrooms, one bath. 3rd Floor: four master bedrooms, one bath. Laundry House. Servants' House: three bedrooms, bath, living room. Chauffeur's House: two bedrooms, bath, laundry, combination dining room and kitchen. Garage: four cars. FRED C. LYNAM & COMPANY Real Estate Bar Harbor, Maine "OLD FARM MANOR" - The residence of Mr. 237 George B. Dorr, situated on the shore of Compass Harbor. Has one of the finest views in Bar Harbor of bay and islands. Sev- eral acres of attractive grounds sloping to the ocean. Tennis court. Basement: furnace, heater for hot water. 1st Floor: hall, fireplace; living room, fireplace; par- lor, fireplace; library, fireplace; dining room, fireplace; butler's pantry, kitchen, servants' dining room, laundry, two toilets. 2nd Floor: six master bedrooms, three master baths, two fireplaces; four servants' bedrooms, one bath. 3rd Floor: four master bedrooms, one bath. Laundry House. Servants' House: three bedrooms, bath, living room. Chauffeur's House: two bedrooms, bath, laundry, combination dining room and kitchen. Garage: four cars. 2 Mr. Dour's House *016 Farm" Ground Floor: Kitches # Dining Room . Laundry Butler's Pantry 2 Teilets Ground Floor: Entrance Halls Dining Room, Fireplace Library, Fireplace Living Room, Fireplace Living Room, Fireplace Second Floor: Upper Hall 2 Large bedreons with bathroom that san be used with either or both, fireplase in one of these reems. 1 Bedreom, no bath, but with wash bowl. 1 separate Bathroom 1 Large Bedreem, no bath, fireplace 1 Bedroom with bath and fireplace Servants Zeen on this Floors 1 Bathroom 1 Teiler room 5 Bedrooms, single beds, Notes One of these bedrooms so arranged that st can Do used with one of the Master rooms. Third Floor: 1 Bathroom s Reoms san be used as bedrooms or for other purposes. Additional Houses 1 Laundry 1 House for servants; this has $ bedrooms, Bathroom and living room. 1 House for Chauffour, has 2 Bedrooms, Outhroom,Laundry room and combination Kitchen and Living room. Seat slip and Tennis Court Garageous cars CI old form BAR HARBOR, MAINE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925 FIVI WAS A ONLY 25 VOTERS GOV. BREWSTER HAS B. H. CONTINUES TO HORSE NT EVENT AT TOWN MEETING THREE BUSY DAYS LEAD THE LEAGUE d Most Success- Recent Assessors Elected for Short State's Chief Executive and Members Many Years in P. C. Wins Tuesday and is Giving Term-Firemen Get Back Pay- of Party Attend Many Functions Fight for First Place bor No Action on Parking in Bar Harbor Show Cla e Swimming Club A special town meeting on Tuesday The Bar Harbor baseball team con- Prog: attended by more was attended by less than 25 voters. For the purpose of examining the tinues to lead the Maine League but was by far the Fred L. Hadley, Osmond Emery and wonderful relief map of the Island now both P. C.F. and Bangorare winning more .nt gathering that John Suminsby the assessors' of taxes being completed by Dr. Robert Abbe, and more games and there is no certainty 1 in more than a who were legislated out of office with the Governor Brewster finished his visit in as to which team will head the league at concluding featurd repeal of the Special Act of 1905 were Bar Harbor by calling at Brookend, the the close of the season. Good baseball is Last week it success of which elected to serve until the annual meeting summer home for 40 years of the famous the rule rather than the exception in this narred by incle- in March, 1926. New York surgeon, on Sunday forenoon, Maine League and the fans are enjoying is yachting. A: The Town voted to instruct the select- accompanied by his staff and by Supt. of attraction by Ball brought to a the best season ever. The present taining in honor men to pay the permanent firemen the Dorr of Lafayette National Park whose standing of the teams: where on Thurs f the British and balance due them for wages according house guest he had been since Thursday Won Lost gymkhana und Pc. Bar Harbor Morrell Park almost unprece- to vote of the Town at a special town 17 8 .680 this resort. meeting held on June 16, 1919. This P. C. F. 15 12 nearly everyone .556 from the surroy S, verandas and means that the permanent firemen will Bangor 12 15 444 g Club present a Easterns 9 18 already a great receive back pay for one day in each 333 reserved seats than that of month having 31 days since June, 1919. Bar Harbor lost to P. C.~F. here were flags and They have been paid on the basis of yesterday, by a score of 5 to 7. Bar will be complete This stand conti ih and American thirty-day month. The amount involved Harbor plays the Easterns at South each and 80 flags from the is approximately $500. Brewer today and plays Bangor at Isabel Thorndik in ball room and The matter of an ordinance relating Easterns Park Thursday. The Easterns committee on be setting for a to parking in the streets of Bar Harbor come here Friday and Bangor comes here the entire first bered. was referred to the annual meeting in next Tuesday. second row. T gowns and the March. the new stand uniforms added than were those picture. Nearly SHIPS LEAVE BAR in the opinion ninence in and COSTUME BALL WAS committee, quit i the Navy Ball t that everyone HARBOR TUESDAY first row boxes. Russell's Swim- A BRILLIANT SUCCESS Reservations ; at its best for be made with Town Regrets Departure and Com- m, melody and and Trust Com manders Express Appreciation ed in every Attendance of 500 at Gay and Festive for Hospitality Here Among those 19 delicious and Affair for Benefit of Bar Harbor for the show are Navy Ball was Hospital Chester P. Bar very viewpoint. Bar Harbor thoroughly enjoyed the Mrs. H. F. Dim vy Ball Com- visit of the British and American navies The costume dance held at the Swim- here during Tennis Week and the whole Miss Mary U. ming Club for the benefit of the Bar Clinton Falls, town deeply regretted their departure like, Chester P. Harbor Hospital, last Wednesday night, Mrs. E. Howar Governor Ralph O. Brewster Tuesday, their leaving having been de- )eWitt Clinton was a gay and festive affair attended by Livingston, Mr layed a day on account of the thick fog ierick Fearing, nearly 500, and a good sum was netted night at Oldfarm. Governor Brewster also H.I Miller, Mrsa of Monday. The United States Ships 1, F. Hamilton for the hospital. visited on Saturday President Charles Mrs. Robert His Detroit, Raleigh and Milwaukee and eorge McMur- Mrs. E. B. McMories, wife of Lt. W. Eliot at his Northeast Harbor sum- His Majesty's Ships Wistaria and S. Moore, Mrs illiam Procter, McMories of the U. S. S. Detroit, won mer home, visited Kenarden Lodge and Mrs. William Valerian had been in the harbor for ten Bell Sweeney, the first prize for her Hawaiian costume. was welcomed by Mrs. John S. Kennedy Taylor Pyne, M days. The ships with their gray paint Miss Helen Thorndike. who was charm- and called upon Mrs. William C. Endi- John D. Rocke: loomed up in the lower harbor making a ing in an old fashioned costume, won cott. The three days of the stay of the L. Satterlee, M dinners for the picture that is always welcomed here. y Ball were: second prize and Miss Katherine Tod state's chief executive here were full, Edward T. Sto: The officers and men of the two services rs. Harry Hill received honorable mention for her but the program in spite of bad weather added much to the gayety of the resort Thorndike, Mrs V. Hoppin, Turkish costume. the greater part of the time went through during their visit and made many friends Mrs. Frederick ; Mrs. Walter Mr. Henry Schieffelin won the first perfectly. while here. McCornick at prize for the men in a Colonial costume The party included Governor and The committe? r. and Mrs. and Mr. Robert Ryle, dressed as a Mrs. Brewster, Col. and Mrs. Farnum, Frederick C. Fearing, Chairman of the Tennis Week committee addressed to 12) pirate won second prize. Mr. Ernest Col. and Mrs. Marsh and Philip Shorey. Burton received honorable mention for The Governor was photographed at the following wireless message to Rear his costume of Italian rag picker. The Pryor's Island on Saturday as the Admiral Willard, Commanding Light judges were Mr. Philip Livingston, Col. Cruiser Division 3, S., Scouting Fleet. party was leaving there after a picnic and to Commander-in-Command P. W. De Witt Clinton Fulls and Col. F. L. V. lunch by Ranger W. B. Campbell. He Hoppin. visited the war ships in the harbor and King, D. S. O., R. N., of H. M. S. odick Wistaria: (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12) "The hosts of friends which you and the officers and men under your command TE (Continued on page 12) Eastman Cameras, Films and Supplies Waterman and Wahl Pens and Pencils A Superior Line of Leather Goods 10 U-DRIVE The Store of Quality TAT I din lot 06 this morning wish the fleet left. From noon until late seriously and is putting in some hard tened health and happiness, every night the sailors kept them rolling. work with his partner, Maurice dePau. to welcoming you here The building was open all day-Sunday An extra added attraction will be the The worst fire that Bar for the boys and the swimming pool and moving picture of the championship had in years broke out in the illard sent the following pool tables were used all day except wrestling match between Strangler Lewis of the Mount Desert Inn, for in reply to Mr. Fearing: during the morning church hour. and Big Wayne Munn. Lynam House, on Thursday S. Detroit, Flagship Light The Y. M. C. A. was letter writing burning the Inn to the ground Division 3, U. S. Scouting headquarters, too, and stamps and GOV. BREWSTER HAS áging the St. Sauveur Hotel nex Via Seawall RadioStation. mailing service were furnished. The BUSY THREE DAYS an extend conservatively estir t 10, 2 P. M. regular magazines on the reading table (Continued from page 1) $10,000, the entire property lo Fearing, were liberally supplemented by additional received in turn Admiral Willard and fire being about $40,000, partial Maine. ones brought in by Mrs. Sutton, of the ed by insurance. other officers at Oldfarm. ander, the officers, and the Navy League, who also distributed One of the largest receptions ever Though the department : Cruiser Division 8, thank candy and other treats to the men. ever held in Bar Harbor was that of promptly the fire had gaine :heir friends in Bar Harbor Basket ball men, boxers and wrestlers Friday afternoon at Oldfarm when Mr. headway that the fight was al welcome and generous from the American ships did daily Dorr invited about 700 people, to greet surrounding property and the stended to them. We are work-outs in the gymnasium. There Governor Brewster at his home, where of Chief Hamor and his men, regret, but carry away with was no need this year to provide any for many years distinguished guests have gular and volunteer, was the ppy memories and cherish beds, as the liberty periods ended at been entertained. The house was sim- of most favorable comment. we may return next year. midnight. ply but tastefully decorated. The guests narrow driveway separated (Signed) Willard It would be difficult to over-estimate were received by the governor and his Sauveur from the nearest of ng replied as follows: the part the Y. M. C. A. and its social party and Mr. Dorr. Tea and punch cottages and time and time agai: S. Wistaria advantages to the sailors played in were served, Mrs. R. W. Wakefield, Mrs. Sauveur caught fire, the flames awall Radio Station, Aug. making the stay of the men of the two Harry Lynam. Mrs. Fred C. Lynam, by the prompt action of the fire 5. P. M. fleets SO pleasant and friendly. The Mrs. T. L. Roberts, Mrs. Harry M. while in the neighborhood several Fearing, national and international services ren- Conners, Mrs. Mark Morrison, Mrs. A. residences took fire on the roofs. Maine. dered each year in this way give the Stroud Rodick, Mrs. John Preble, pour- no headway however; because please convey to all the Association a rightful claim to the sup- ing and being assisted by Miss Cathleen vigilance of various volunteers. ends we have made in Bar port of all who know of its work. Sherman, Miss Aileen Lenhart, who is Mrs. J. N. Kondazian of "sincere thanks for their Miss Sherman's guest, and Miss Dorothy trapped in her room by th |od-speed. We thank you WILL HOLDIMEETINGS HERE Higgins. Mrs. G. Prescott Cleaves and progress of the flames was resc artily for the wonderful AND AT NORTHEAST HARBOR Mrs. William Sawyer also assisted. Daniel H. Hamilton of the Bar id kindness you have show- Motor Company, who climbo Continued from page 1 On Friday noon Mr. Dorr gave an during our never-to-be-for- swaying ladder and brought her The patronesses are: Mrs. Robert Bacon, informal luncheon when about 25 were it Bar Harbor. We are all though unconscious, to the Mrs. John A. Brown, Jr., Miss Coles, present. rd to meeting you again. his courage and sure-footedne Mrs. T. DcWitt Cuyler, Mrs. M. L. Governor Brewster and Mrs. Brewster Signed) Captain P. W. King doubtedly averting a tragedy. Fearey, Mrs. Philip Livingston, Mrs. and Mr. Dorr were guests on Friday The fire was discovered by John Markoe, Mrs. R. A. Parrock, Mrs. night for dinner at the home of Mrs. D TWO HOUSES McCaffery, manager of the Inn: as Harold Peabody, Mrs. Lansing Reed, DeGREGOIRE PARK Henry F. Dimock of Washington and going up the back stairs from th Mrs. John S. Rogers, Mrs. Charles R. Bar Harbor. The same evening his ment to the first floor and hea Scott, Mrs. H. O. Sturges, Mrs. Augustus staff, Col. Farnum and Col. Marsh, erman has this week sold crackling, and the fire swept up Thorndike, Mrs. II. H. Thorndike. Miss Mrs. Farnum and Mrs. Marsh and Mr. DeGregoire Park. No. 34 the wooden building in an inc Trevor, Mrs. A. Murray Young. Shorey, Miss Grace Oakes, and Captain short space of time, nue has been purchased by Another meeting will be held at the C. W. DeMoleyns were entertained at er and Son of Northeast The Mount Desert Inn, Bar H home of Mr. and Mrs. Harper Sibley dinner by Hon. and Mrs. Guy E. Torrey plan grading and other oldest hotel, was a large wooden b: at Northeast Harbor on Tuescay after- at the Jordan Pond House. 9 on the lot now and durin noon, August 18, at five o'clock. There Saturday morning was a 'busy one and (Continued on page 4) ) build a handsome bun- will be singing by a quartet from the in addition to various calls Governor No. 80: has been sold to Institute and tea will be served. The Brewster addressed the Appalachain Is and Lucy A. McCabe of patronesses are Mrs. Stephen Baker, Y. who will also build a Camp ut Echo Lake, Lafayette National Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, Mrs. William Park. Many Southwest Harbor people Draper Lewis, Mrs. Fitz Eugene New- were present. Saturday noon Supt. bold, Mrs. George Wharton Pepper, Edward B. Mea Dorr gave a picnic to 40 summer resi- STATE TRANSFERS Mrs. Charlton Yarnall. dents of the Island in honor of the Gov- The American Church Institute for ernor and his staff on Pryor's Island, the Attorney at Law 1 Hancock County For Negros makes appropriations to ninc nding August 8, 1925 recently acquired Park property, given Industrial Schools, the Bishop Payne in memory of James W. Pryor and John 26 Mt. Desert St. Divinity School for the training of Doyle to Earl L. Gray, B. Pine by Mrs. Pryor and Mrs. Pinc. Bar Ha Negro+young men for the ministry, St. A delicious chowder was served under arranty deed, recorded Aug. Agnes' Hospital and the Training School 254 South Fifteenth St. the direction of Chief Ranger Hadley for Nurses at St. Augustine's. The and Ranger Rich, assisted by Ranger Philadeli Carr to D. E. Hurley, number- of students enrolled in these elease deed, recorded Aug. 3. Thompson and Chief Mechanic Ralph schools during the last regular school Carr to D. E. Hurley, Douglas. Saturday afternoon Governor term was 3,673. warranty deed, recorded and Mrs. Brewster were guests of Mrs. Three thousand five hundred and Henry F. Dimock at the Building of ninety-five attended the Summer Schools or Banking & Trust Co. Arts at the concert and Supt. Dorr had and Farmers' Conferences held for the VICTOR a box in which were seated the Mrs. Isaac M Tripp, Bar Harbor; improvement of rural life, better farming recorded August 3. Farnum, Col. and Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. REAL ESTATI methods and better homes. Thus, Lawrence to -Zettie M. Mary G. McBride, Mr. Dorr, and his more than 7,000 Negroes receive an- recorded August 3. secretary, Miss Oakes. Col. Farnum Bar Harbor and 806 Se nually definite instruction in the schools i. Spurling to Emma F. played golf on Kebo with Mr. Torrey. under the supervision of the Institute. I, recorded August 3. Saturday evening the Governor and his Perkins to Caroline P. pa.rty were entertained at dinner at the U. S. OFFICERS WIN recorded August 3. Pot and Kettle by Mrs. Harry Hill TENNIS MATCHES L. Spencer to Emma F. Thorndike and they attended the Navy GEORG Continued from page 1 recorded Aug. 3. Ball at the Swimming Club. Smith to Alta E. Frisbee Third Round, Men's Singles Real Estate and Ins recorded August 3. In the third round of the men's singles, COSTUME BALL IS New York Office, Ca: Young to Sprague Cousins, H. B. Shaw defeated H. Vonhemert, MOST SUCCESSFUL quit-claim deed, recorded 6-0, 6-5: W. A. Lawrence defeated R. M. Continued from page 1 THE BAR HARBOR TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AGUSUT 5. 1925 SEACOAST MISSION GOV. BREWSTER TO OWN ANNUAL MEETING BE HERE THIS WEEK LOCAL READERS Will be Mr. Dorr's Guest at Oldfarm Held at Kenarden Lodge Last Wed- -Several Functions in Honor of nesday Reports of Workers Heard O State Chief Executive with Interest by Large Number T. Deavitt, publicity manager >oklyn Record, Brooklyn, N.Y., Governor Ralph O. Brewster and Mrs. At the annual meeting of the Maine 18 a week at the home of Rev. Brewster will arrive in Bar. Harbor by Sea. Coast Missionary Society held at John Simmons of the Methodist motor on Thursday afternoon and will go Kenarden Lodge last Wednesday, there at once to Oldfarm where they are to be SATURD was the usual large attendance. Each house guests during their stay here of obert Helmshaw, who has re- year this annual meeting is one of the Mr. George B. Dorr. Col. Farnum and en the guest of Mr. and Mrs. outstanding features of interest. Mrs. Col. Marsh, the Governor's aides, Mrs. earls has returned to her sum- John S. Kennedy opens her beautiful Farnum and Mrs. Marsh and Philip e at South Bristol, Maine. home to members and guests and all R. Shorey in charge of publicity, will BEST EQUIP Mrs. Edward Searis and son, friends interested in the work of this arrive by train and will join the Governor so spent the week end in Bar Maine society which has a membership at Oldfarm. d Northeast Harbor. list including the best known people of On Friday noon Mr. Dorr is giving an STATION IP Mrs. Natt Young of Milton, the country. informal luncheon for the Governor at 1 Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith of Dr. Henry Van Dyke presided and Oldfarm.\_Mrs. Henry F. Dimock is who have been at Salisbury those who have heard his splendid giving a dinner for twenty in honor of he past few weeks have return- tribute to the Maine Seacoast Mission Governor and Mrs. Brewster. Mr. Dorr eir homes. Mr. and Mrs. and who look forward each year to hear- will entertain a large party at a picnic almer and sons are remaining ing him were in no way disappointed this for the Governor- and his party at the ays longer. year. island in Somes Sound recently given Afrer the opening prayer by Dr. ona Mayo was the guest of the Park on Saturday noon. BAR HARBO William Schell of the Presbyterian a small tea party given at In honor of the Governor and Mrs. Foreign Board of Missions, and scripture in Monday, by Miss Anna B. Brewster there will on Friday afternoon reading by Dr. Simmons of Clark Memo- d Miss Lillian Lawson. Other from four to six be a reception and tea rial Methodist Church, a series of most COT Mrs. Frank T. Stinson, Mrs. at Oldfarm for which Mr. Dorr has interesting reports were given by the er, and the Misses Georgia issued about 500.cards. workers of the Mission Staff. Mrs. Ruth Simpson, Eleanor Governor Brewster will speak on Alice M. Peasley. whose work centers at orence Fogel, Elizabeth Gott, South Gouldsboro described the splen- Saturday forenoon at Echo Lake, Lafay- :tinson and Helen Cigler. did work of her week-day Religious ette National Park, before a meeting of the Appalachian Monutain Club when S inson of New York, a former school which is held in connection with all the people, summer and permanent the United States Senate the day school sessions similarly to the resident alike, of Southwest Harbor are on investigation of famine Bar Harbor plan. As the result of this invited to be present. in Russia, is spending some work, there were several decisions to unite with the church and lead Christian Socony C Mount Desert Island with INDIAN POINT as headquarters. Mr. John- lives. time was chairman of the Mrs. Peasley has accomplished won- A crew of painters have made recent. Relief and was head of the ders in teaching the women of the com- improvements on Uncle Tom's Cabin. PRICE 28 immission. He is an agri- munity the art of making most beautiful ert and has travelled widely Mrs. C. D. Strout of Arlington, Mass. rugs which are in considerable demand and other lines of work. He has been visiting her sister, Ethel by our summer visitors. As the result roughout his travels over the Fickett who is boarding at Belle Her- of her untiring pastoral work, a church 3 found no such wonderful lihy's. organization has been formed in the Mrs. Victor Gooch entertained a climatic conditions as those community known as the Union Evan- esert Island. party of ladies at the Wigwam, her new gelical Church, which is undenominatio- bungalow, recently. Everythic nal and unites the people by a simple Mrs. C. E. Norris spent Sunday here. W. C. A. NOTES covenant in Christian brotherhood and M. and Mrs. Deland of Massachu- a community religious life. setts were week end guests of Mr. and be no swimming period for The Sigma Kappa Sorority maintains VISIBLE PUN Mrs. T. Carrol Higgins. girls at the Y. M. C. A. a worker under the mission who for Mrs. C. H. Stover attended the Sea .k. Next week the schedule three years has worked at Head Harbor Coast Mission meeting at Bar Harbor lext us usual with two plunge Island. Miss Lucy King in reporting LADI last week. slay and Friday evenings her work showed how substantial re- 3.30, as the Swimming Class sults had been accomplished by teaching in the public school, by maintaining Sure to Succeed C. A. will appreciate gifts regular church services, also teaching Original men are not content to oi for Its library ut any time, gardening to the children and many greated by tradition: they think yment of its members and other useful occupations. for themselves, and the result Is Miss Adams and Miss Peasley re- that they succeed where others fall. thing employment is asked ported interesting experiences during Now, a certain photographer. never the Y. W. C. A. as calls are a brief period of work on Outer Long says to a woman customer, "Look pleasant. madam, if you plense.' IIe revied for which there are Island. knows a formula infinitely better than applicants. The Y. W. C. A. Miss Myrtice Cheney of Portland For this day only that. employment exchange 30 is who gives her vacations in educational In the most natural manner in the ve names of those wishing work along the coast, reported much world he remarks "It Is unnecessary ny kind of work. progress in her work of finding and to ask you to look pleasant I am sure gas on for the Finance Campaign assisting worthy young people who you could not look otherwise. anvarsing this week and wished to obtain an education beyond Then click goes the camera and the MORE PE Thursday evening on the what facilities result is never in Letters of Pauline Palmer Ed. Eleanor Dwight Off to School in Massachusetts, Fall 1925 N.Y. M. T.Train/ Scala Books, 2005. Bar Harbor, Maine September 26, 1925 Mrs. Herman Kohlsaat Hotel de Russie Rome, Italy Dear Mother: Our life is very quiet. There are a few people here, and it is quite cold but sunny. We stay as near the fire as possible, and the house is fortunately quite warm with the furnace. Yesterday we looked at houses and played bridge. Today we decide what to do about houses seen(!) and play bridge. Min can't bear "oldfarm." so that is off the map. He likes still the Fabbri place and as second choice the "Fry place," which is very nice and pos- sible and on the hill back of Eden Street. It is a good house, but a lot would have to be done to it. I could buy some old furniture if we took it, which quite thrills me! Well, it all depends on dollars and cents, like so many things in this world. No word from either child. I suppose that they have not had time to write. I hope Potter passed his exams. He is all fed up on tutoring and says he will not fail anything in June 1926! Let's hope so. Gordy is all aquiver about his school. We go to Boston on Tuesday the 29th, and he goes to F.S. on the 30th. I shall indeed feel shorn when he is gone-it's bad enough now. You are on the Riviera today and lucky! My last love to you, Pauline "Min"is hewhushand, The Copley-Plaza Boston, Massachusetts October 1, 1925 Mrs. Herman Kohlsaat Hotel de Russie Rome, Ituly Dour Mother: Copy 1-oldfarm ZEBAICE WYRAGYL GARDENS NEW ROCHELLE. re. v. "ay 12, 1935. My dear Mr. Dorr: Your letter of May 8th reached me a day or two ago. Albright By tomorrow morning, at the latest, you will receive my letter to which is attached a number of papers which I hope will fully answer the questions that have arisen in your mind about roads, lands, etc. I will be glad to answer any other questions that arise. I think Mr. J.D.R.Jr. has pretty well given up the idea of any more horse roads, but he would like the National Park Service to 30 locate the motor roads that zore horse roads can be built in the future if deemed advisable by the Service. In other words, he hopes that more horse roads will not be recluded by deliberately building the motor roads in such a way as to destroy routes for horse roads or make their construc- tion cost prohibitive. I had a long talk with Kr. 9. one day about horse and horse roads and trails, and we both came to the conclusion that at least for the present interest in riding and driving horses is at very low ebb, and we both thought that it might never again become important. Unfortunately, I must leave New York on the 15th for a trip of ten days or thereabouts into the south - Atlanta, Nashville, Louisville, etc. I will be in Washington one day. I do not know just when I will return. Mrs. Albright will be here and will send me any mail that looks as if it should have my attention while I am gone. Tell Miss Oakes I have also received her letter of the 8th. It was a very fine letter and I am glad she told me the little story. I'11 write her again when I get a little more time. ,Wuffarm I was delighted with her article about Oldfarm which she en- closed with her letter. Oldfarm has a big place in my heart. I wish I could visit it with you again this Spring. Miss Oakes reminds me that the rhodora will soon be blooming. Take the best of care of yourself. All members of my family send you our love and good wishes. Faithfully yours, Hon. George B. Dorr, Supt., Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. Joseph W.Ernst. EJ. WORTHWHILE PLACES 1934-1943 Bronx Fordham U.P.,1991. anything out of Palmer we should work through her. I did not Arthur C. Train. Opposed motor roads in park. Conservation discuss the details of the Palmer problem. I merely said there activist. was something for him to do in connection with carrying out the park plans. Mr. Dorr says that Potter Palmer is entirely under the influence of a man named Charles Pike, who has always been a trouble maker. Pike lives near Palmer. It is rumored that Pike has cancer and cannot live. Arthur Train told Mr. Dorr July 12th 38 this a few days ago, and also said that Palmer will object to the road as long as Pike does. Mr. Dorr's final words were "Pike Dear Mr. Albright: is a pig-headed fellow. He married a daughter of R. A. Alger, former Secretary of War, and she has not been any help". I Your letters of June 27, 28 and July 1 have been received. do not know whether this gossip is of any importance or not How I wish we could talk over the matters of which you wrote. but it may offer some leads which can be followed up. But since that is impossible I will give you as briefly as I can This has been a very long report, and I regret that I have my reaction to the several questions that need early consideration. had to go into so many details. There are many other things 1. While it is none of my business I cannot see that any that I picked up that would be worth passing on to you but useful purpose would be served by the establishment of the I do not feel that I should trouble you with them while you George B. Dorr Foundation. The same to own Mr. Dorr's houses are on vacation. Perhaps when I am on the ship next week and their contents, all to be operated for the interest of the I will have an opportunity to write them out for you to peruse public. Everyone who knows Mr. Dorr loves him. When he before you go to Acadia. is gone the houses in which he lives will have value only in Laurance was on the train with his wife and baby going proportion to their intrinsic merit and not because they were down to Bar Harbor. He has a lovely family. once owned by Mr. Dorr. It would therefore seem to me oldfe I have a note from Secretary Ickes in which he says that although you may think it heartless for me to say so, that the he had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Rockefeller and you in public interest would best be served in the long run were the Europe. homes and possessions of Mr. Dorr to be sold. We finally got the Colonial Historical Park Bill through 2. What I have said in "1" applies equally to any effort both Houses, and it has been signed by the President. to perpetuate the nurseries. There again I feel no worth while With all good wishes, I am public service will be rendered. Faithfully yours, 3. In view of the above I should feel, from a cold blooded HORACE M. ALBRIGHT point of view, that ultimately it would be in the interest of the public not to retain any foundation for exhibition purposes the Dorr houses, their contents, the surrounding lands and the Mary Roberts Rinehart, Author. Supporter of the National nurseries, but rather that they should be sold, the monies derived Park Service. Wrote a book on her travels through Glacier therefrom after paying the debts of the estate to be used for National Park. the other purpose of the Dorr Foundation, which as I understand it has to do with the development and upkeep of the Wild Atwater Kent. Inventor. Manufacturer of radios. Gardens of Acadia. 4. As to the Wild Gardens of Acadia, their perpetuation Charles B. Pike. Seal Harbor resident. Opposed Newport road. and development from any other point of view than merely 174 175 1934 - 1943 WORTHWHILE PLACES a total of 16 acres. I should think these lands were worth $100 as land to be added to the park, seem to me of no great value, an acre, that is what I thought the Potter Palmer Tract was but at the same time of far greater value than the retention worth. One might justify $200 an acre, but that would double and perpetuation of the houses and nurseries in the Foundation. the price of the Potter Palmer Tract, unless because it lies on Holding the views above expressed, my feeling is that the a steep mountain side, it might be thought less valuable. But properties that are of interest to the Park are the following: even at $200 an acre for these 16 acres, the total price would be $3200. It is possible one could add something as the value a. the Bear Brook Pond Tract of the Quarry, but again the whole question is whether anyone b. the Quarry Tract wants to develop a quarry. Even if one were to say arbitrarily c. the 25 acres in the Gorge beyond the Tarn that the quarry added $2000 to the value of the acreage, that d. the 89 acres between Echo Lake and the Great Pond would bring the total price only to $5200. Frankly, this would e. Possibly the lots on Strawberry Hill. seem to me a very full price for the property today. However, I would be willing to pay this much for it if the bank would Of this group, the most important pieces of properties sell on that basis and would release the property from under are the Bear Brook Pond Tract and the Quarry Tract. These, the mortgage, and if Mr. Dorr would agree to deed it or portions of them, are essential to the motor road around immediately to the Park. There would certainly be no harm the north end of the mountain. To acquire these two tracts in taking up with the bank a proposition of this kind, not stating I would be willing to make any reasonable contribution. For the value I put on the property, but seeing whether they would many years I have worked closely with Mr. Dorr, done be willing to sell it out from under the mortgage at its present everything I could to further his projects, and at times found appraised value. If it would help in bringing about that result him difficult and not as cooperative as I have tried to be. I I would be willing to consider the further purchase of the 25 love him dearly, as you do, and have the greatest admiration acres in the Gorge and the 89 acres between Echo Lake and for and appreciation of what he has done for the Park. I would Great Pond on some similar basis of value, with the not be interested to consider paying off the mortgage. I would understanding that they also would be deeded immediately to be interested to finance the purchase of the two tracts so the Park. This would leave the houses, their contents and the immediately necessary if they could be taken out from under nurseries as security for what would remain of the bank loan. the mortgage and given to the Park. Let me speak of this specific If this whole situation were explained to the bank and if the question. Unless these two tracts were sold at auction, they bank felt that the properties left under the mortgage could would presumably have to be sold at their present appraised ultimately be sold for enough money to liquidate the mortgage, value. Since the Quarry Tract adjoins the Potter Palm Tract, they might be willing to go forward with the matter. But knowing which in turns adjoins the Attwater Kent Tract, it is important Mr. Dorr's state of mind so much better than I do, you may that the value put upon it should be the value at which the feel that any such proposal as the above would never be two adjoining tracts could properly be acquired when available. considered for a moment by him. If so then, so far as I am If, for the sake of helping Mr. Dorr, any higher price than concerned I see nothing to do but let the situation develop its present appraised value were paid for Quarry Tract, it would as it will. obviously work against the purchase of the two adjoining, Perhaps if this letter reaches you in time you will write privately held, tracts. The same considerations are true to a me your views before I sail. We shall be here at the Crillon degree regarding the value of the Bear Brook Pond Tract which, in Paris until the morning of July 20th. We sail from Gherbourg while not contiguous, is in the same general area. There are on the Europa. In any event, unless you write me to the contrary in these two tracts of Mr. Dorr's 9 and 7 acres respectively, 177 176 WORTHWHILE PLACES 1934-1943 - I will talk over the situation with Mr. Rodick when I reach August 10, 1938 Maine early in August and have before me the map of Mr. My dear Mr. Rockefeller: Dorr's properties, a copy of which you say he and Mr. Hadley are sending me. Although I have thought a great deal about the Acadia As to the other matters which you mention, all so land problem for a month, - I still have formed no suggestions interesting, let me comment briefly. I am delighted that the for you to consider. Unless the situation is changing this summer Kebo Valley motor road is so well received and that the survey I see no early solution along any line that does not recognize for its continuation to the Quarry meets so fully with your for the present at least some kind of Dorr Fund which will approval. give some promise, however vague, that his personal property- As to the proposed horse road in the Kebo Valley section, homes, books, etc will not be dissipated or rather sold and I shall have to refresh my memory by referring to my agreement dispersed. with the Government. I had hardly supposed that the I wish that in 1934 I had pressed him for details of his GBP Government would want to build horse roads. Under present financial situation. I naturally felt that with the receipts of the financial conditions I doubt if I should want myself to spend sales to you he had cleared up his indebtedness to the banks. the money involved in their construction. If the under-passes I can make no further comment on your review of the could be constructed at this time without great cost, my general Dorr plan. Your arguments are unanswerable. Just the disposition would be to do nothing now about the construction same I can not convince myself that we could accomplish of the horse roads themselves. I will go into this subject further anything by proceeding in the way you have outlined. I am 32 when 1 get home and write you again. afraid the old gentleman wild just decide to wait. I note with interest what you say about the Jordan Pond I realize I am not being helpful in the least degree. As will? road outlet to the motor road through Mr. Dane's property. soon as I return, I will find out what has been done or can This sounds good. I will take up at once the question of the be done in Washington, and if you approve perhaps write Mr. early construction of the new entrance to Mr. Dane's place, Dorr that in my opinion his program will have to be modified in line with your suggestion. rather drastically. What you tell me about Mrs. Rinehart is interesting and With every best wish, significant. Mrs. Rockefeller and I will make it our business to meet her at the earliest opportunity. Faithfully yours, I am immensely pleased that the Colonial Historical Park HORACE M. ALBRIGHT bill has not only been passed by both Houses, but signed by the President. I suppose this means that construction of the road will be promptly entered upon. When do you expect to get back home? I hope your stay on this side will be pleasant and restful. September 16, 1938 My cordial remembrances to Mrs. Albright and yourself, and hoping for some word from you before 1 leave Paris, Dear Mr. Albright: I am, I have at length secured from Mr. Rodick and Mr. Hale Very sincerely a plan showing the ownerships of property involved at the north JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. end in connection with the around the mountain road. From 178 179 WORTHWHILE PLACES 1934-1943 this plan it becomes clear that if it were possible to secure the naturally, I find it difficult not to be a bit irritated to think Dorr quarry lot which, bounded on the west by Y-Z, the purple that with all Mr. Dorr's assurances about this property, now line, contains under four acres and to get from Mr. Dorr a that we really want it, he, the superintendent of the park, right of way over the red line from C to D, also over the purple is holding up the project. line from D, to F, not only would the construction of the road We are staying on here for two weeks and shall be in around the north end be possible but the road leading to it New York a few days thereafter. and the temporary purple road D-F would also be made available, the former permanently, the latter temporarily. Very sincerely, In discussing this plan Mr. Hadley points out that the JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. entire Tract B, which contains 26 acres, really ought to go to the park ultimately. With this I agree although the small P. S. Since dictating the above I have received your letter piece to the west of the red line C-D would not be necessary of September 14th and note that after seeing Mr. Cammerer you except a margin along the red line for protection. Aside from have in mind to write Mr. Dorr perhaps sometime next week. the quarry lot no further portion of the second Dorr lot, I am interested in what you say about the Jackson Hole marked Q and containing 22 acres, would be required for situation, also in your friendly comment about David. the around the mountain road. Mr. Hadley feels strongly, however, that the whole area should go to the park. A compromise measure would be that all of the Dorr Benjamin Hadley. Superintendent of Acadia National Park. owned property east of the dotted line H-F might be acquired by the park the balance to the west not being included. At the moment, however, whichever one of these alternates might finally be best is more or less of an academic question. The question is, will Mr. Dorr, on the basis of such a letter as September 21, 1938 I suggested your writing him when I wrote you on August 31st, be willing to even consider the proposal therein outlined? Dear Mr. Rockefeller: If so, we could then take up the question of how much land he would be willing to part with and how much at its to I have received and carefully read your letter of September be appraised value I would be willing to provide the money 16th in reference to the Dorr quarry lot and other lands. 1 for in order that the property might be purchased from under am not at all surprised by what Mr. Rodick says about Mr. the mortgage if the bank could be induced to cooperate in Dorr's probable attitude to any suggestions that are made that such a plan. Mr. Rodick knows of no reason from his point do not provide for one hundred per cent compliance with his of view why such a letter from you to Mr. Dorr as I outlined plan. This is exactly the view that 1 have held all along, and might not be sent. He frankly feels, however, that there is which I endeavored to convey to you in my letters to you from little probability of Mr. Dorr being willing to even consider London and Nuremberg. any proposal at this time. If that were the outcome, it would I have received letter from Mr. Hadley, which reads as be the worst that could happen. You will know whether in follows: view of your relation with Mr. Dorr it would be unwise for you to make him any such proposal. This is my best thought "Mr. Dorr is beginning to look forward to on the subject and in presenting it, I urge nothing although, your return from Europe, and hopes that you 180 181 WORTHWHILE PLACES 1934 - 1943 will find it possible to come to Bar Harbor November 12, 1938 around the first of October. The matters which we discussed during your June visit have lain My dear Mr. Rockefeller: dormant during the summer. Mr. Dorr, being aware of the uncertainty of human life, is most anxious to get as much as he can into such a Upon my arrival here at Carlsbad after a trip to California state that there will be no likelihood of I find a letter of November 1 from Mr. Dorr, which I am quoting: complications in the future. He has asked me "Thank you for your letter and the kind thought that you to write with a view to learning from you when have given to working out our problems here. I am anxious you may be expected. to get all the immediate problems that I can worked out while "I shall be out of town from the 17th to I am here to cooperate. I am entirely in sympathy with the the 24th of September; hence the October 1st plan you propose, which I think can be worked out to the suggestion." benefit of the public and the Park. The long-continued [Economic depression has placed me in a position of commitment to the I have had to answer this letter by saying that it looks bank which does not leave me free to do what otherwise I quite impossible for me to go up to Maine this autumn. I have would wish and dedicate the lands I have held so long to the an accumulation of business to occupy my time for several weeks, execution of the Government's plans. and there is the annual meeting of my company to arrange "The study of such a solution as you suggest may clear for. Late in October I must make an inspection of our properties the way and would be, I think, highly desirable. I am working in New Mexico. There a law suit will be tried in which we over this with those who are interested in it with me and with are deeply interested, and it may be after the middle of December whom I have planned to leave the disposal of my property, before I return to New York. In other words, I will be here which I may say in passing I plan to leave - such as it may until perhaps October 25th, then away most of the time until ultimately prove to be - to the benefit of the public. By the December 15th or 20th. time you return from your western trip I trust to know more I have been endeavoring to get the latest views of the fully what can be done." !BD's National Park Service on the Acadia land situation; then I will It seems to me that I have made some progress, and I write to Mr. Dorr. I still hope to get the letter off this week. Pase shall get in touch with Mr. Dorr again as soon as I return I am lawfully sorry that this matter cannot be moved faster. to New York November 21. However, my experience over a period of twenty-five years has been that Mr. Dorr is one man that cannot be moved very I received a copy of Mr. Chorley's memorandum of October fast under any circumstances. 31 to you referring to the language covering acquisition of the right of way for Colonial Parkway which is proposed to be included in the next Interior Department appropriation bill, Sincerely yours, HORACE M. ALBRIGHT which will soon be discussed with the Director of the Budget. I fully concur with Mr. Chorley in his observations. I hope every effort is going to be made to secure the desired authority. If it is secured there will certainly be no grounds left on which to object to immediate resumption of work on the Parkway, including the tunnel. 182 183 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine, May 1, 1939. Mr. Arno B. Cammerer, Director, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Cammerert I have given Mr. Hadley a brief statement to enclose you in regard to Oldfarm, along with what he has written in answer to your request for figures from the Town Assessors' book and has just mailed you. I now write a further word concerning this and on some memories the question has brought up. In 1878 we returned from Europe - my father, mother and I - after a stay abroad unexpectedly prolonged by my older brother's death in New York two years before in the summer of 1876, while studying law in the office of an ol- der friend, Mr. Louis L. Delafield, one of the leading law- yers of the country at that time. We had planned returning home ourselves the fall of that year and building a permanent summer home at Oldfarm on a site my father had already purchased a half dozen years before. My mother was at work over plans for this, studying some of the old English country houses, when a cable reached us, telling of my brother's sudden illness, followed immediately after by another informing us of his death. Bar Harbor, when we returned in the fall of 1878, was just recovering from the effects of a typhoid epidemic two years before, brought on by the rapid growth of the place as a resort and lack of realization by its citizens of the need or corresponding sanitary measures. It had learned its lesson, however, and steps were in progress to correct UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 2. Director 5/1/39 the evil, but the effect on summer life, when we returned, and commenced to build, still lingered; no land was being aold, no houses built. Ours at Oldfarmwas the first house to be built for summer residence, spaciously and comfortably, on Mount Desert Island and the reputation of it as the work went on gave confidence to others, starting what was known afterwards and long referred to as the &Bar Harbor boom. , The price of lands along the shore went up a hundred per cent within six weeks that summer and building continued ac- tively thereafter for years to come. The Oldfarm house was built for the first storey up of granite of a warm reddish have from the nearby Gorge and above that was covered with shingles hewn out of Cali- fornia Redwood, their tone blending well with the granite and still remaining, after all the years, untouched by decay. We had for architect Henry Richards, one of the old Gardiner family of Gardiner, Maine, who had married the daughter of my mother's early friend, Julia Ward Howe. Henny Richards was then a recent graduate from the archi- tectural school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked in well with my mother in the plans which she had made, producing a house that has ever remained for me one of the most attractive, home -like and best-fitted to its setting built on our eastern coast. The seale of wages at that time was low, one dollar to a dollar and a quarter a ten hour day for ordinary labor; two and a half to three dollars for skilled. The work was done by the day and was sound throughout and good. My father and mother were building for the future and spent liberally upon the work. When all was done, my father told me one day that the house and the work done upon the grounds connected with it had cost seventy thousand dollars, an amount far greater than it would seem t oday. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 3. Director 5/1/39 But the work has long since justified its cost in its enduring quality and the fitness and pleasantness of the home constructed. Yours sincerely, [G.B.DORR] GED-0 DORR TO Bar Proves Popular over estimated, and any assistance attending given to the Club, either by play" for the program, which is sched. enjoyed. Thanks uled to start at 8 o'clock Bryant for her ing at the card party or through fahing music for donations will be greatly appre- Park Receives ciated. (Continued from, Page One) Mission B.H. Garden Club (Continued fro eritus Charles W Eliot of Har (Continued from Page One) vard a movement wast started much to the bett shortly after the turn 010 the cen- tury to aqquire scenic lands on conditions amon attended meetings out of town. the island for donation to the with low and un In May! the Garden, Clubs of United States for national park its growing impor the St. Croix Region have been in purposes. in modern life m: vited by the Bar Harbor Garden The present area of the park, interest as A sub Club to hold their annual meet. clusive of the pending acquiar ing here when an enjoyable prom tion, the 18,456.56 acres: In addi, the public is non to its scenic beauty and the to be presents anticipated opportunities it affords for refer Following the bizsiness meeting ation and recreation Acadia : Kodachrome picture called "And tional Park which is the highest Beauty Comes was shown by elevation along the Atlantic Coast Continued Waldron Liscomb, representative 18 now doing its bit in the war ee fort through permission granted pleas Min Mar for Swift and Company's Vigoro the Army and Navy to use park Mins Barbara inswhich Came very beautiful gar lands tables: Mid N dent were shown. Methods-of Mrs. John proving Towns, trees, shrubs and Penley Named Mrs. Albert Cu flowers were also explained giving (Continued from Page One) Philip Bamling many helpful ideas to garden and Paul Favour (t) flower lovers. in each of the counties under Pen- be enlarged ley's direction to train for para- year): Cochiert transferred chute, jumping and one woman if land and Mine (Continued from Page One) needed 11: each country tostrain in Miss Ins parachute tigeing. which 13. the trice Stewart KIA LotmLain Road, Black Woods packing of parachutesi Anyone in the door! It load Day Mountain Road Para terested in asked to call the Bar who have not Schoodics Road and Harbor airport. sp within the Humbox Load: serves will be Traduated from New Nurse valunteer institute OL Tech (Continued From: LORE One Business fr M 192.75 and since then who are Ami Government and graduated from the greate chandise are Avenue Craining School ganized to Nursea She also studied at the when they can Henry Street Visiting Nurser perishable public W anytim anon Im New YOU Gifts can 81. Coop coming to Bit Barbor nor win be JDB worked at the Children's the Charked A TTENTION! Hill, Kuth Ann. Viscovering Old Bar Harbor 1996 DownEast Books. Oldfarm and Compass Harbor Oldfarm was the home of George B. Dorr, the "Falher of Acadia." From 1901 until his death at ninety in 1944, Dorr used his inherited fortune and influence with friends in the right places to acquire land for Acadia National Park. A constant parade of well-known and well-spoken guests kept Oldfarm a lively place, especially during the summer. Dorr stayed at Oldfarm throughout the year, and went swimming in the cove regardless of the season. He created a network of paths that wandered throughout his es- late, and connected il to nearby summer collages, as well as to trails at Sieur de Monts and the surrounding mountains. Before he died, George Dorr gave his beloved Oldfarm to Acadia National Park. The 1947 fire passed close to Oldfarm, but did not touch it. The house was torn down in 1951. The buildings are gone, but many clues to Dorr's life here remain. It is possible to trace the outlines of the house and gar- dens, and follow many of the old paths on the grounds. Some of the old garden George B. Dorr's mother and father built Oldfarm in 1876 at a cost of about $50,000. According to plants (or their progeny) survive, despite Dorr, his mother loved gardening and entertaining, and was extremely good at both. He carried on neglect and "poachers." The stalwart may the family traditions, with events such as this play staged on the lower lawn. wade in the ruins of the saltwater swim- This photo was taken at location "A" on the sketch map (page 61), probably before 1920. The ming pool. Dorr's neighborhood paths are spruce in the center foreground, to the left of the main stairs, remains as a head-high weathered now inaccessible on private land, but the stub. The lawn where the playgoers gathered is completely overgrown. The sturdy spreading lower trails located on land given to the park are branches of the older trees, especially the pines, show that they spent their youth in the sunny open, open to all, thanks to his generosity and not in the shade of a forest understory. (Courtesy of NPS, Acadia National Park.) foresight. OLDFARM AND COMPASS HARBOR - 59 2. The main house at Oldlarm was built to last. Naturally weathered granite, taken outlines of the house have been erased almost completely. Il is possible to trace the from (1 nearby quarry opened specifically for the purpose, formed the lower story. foundation by locating the stairs and their associated thresholds. Presumably, the Cut granite was used only around the windows and doors. The upper stories were large stones that once made up the steps were taken for use elsewhere. wood-framed with redwood shingles. The piazza and terrace were paved with Most of the plants in the photo are still alive, and are much larger. From left to bricks laid so well that they remain tight and nearly level after almost fifty years of right: The cedar trees that lower overhead were once the large shrubs shown next exposure. On the northern side of the house, granite stairs and graded paths lead to the foundation and to the left. The somewhat ungainly pine, minus a couple of to the water through a landscape that once was tended carefully, now gone wild. branches, still grows to the right of the drive. The deciduous branches at the far Rhododendrons thrive in the light shade of the woods just below the piazza. right of the photo belong to a cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata, a tender This photo, taken in the early 1900s, shows the view from location "B" on the species that miraculously has survived. (Courtesy of NPS, Acadia National Park.) site map opposite. The terrace walls and piazza floor are easily seen today, but the 60 - BAR HARBOR 3 At first glance, Oldfarm appears to be a typical TERRACE popular park, with the usual enhancements: parking lots, gateposts and well-worn trails. To find hints of LIBRARY PIAZZA the estate that occupied these grounds for seventy- SERVANTS LAUNDRY DINING DINING ROOM ROOM five years, it is necessary to look closely and consult PARLOR COVERED ENTRY TERRACE the map. Even so, the smallest clues are important. KITCHEN Oldfarm offers botanical detectives plenty of PANTRY HALL challenge. Many of the trees, shrubs and flowers are non-native species planted by Dorr or his LANDING DEN mother. Quite a few of these species grow wild else- ENTRANCE 0 20 where in North America, since the Dorrs preferred a Oldfarm PORCH FFET "natural" landscape, but did not want to restrict themselves to plants native to Maine. There are also truly native plants, some that were part of the es- NOTE tate's landscaping, and others that sprouted later. Swimming Oldfarm has an Pool Generally speaking, most of the smaller trees and Pier abundance of old roads, old paths and new have grown up in the years since George Dorr's trails that can be more death. Some of the "trees" are in fact plants that 0 200 than a little confusing to A the landscape delective. would have been kept trimmed to shrub size. FEET Lawn This sketch map Gardeners will find some old friends at Oldfarm, Scule approximate shows the major old especially around the cutting garden. roads and several im- Servants' Quarters portant trails. The best It is not easy to find signs of Oldfarm's buildings. and Related Buildings Oldfarm way to start exploring The structures were torn down, and their founda- * is lo walk along the tions filled and flattened. The east terrace of the former front drive from Main Street to the re- main house is probably the best place to start, since mains of the main B its walls remain. To find the servants' quarters re- house. Use the house foundation as a refer- quires real imagination, since the best clue is the Barn Outbuilding ence point for investi- large, unnaturally flat area covered by weedy young * * gating the rest of the trees, just to the west of the service drive. The barn estate. is a similar problem, but the landscape offers a sus- Map based on piciously rectilinear flat area, an exposed section of sketch map courlesy of NPS, Acudia National water line and another flat rectangular area. A tangle * Park; 1903 map courlesy of vines now climbing the trees may have once Cutting Garden and of Bar Harbor Town Plan- climbed the barn. The caretaker's cottage, or Super- Tennis Courts ning Office. Floor plan based on original Dorr intendent's House, as it is also known, is owned by OLD ROAD plan, courtesy of NPS, the park. Its future is uncertain, but it may be reno- TRAIL Acadia National Park Caretaker's vated for offices and housing. Cottage OLDFARM AND COMPASS HARBOR - 61 4. (Homans) For wider working marters whether for the President or members of his official household, the Cabinot, with such executivas and secretarial staffs as might accompany them, Re: Darr has comben lated throughout the use of the Homans House. It was with the thought of such use in miss that 11 was secured by him, President Eliot and one or two other friends aiding. ALL that this property now needs to make it serve the purpose is the extension of quarters for the staff, independent of the house which, spaciously planned as & residents of its older time, supplies all else. Such quartire may be very simply and attractively obtained at relatively slight expense on sites close by the house. The Homans House needs nothing save its present furniture, supplied out of hia old family inheritance by Mr. Dorr, which is valuable to him through family tradition and long association and which, incase the plan proposed is carried out, he will give, along with that of Oldfarm, C O P Y August 1, 1940. Dear President Roosevelt: I write about a matter that is much in my heart at this time and that I hope greatly you may look up- - on favorably. I have devoted my life these last two and thirty years, as its major work and interest, to the creation of Acadia National Park, where scenery on the New England coast is at its finest and the climate at its best, invigorating and refreshing through the summer heats. The Park, proclaimed as a National Monument by President Wilson on July 8th, 1916, became by Act of Congress and the President's signature a National Park during the single day and night President Wilson spent at the White House during his first return from the Versailles Peace Conference, on February 26th, 1919. It has `steadily advanced since then till it now holds all the mountains, with a single and minor exception, in the Mount Desert Island chain, and extends across the entrance to Frenchmans Bay to include the magnifi- - cent rounded mass of Schoodic Head, looking down upon Page 2. Moose Island where the best opportunity for overseas radio communication upon our Atlantic coast exists and has been fully developed under expert advice. The first gifts of land in which the Park orig- inated, conveyed to a public service corporation formed by President Eliot and myself for the recep- tion and holding of such properties, began with a gift from myself from an early grant of land ac- quired by my father in 1868, before any summer resi- dences existed on Mount Desert Island or the coast about it. Upon this land, eleven years- later, we built our home, Oldfarm, occupying it the following year, it being one of the first and pleasantest of the summer homes built upon the Island, which still remains, my father and mother having long since passed away, in my possession. This old family home, which has been in its day the scene of much generous hospitality, I would like greatly to have become, while I yet live, the possession Page 3. of the United States, that it may serve the President and his executive officers, who will plan the policies of the Government in the critical, important times that lie ahead, in maintaining health and vigor for their work. The acceptance of this gift, made directly to the Executive branch of the Government, entails no obligation other than that of using it in such fashion as may best serve the purpose for which the property is offered. Acadia National Park can readily at this time be brought to extend unbrokenly to entrance on this property, opening directly to it its roads and trails in all their beauty and variety, protected by an efficient, well-organized ranger corps. Upon the opposite side, the lands of the estate I offer, of exceptional beauty in themselves, descend onto a harbored shore where I kept my own sailing boat in safety for many seasons. Page 4. The property offered is directly accessible from Washington by air and water over distances that, reckoned in terms of time, are rapidly and constantly diminishing; while radio communication, rapidly im- proving, is already of the best, as are those of mail, telephone and telegraph, making a nerve center of the site of the most direct and sensitive character. The house I offer, simple in character but spacious and most comfortable, stands out alone upon its site, with ample space about it of garden grounds and lawns; while executive offices for work, independent of the house, could be added, unseen, in its immediate vicinity and equipped with every facility for planning, discussion, or the dispatch of business. I may add in conclusion that the whole State, of whatever party, would welcome most warmly the estab- lishment of such a summer home for the National Execu- tive, and do all that may lie within its power to promote its purpose. Page 5. Hoping greatly that my offer and its purpose may appeal to you, believe me to remain, with ever high regard, Sincerely yours, GEORGE BUCKNAM DORR. August 1st, 1940. Page 6. Postscript. Should acceptance of my offer be made, I may add, in view of the present wide-spread weather conditions, that the house, prepared for re-rental to a tenant friend who at the last could not return, is fully equipped and furnished, and in order for immediate occupation. The legal and other details of the transfer could be arranged later, at leisure. G. B. D. C O P Y The White House Washington August 21, 1940 Mr. George B. Dorr, Oldfarm, Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr. Dorr: I have received your letter of August 1, in which you offer your old family home on Mount Desert Island, known as "Oldfarm", as a gift to the United States so that it may serve the President and his executive officers in maintaining health and vigor for their work. Your thoughtful and generous offer to donate this property to the United States is very much appreciated I know of no provision of law, however, which would authorize me to accept it for the purpose you mention. The property, of course, could be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior as a part of Acadia National Park. May I suggest, therefore, that you consider its donation to the United States for the park, with the understanding that it be made available for use by the President and his principal executive officers, and that, if he, or any future President, does not desire to use it, it be available for whatever purposes the Secretary of the Interior may deem desirable in con- nection with the administration of Acadia National Park? Sincerely yours, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 21, 1940 Mr. George B. Dorr, Oldfarm, Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr. Dorr: I have received your letter of August 1, in which you offer your old family home on Mount Desert Island, known as "Oldfarm", as a gift to the United States so that it may serve the President and his executive officers in maintaining health and vigor for their work. Your thoughtful and generous offer to donate this property to the United States is very much appreciated. I know of no pro- vision of law, however, which would authorize me to accept it for the purpose you mention. The property, of course, could be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior as a part of Acadia National Park. May I suggest, therefore, that you consider its donation to the United States for the park, with the understanding that it be made available for use by the President and his principal executive officers, and that, if he, or any future President, does not desire to use it, it be available for whatever purposes the Secretary of the Interior may deem desirable in connection with the administration of Acadia National Park? Sincerely yours, [F.D. Roosevelt.] c. 1940 Concerning the gift of Oldfarm to the United States, regarding which refer to letter to the President of August 1, 1940 and his reply of August 21, 1940, to which I have made as yet no answer, thinking it best to wait until the uncertainties and tumult of the National Election should be over and I should have had opportunity to consider the question raised by our correspondence from every angle: I have now decided to follow the course he suggests and outlines in his letter, that of making the gift through the National Park Service, and have written Mr. Horace M. Albright, former Director of the Service, who offered to aid me in the matter when he was here the past summer and to whom I showed my letter to the President and his reply, asking him if he would not run down and go over the details of the matter with me SO that the original purpose of the gift be carried out as fully and as well as conditions may permit. The gift of Oldfarm, the old family home offered in my letter to the President, is freely made, without condition, but with a written statement outlining the purpose I hope it may be made to serve, placed, through the National Park Service, in the hands of the Chief Executive. 2. Accompanying this gift and to be looked upon as part of it, is that of the hill, directly connected with it, at whose northern base is placed the old farm house I now occupy, known as Storm Beach Cottage which I retain, together with the lands and buildings immed- iately connected with it on either side of The Way road, for my personal use and occupation and as a place of work and study while I live and afterwards as I may direct. A study of the whole tract I am having drawn out upon a map, to make clear the details of the gift; and to this I now refer. [G.B.DORR] THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS By Newton B. Drury Conservation of historic and archaeologic sites, including histo- ric and prehistoric structures, has been the subject of Federal legis- lation and Presidential action for half a century. In 1889 an act of Congress gave national park protection to the present Casa Grande Na- tional Monument, a prehistoric ruin in Arizona. Growing consciousness of Federal responsibility for historical conservation led to the Antiq- uities Act of 1906. This gave the President authority to establish, by proclamation, "National Monuments" on lands owned or controlled by the Federal Government, provided the areas in question possessed historic landmarks, historic and prehistorio structures, or other objects of scientific interest. This Act gave real impetus to the preservation of historic and prehistorio remains throughout the country, and many of the outstanding cliff dwellings, Spanish missions, and pueblo ruins of Southwestern United States, as well as Fort Marion National Monument at St. Augustine, Florida, were thus preserved. By 1933 approximately 80 historical and archaeological areas had been acquired by three Federal departments and, as a measure of govern- mental efficiency, all of these areas were grouped together for admin- istration by the National Park Service which had been established in 1916 as a bureau of the Department of the Interior. Greater public interest has made the period since 1933 a very fruitful one for the acquisition of new historio areas. A study of European experience with historical and archaeological conservation showed the need for legislation which would consolidate the gains al- ready made. This led to the passage of the Historic Sites Act of Aug- ust 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), which is today the basic national law gov- erning the preservation of historic and archaeologic sites. This Act declares that it is "a national policy to preserve for pub- lic use, historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States. IT provides for a nation-wide survey of historic and archaeologic sites to determine which sites are worthy of national recognition, and confers upon the Secretary of the Interior broad powers for the development of a national program of historical conservation. For guidance in execut- ing this great work, it created an Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings, and Montments, composed of eminent authori- ties in the fields of history, archaeology, architecture, and human geography. Obviously it is not desirable that the Federal Government should own or administer all of the nationally important historic sites in the country, and assistance or recognition should be given to local groups Newton B. Druty is director of the National Park Service. Page 18 with preservation problems, Therefore the Act provides that the Secre- tary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, may en- ter into cooperative agreements with State or local groups, or even in- dividuals, for the proper preservation, restoration, and use of historio and archaeologic sites and buildings, regardless of whether title there- to is vested in the United States, provided such sites are of outstand- ing national significance and historical importance. In the development of historical areas, the National Park Service policy has been that "It is better to preserve than to repair, better to repair than to restore, and better to restore than to reconstruct. 11 In some cases, such as Old Bedlam at Fort Laramie, the state of dilap- idation of a building may leave no choice but repair and restoration. Established policy then requires that all resources of archaeological and historical knowledge be exhausted to make the work authentic in detail. A documented report summarizing all historical and archaeolog- ical evidence and justifying every phase of the restoration must accom- pany the building plans. Today these policies govern the preservation of our great American heritage in historic structures, ranging from the pueblos and cliff-palaces of the Southwest and the ruins of historic Jamestown in the East to the Lee Mansion at Arlington and the Vanderbilt Mansion at Hyde Park. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES AND ITS WORK By William Summer Appleton When the writer was a boy, it was possible for the visitor to Bos- ton to wander around the older streets of the city and have pointed out to him some fifty interesting old structures, all of them worthy of in- terest because of their architectural excellence, extreme old age or connection with some historic event of importance. This list of fifty has, within the writer's memory, dwindled down to about ten, representing a loss of eighty per cent. Probably the record of loss is rather worse in Boston than in many other cities, but in Philadolphia, for instance, the situation is almost as bad. Although in and near that city many interesting old buildings have been preserved nevertheless a regrettable number have been lost. In New York very little has been saved. It is amazing how careless the public, as a whole, is to the value of these assets, and their destruction in the case of Boston, which may William Summer Appleton, founder S.P.N.E.A. in 1910, is the Society's secretary and the editor of its Bulletin. The general public, as well as all architectural historians, is in debt to him for his initiative, wisdom, and success in preserving and making accessible so many important houses of colonial New England. Page 19 ANPA. f.10. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS ONLY WASHINGTON THE DIRECTOR. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE September 27, 1941. Mr. George B. Dorr, Superintendent, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr. Dorr: Since this Office has written you last regarding the transfer of certain lands owned or controlled by you personally in Acadia Na- tional Park, we have had an opportunity to gather more accurately the attitude of the interested Members of Congress with respect to the terms of the proposed transfer, which appeared desirable because the transfer will be accomplished in a manner differing somewhat from the procedure outlined to the House Subconmittee when the justifica- tion of the appropriation was made. Congressman Scrugham was concerned about the possibility that the excluded portion of Lot No. 9 might at some future time be de- voted to a use detrimental to the future welfare of the park. While I know that there is little possibility of this eventuating as long as title to the excluded portion of Lot No. 9 is vested in the Dorr Foundation, or some other corporation or organization created to carry out your plans, which I understand is your intention, it would seem that the wishes of everyone could be cared for as to this parcel under a slightly modified procedure. I suggest that title to the excluded portion of Lot No. 9 be conveyed to the United States, reserving to the Foundation, or the corporation or organization you may designate, the right to use the tract as long as it is devoted to Foundation (or corporation or organ- ization) purposes, but, in the event that the land ceases to be used for such purposes, then the fee simple title thereto shall automatic- ally vest in the United States as fully as if the aforesaid reserva- tion had not been made. Such a provision would appear to permit your intentions to be carried out and at the same time would overcome Con- gressman Scrugham's fear, which we share, that criticism might result in the future if we purchased park lands surrounding a small tract which could be used adversely to the interests of the park if by some unforeseen circumstance title to this outstanding tract became vested in some third party. I believe that Mr. Rodick will be able to devise a satisfactory clause to meet this suggestion, as well as your wishes in the matter. With reference to the 175-foot strip proposed to be excepted on the north side of Lots Nos. 11 and 12, it is not clear just why this exception is to be made. I suggest that, if this 175-foot strip is to be used in connection with the excepted portion of Lot No. 9 for Foundation (or corporation or organization) purposes, then the same reservation clause as would be applicable to this lot be made applic- able to the strip. In other words, it does not seem desirable to exclude the complete fee simple title to this 175-foot strip from the lands embraced in the sale. In view of my report on acreage to the House Subconmittee, I do not believe that it would be advisable to exclude Lot No. 3 from the transfer. I hope that you will reconsider this point and include this lot as part of the area covered by the sale. The reservation of the parcel at the corner of Ledgelawn Avenue and Park Street is not administratively obje ctionable, but I would suggest that, here again, the reservation clause such as I suggested for the excepted portion of Lot No. 9 and the strip across Lots Nos. 11 and 12 be made applicable to this reserved parcel because, as I understand it, it is to be devoted to Foundation (or corporation or organization) purposes. I have carefully read your letter of September 18 and enclosures, as well as the two memoranda you handed Director Drury, relating to certain requests you hope this Service can fulfill now and in the future. I can assure you that earnest consideration will be given to each of your requests and, consistent with park developments, we will be guided thereby. I know that you appreciate that we are unable to make any commitments with respect to these requests. Moreover, pros- pects of obtaining funds to do more than the essential maintenance work required. to keep the park operating are extremely remote during these troubled days when all available funds are needed for defense purposes. Your experience in the park no doubt enables you to under- stand that we will, for this reason, have to proceed very slowly in doing the desired work on Old Farm and the surrounding lands. We are holding the legal documents executed by you for the pur- pose of effecting the gift and the sale until we receive the addi- tional material above outlined or your comments in connection there- with. 2 3 I want to thank you again for your kind cooperation in working out the transfer of this property to the Federal Government. I know of the deep affection you have for Old Farm and all of the things that go with it, which you intend to transfer to the Government. I sincerely trust that this Service will prove to be a capable and ccm- pletely satisfactory custodian of the things you treasure so much. Confidentially, we understand that there is serious danger that funds appropriated by the Congress for non-defense purposes may be impounded and used for national defense projects. I hope that such & move does not materialize before we have completed with you all details relating to the transfer. At any rate, we will do everything possible to expedite our handling of the matter so as to enable your wishes to be carried out. With kindest personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, Associate A. E. Demaray, Director. APPROVED: SEP 30 1941 charactery Director. ANPA, B.3,t.10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS ONLY WASHINGTON THE DIRECTOR. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE December 11, 1941. AIR MAIL MEMORANDUM for the Assistant Superintendent, Acadia National Park: Reference is made to the proposed purchase by the United States from Mr. George B. Dorr of 96.85 acres of land, more or less, situ- ated in Hancock County, Maine, for the sum of $37,500, to be used in connection with the Acadia National Park. In order to avoid any delay in the consummation of this trans- action, we have prepared the enclosed "Invoice" for execution by Mr. Dorr after which it should be returned to this Office. It is our understanding that clearance for the acceptance of title to the above-mentioned land will be given in the very near future, and we desire, therefore, to have all the necessary papers com- pleted so that a voucher can be prepared for the issuance of a check to cover the purchase price of 37,500. Please give this matter your prompt attention. A. a. Mooking Chief Counsel. Enclosure 2460162 11/14/02 ANPA 3,4.10 List of buildings included in Oldfarm transfer (for office information) Oldfarm cottage; stable, ice house, laundry building, chauffenr's cottage, maids' cottage, small garage. Storm Beach Cottage, with one wood shed, one laundry building and one library building (with lifetime lease by Mr. Dorr) McIsaac House, Compass Harbor Cottage, with one garage and one shed. Park Office Buildings. 96.85 acres of land. Date of official transfer Oldform property- Jan. 3, 194 You B2M) Zeport on Old Farm House and Compass Harbor Cottags Old Farm House Old Farm Housa was built in 1880 - 1881 by Nr. Charles 3. Dorr of Boston as 1 SUMMER residence for the Dorr family. It Tas occupied during the summer by Lif. and irs. Dorr during the remainder of their lifetime and thereafter by Hr. Geor ge 3. Darr as 3 year round residence. The house is 132 fast long and 52 fsat wide in its greatest dimension. It consists of 2 main structure and a servants' wing, the main structure being three stories high with an attic and the ring two stories high. 1 basement extends under approximately two thirds of the building. The exterior wall of the lower floor is two feet thick from interior plaster face to exterior masonry face. This wall is made of local red granite with brick trim at openings. Above the secord floor line the structure is framed and finished in wood, the exterior finish being western red cedar shinzlee. The roof of the two gabled portion is covered with local cedar shingles. Poor of porches and decic between gables is covered with canvas. The gutters are wood and flashing, and down- abouts are copper or galvanized iron. The first Floor contains ten rooms, four of which have fireplaces. The principal rooms are paneled as is the stair hall. The second floor contains five bedrooms and five servants' rooms. There are four Misplaces, some paneling, and 3ix bathrooms on this floor. The third floor contains one unusually large room (21 x 25 ') with fireplace and book cases; two large rooms and one small room in addition to one bath. This floor is heated by one fireplace and one small hot air duot. The house is structurally sound. Mechanical work is obsolets and inadaquate, including heating system, electric wiring, and most of the plumbing. Poor condition. ACROSS 2 Compass Farbor Cottage Compass Harbor Cottage was originally a farmhouse built zors than 100 years ago. The central portion of the cottage as it now stands is the main portion of the original structure. Onto this have been built two rinzs, one onto each side. One Ting contains TWO bedrooms and a bath; the other wing contains laundry space, a storage room and a pantri. The central portion of the house is 21 H 26 feet, one and one-half stories high. Seneath is a small basement large enough only for 3 heating plant. The cellar walls are stone, the floor, sement. The ground floor is divided into two rooms with a central hallway between. One room, 21 X 10, is the kitchen; the other, 21 X 12' 4" is a living room. The central hallway, allows ingress from and agress to the out-of-doors and access by a stairway to the upper half story. A transverse hallway at the roar connects the kitchen and living room. The upper half story contains two bedrooms. The bedrccm wing is 26' X 31' over all, part of which is a screened porch 31' I 11' 3", The remainder is divided into 3 hallway, two bedrooms and of bath. One story only. The laundry ving is 21' X 20' over all, of which 20' H 8'8" is 3creened porch. The remainder is laundry space, pantry and stererson. One story only. The greatest over all dimensions of the Cottage are 26* M 30' . It is of frame construction, alapboarded exterior walls, wood shingles on the roofs. Interior finish is lath and plaster. Floors are .Food. Poor condition. ACADEM BAR Dorr Furniture Inventory of remaining furniture from Oldfarm transferred to ANP on September 16, 1941 by Bill of Sale from George B. Dorr. Re- corded in Town Clerk's Office, Bar Harbor, ME, January 3, 1942, 12:00 in Book 42, Pages 343-349 Furniture was assigned a government property number which is noted in the following inventory along with the original description when available ( ) additional description by M.F. Set of three Chinese vases, rose blue and green figures and flower decoration; hexagonal shape. One 12 1/2" in height, two 9 1/2" in height. Inventory indicates nos. 425-427. ( Taller oneis 425. Still have original stickers on base with numbers. Condition still good. Rose Medallion. ) Placed in storage in Vistitors Center, Hulls Cove, April, 1988. Had been in Storm Beach since Dorr's death. Bronze lamp base, gilded handles, 2 loop handles near base, chased band, women figure decoration. Property number 428. Taken from Storm Beach and placed in storage at Hull's Cove, April, 1988 Bronze lamp base, matches above. Inventory number 448. Storage. Pair of Bronze figures on brass pedestals; height over-all 14". Property nos. 429-430. Italianate figures, one male, one female, probably symbolic, on acanthus leaf bases.) Placed in storage at Hulls Cove, April, 1988 French Clock, onyx and marble. Height 10 3/4". Original property number 434. (Face is white with black Roman numerals.) Removed to Hulls Cove, April, 1988. Seth Thomas Mantle Clock. Inventory no. 445. Removed to Hulls Cove, April, 1988 Antique Iron Frame Mirror, scroll decoration; height 19", Inven- tory number 447. Removed to Hulls Cove, April, 1988. Dimensions closer to 20 1/2" X 13". Bedside table, mahogany, 2 drop leaves; height 2'6"; top drawer and bottom compartment, 4 ball and claw feet. Inventory number 449. Storm Beach. Mahogany bureau with mirror, brass pulls; height over-all 7'. Inventory number 458. (42 1/4" wide. veneer.) STORM BEACH 2 chairs, walnut, oval backs with arm back supports, tufted blue plush cover. (no numbers on chairs, possible nos. 465-466, except that chair upholstery is green. Covering is velvet. Replacement of upholstery may have obliterated numbers. Balloon-back chairs) First sentence is original description of 465-466. May not be These chairs. See no, 462. office anp. curator files. 2 Walnut balloon-back chair like the two described above (possibly 465-466). Has original number 462. Does not appear to be on inventory. Was discovered in attic and removed to Hulls Cove storage, April, 1988 Secretary, Governor Winthrop style, serpentine front, mahogany, oval brass pulls. Inventory number 446. Number not visible on piece. One of rear ball and claw feet broken off as of April, 1988. At least one brass keyhole piece is off (2 are off really but one was discovered in drawer). Foot to be glued on and desk to be removed to Hulls Cove storage. Chest of drawers, walnut with marble top, round wood pulls, mirror attached; height over-all 7'6". Original inventory number 468. (Veneer. 42 1/2" X 80" approx.) STORm BEACH (Lions?) Walnut armchair, with dog head handles, carved front legs and arms, gold colored upholstery. Original number 469. 35"hx25"w. Balloon back. Majolica lamp base, blue and yellow; height over-all 21". Original inventory number 467. Storage at Hulls Cove as of April, 1988. 5 oriental rugs are at Storm Beach cottage. Three were downstairs in the room with fireplace. One runner was in upstairs bedroom, possibly no. 478 or 479. Numbers are now gone. One larger rolled oriental in attic. see list of inventory of rugs from Oldfarm for possibilities. One bed (twin) in attic listed on inventory as one of a pair: Twin beds, iron, painted brown. Original inventory number 450. Brass fender in fireplace may be number 436 described as: Brass fender, pierced fretwork, Was not checked as fireplace was full of soot. Still at Storm Beach, along with two sets of andirons, one with large ball finial, another taller set with classical urns at top. Screen with brass handles. None to have Set of 4 cream Ware and Copper Lustre Flower Pot and trays; Lion head and ring handles; height 6 1/2" Listed on old inventory as numbers 437-444. Located in attic at Storm Beach. 8 pieces - Rs moved to Hurriscove, April, 1988 One wood rocker, painted brown, no govt. mark but TPR Co./167.2 marked on seat base, tooled leather seat with tacks, tall balloon-back with turned spindles, carming on chair back. Possibly from Oldfarm. One cabinet with no govt number. Key has tag marked "Cabinet in room over hall. " 34 X 21w (inches), corner cabinet? Condition not good. May have had a marble top at one time. Unstable. have acorn pattern, dore-Vail April, construction 1988. ball and in Acadia claw feet, wood oral work pulls shop to repair broken foot, Discovered Later later as Walnut chair, oral back with arm described back supports, above. was mored to Hulls core. tuffed blue plush cover." Same Torn description w original as 465-466 horse hair filling exposed. condition of upholstary is poor. Page I of 0 Bar Harbor Town Hall Research: Epp From To "wo Donald Lenahan" Date Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:53:32 -0500 Dear Don, Thanks for updating me on your plans. I think the documents should be held by the registrar of deeds. The information I have is from Dorr's memoirs. 1. In 1896 Mr. Dorr opened the Mt. Desert Nurseries on land that he owned at the corner of Schooner Head Road and what today is called Oldfarm Rd. The land may have been in his mother's name, Mary Gray Ward Dorr. There may have been construction permits from a year or two earlier. If there is a property listing by name, please check the year 1912 as well. At this time there was a major expansion of the nursery and there might be permit requests that are still extant. Dorr employed a new nursery manager by the name of A.E. Thatcher--indexing may be under his name or his precedecessor William Miller. There was also a downtown sales shop on Main Street which closed at this time but I have no knowledge of its specific location. Finally, Dorr ran into financial problems in the late 1930's and efforts were made to sell the nurseries which were owned by 1949 by E.B. Greenlaw, having bougvht them from C.E. Dow in 1945-46. The fire of '47 destroyed much of the property. If you could copy any documentation relative to the nurseries--or the items below--it would be much appreciated. I'll reimburse you, of course. 2. In 1868 Charles Hazen Dorr--along with Thornton K. Lothrop--purchased the Oldfarm property which Henry Higgens had acquired a century earlier. It had previously been owned by John Cousins. Dorr purchased the eastern portion of the Higgens lot, the western portion being sold to the Mahan family. Please check the records for 1872-73 when C.H. Dorr purchased this western property from Mrs. Mahan. Finally, in 1875, Dorr acquired Lothrop's share of the original purchase. Good luck tracing this! 3. In January 1893 Dorr's father, Charles H. Dorr, died. Is there any indication in the property or taxation- records that his wife, Mary, inherited the property rather than her son, George? I think an inquiry here will turn up nothing. However, in October 1901, Mary Dorr died and the Oldfarm estate on lower Main Street passed to her son. Is this documented, perhaps with a copy of the probate document? Finally, does the Town Hall contain taxation and voter registration records from the early twentieth century? Dorr never speaks of his political affiliation but I strongly suspect that he was a registered Republican who might have switched affiliations with the coming of the New Deal. This detective work will be quite a challenge. You may wish to do some before you leave and the remainder on return. Let me know how things progress. All the Best, Ron Quoting Donald Lenahan : Ron --- Good to hear from you and thanks for the article. It's great you do this to remind us all of the history of ANP. I'll be heading south for a month the end of next week. So, if you want me to help you at Town Hall, you'll need to get the info to me quickly. Otherwise, it'll have to wait until mid March. Regards, Don https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=33 2/11/2009 BIB[AND(fredsavage[1,1017,2,3,4,6,3,3,5,100]JAMC[1,5080,4,2])](3-1) Page 1 of 1 Records 3 through 3 of 5 returned. Note: oldform renovations in early Author: Savage, Fred L., 1861-1924. years st 20 th century. Title: Fred L. Savage collection, 1899-1926. Description: 36 linear ft. Notes: Architect, of Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor, Me. i trained by Robert Swain Peabody in Boston; worked in Tudor, shingle, and colonial revival styles. Chiefly architectural drawings from 75 projects with 10-15 sheets per project on tracing paper and linen; together with blueprints, correspondence, and building specifications. This collection was half of a collection owned by Louis Gerrish, Jr., of Bar Harbor, Me. ; ; in the early 1980s it was separated into a Bar Harbor Collection and Northeast Harbor Collection. The Northeast Harbor Collection is at Northeast Harbor Library; the Bar Harbor was originally placed at the Jesup Library but has now been moved to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Unpublished list of drawings located at the repository. input 20040722 vm50 nucmc record Subjects: Peabody, Robert Swain, 1845-1917. Architecture -- Maine -- Bar Harbor. Architecture -- Maine -- Northeast Harbor. Architecture - - United States -- 19th century. Architecture -- United States -- 20th century. Architecture -- Designs and plans. Architecture -- Specifications -- Maine. Northeast Harbor (Me.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Bar Harbor (Me.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Architectural drawings -- Maine. aat Blueprints -- Maine. lcsh Specifications - - Maine. aat Architects -- Maine. lcsh Location: Mount Desert Island Historical Society (Mount Desert, Me. Control No. : DCLV04-A2231 Tagged display | Previous Record Next Record | Brief Record Display | New Search This display was generated by the CNIDR Web-Z39.50 gateway, version 1.08, with Library of Congress Modifications. http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/zgate?present+6975548+Default+3+1+F+1.2.840.10003.5.10+5+/cgi-.... 8/31/2005 "or ever the silver cord be loosed " On the morning of August 5 [1944], the immortal spirit of George Bucknam Dorr returned unto God who gave it. So was closed the earthly pilgrimage of a really great man, the creator of Acadia National Park, its first, and at his death, its only Superintendent. He labored intensely to bring the park into being, he nurtured it tenderly once it became real, he saw it increase in stature, and he left it a monument to his work of nearly a lifetime. He died as he lived, quietly and with great expectations for the future. Funeral services were held at St. Saviour's Episcopal Church on Monday, October 7 [sic], and were largely attended by friends and townsfolk. As a mark of respect business places in town were closed for an hour. In accordance with directions given during his lifetime, the remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered in a woodland glade on the Oldfarm property. George B. Dorr was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., December 29, 1853, the second son of Charles Hazen and Mary Gray (Ward) Dorr. His ancestors on both sides of the family were prominent in the civic and commercial life of the Massachusetts Bay region from the beginning of its settlement. He was seven years old at the outbreak of the War between the States, and eleven at its close. He was eighteen at the time of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, and told very interestingly of watching its progress and destruction of property. He was forty years old at the time of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and visited Chicago to see its wonders. At fifty he was entering actively upon the establishment of Acadia National Park, although through reading and travel he had been, unconsciously perhaps, preparing himself for that work. At sixty-five he saw his park efforts crowned when Congress enacted legislation which established Lafayette National Park. Following his arrival at the seventy-second year of his age he was annually named in law as the Superintendent of the park. He first came to Bar Harbor with his parents in 1868, when the village was first becoming known as a summer resort. The family was accommodated at the only boarding house in the village which was crowded to the eaves with summer folk. Those not able to get into the house were quartered in tents in the adjacent field. From 1868 to 1897 the family spent their summers, when not abroad, in Bar Harbor, and in the latter years, having bought the land previously, began construction of Oldfarm, into which they moved in 1881. Oldfarm was a place of great hospitality. Beneath its rooftree have slept the great and near great of America and Europe: The "Autocrat of the Breakfast Hadley- 2 Table", Oliver Wendell Holmes; Sir William and Lady Osler; James, Lord Bryce; writers, preachers, a veritable cross section of contemporary professional, political and social life of a day now gone. He traveled much. On his first trip to Europe he left Boston in a side-wheel steamer, which when the harbor was cleared, spread sails to wind to increase the speed beyond that capable of being made by steam alone. Egypt, the Nile Valley, Italy, Greece, Palestine, France, Germany and England became, over the years, familiar ground. In America he visited east, west, and south, covering the ground leisurely on foot, bicycle and horseback, absorbing to the full the history, customs, and products of the places visited, thereby gaining the background for his later work in creating the national park on Mount Desert Island. He was a cultured gentleman, thoroughly versed in the classics, in history and in science. His formal education was gained at Harvard, from which he graduated in 1874. From time to time he did further work at the University, interesting himself particularly in philosophy. For a time he was Chairman of the Visiting Committee on Philosophy, and was intimately associated with William James in committee work. But his real education was acquired from reading, travel and contact with the scientific and social life of his time. Here, apart from his park work, he found his greatest delight and took his greatest reward. He was impatient with pretense and shallowness, but full of admiration for soundness and real worth. His wide range of knowledge was readily accessible to any who sincerely sought it but he gave short shrift to those who sought from mere politeness or sheer curiosity. He was one of the few remaining members of the so-called "gaslight era" of society, as well as of the old "Boston aristocracy". Strong-willed, arrogant, impatient with the little conventions, he was nevertheless a gentleman, a scholar, a kindly advisor and wholeheartedly generous. We who knew him SO well miss the cherry twinkle of his eye and his unfailing courtesy on all occasions. Though he is gone, his works shall follow him." Benjamin L. Hadley, August 1944. The National Archives & Records Administration. ] airo: i CONTENTS OF SAFE IN CELLAR Tercentenary DeMonts Settlement of St. Croix Island. A pamphlet. Letters: Aunt Susan Harriet J. Morse Louisa D. Hunt (Mrs.William. lboris Hant] A list of three letters which are in Mr. Lynam's vault. Louis XIV to the King of Bohemia -- letter. Letter from the King of France, Henry IV. Letter from Lafayette to Richard Forest, Department of State, Washington. Written in June, 1825. Inventory of Furniture. Letter from Mary G. Ward to Thomas W. Ward. Intention of the will of Charles Hazen Dorr. Letter from Mary Ward to Aunt Lucy. Letter from main Gav Ward to Henry wain original Y city Letter from Mary Gray Dorr to Aunt Lucy Ann Ward -- original and copy. Benjamin Franklin's letter. Original only. James Russell Lowell to Mrs. Dorr -- originals. James Russell Lowell to Charles Hazen Dorr -- originals. Morgan Papers. NARA/OP/RG791CCF,7 ARCHIVES 1933-49/Acatea Box 791 File a Diagnol the UNITED STATES bold DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE and Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine December 16, 1944 MEMORANDUM for Associate Director Demaray. I returned to duty yesterday morning after four days in Boston undergoing a routine aheak-up at the hospital, an annual event on my calendar as a procautionary measure. I found your memorandum of December 11 awaiting me and I at once got busy to assemble the data you asked for. Attached hereto are two oopies each of the inventories of furni- ture and furnishings in Old Farm and the Homans House. A study of them will disclose shortages of essential items. At each house there are no ornaments or pistures to relieve the bareness of the walls and mantels. At Old Farm there is no linon for table use nor for the beds, nor are there blankets or spreads, nor is there any table silver, flat or service. At the Homans House there is no china for table use, no dining room chairs, and no furniture for the large master's bedroom. I have assembled hastily some figures obtained locally for the essential needs at the Homans House. They are: Dining Room chairs, walnut finish, 6 side chairs, two arm chairs s 90.00 Rug for dining room floor, either 12 x 15, or 12 x 18 150.00 Comfortable chairs for living room, probably overstuffed, but with slip covers of a material suitable to the atmosphere of a summer home 90.00 each (Not less than 2 nor more than four) Occasional Chairs for living room 6.00 to 25.00 each ,NARA,CP/RE 199/CCF,193349/Acedia. box 191. Furniture for large master's bedroom including twin beds, maple, with box springs and mattresses, bureau, dressing table with seat, and two comfortable 00- casional chairs $225.00 An occasional chair, comfortable, for each of the other two bedrooms, # 15.00 30.00 Bedroom Rugs, two for large bedroom and one each for the other two 40.00 China, complete service for at least six people, with the necessary vege- table and side dishes 200.00 Silverware, flat and service, good plated ware 300.00 Ornaments, floor lamps, table lamps, coffee table, pictures and other small articles to give the house a "honey" atnosphere 300.00 Additional bed and table linen, towels, etc. 100.00 Total, approximate $1,750.00 In all probability the expenditures for filling in all the gape at the Homans House would reach $2,000.00. At Old Farm the greatest need is for linen, bad and table, together with silver. A guess at the cost for equipping with these items is $800.00 As at the Homans House, there is a complete absence of ornaments and pictures, as well as a laok of floor and table lamps. There is need also for a few comfortable chairs, particularly in the bedrooms. Again, a guess at the cost of $500.00. My figures come to a grand total of $3,300.00. In all probability when actual furnishing took place the difference between my total and the $4,000 suggested in your letter could be used to fill in with items which I do not at the moment visualize. 2 1933-49 9/Aendea Box 7946 missing the Maple furniture is the popular demand of the day. It is substan- tial and good looking and fits in nicely with the finish in the Homans House. It should be plain, however, to match that already there. The dining room table and sideboard are not period pieces. Ao- cordingly, any to cod walnut finish ohairs will be a suitable match. The comfortable chairs, and the occasional chairs, for the living room can be practically any of current design, and slip covers of suit- able material will bring them into harmony with the finish and atmosphere of the room. I venture to suggest that, if possible, you discuss my suggestions with Mrs. Ickes. She knows the Homans House and may be able to add valuable assistance in planning for the needed furnishings. Mrs. Mag- nusson, who kept the house last summer, may be able to offer suggestions for needed improvements in and additions to the kitchen equipment. I am going to Storm Beach Cottage this afternoon to make a survey of work to be done. I will have the advice of a local contractor who will make recommendations and give me approximate costs. he soon as I get his data assembled, I will write you in detail. B. L. Hadley, Superintendent. NARA ICP/ RC79/TCF,1933-44/ Acade a Box 791 UNITED STATES auum DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine December 22, 1944. MEMORANDUM for the Associate Director. I enclose four copies of a report which I have prepared on the con- dition of Storm Beach Cottage which is being considered for use as the residence of the Superintendent of Acadia. I am sending all copies to you because thus far all the suggestions concerning this matter have come from you and are the outcome of the talk which the Secretary and I had about it last summer. I leave the matter of distribution of the copies to you. The estimates which I have included were made following an examination of the house by local contractors qualified to give such figures. I offer the suggestion that with respect to the carpenter work needing to be done much, if not all of it, can be done by Mr. Atwood who is on our park staff assisted by one or two laborers. It might be necessary to hire one car- penter to assist. This phase of the work if handled in this way can be done at a figure somewhat less than that given me by the contractor; or, to look at the matter in another light, for the amount estimated by the contractor, more work can be accomplished on a force-account basisusing Mr. Atwood and our own laborers. The remainder of the work would probably have to be specified and let out to contract, with the possible exception of the electrical work. We might be able to do the electrical work with- out the contract. may I/have gone to too great length in writing the report but lacking an architectural plan of the house the complete detailed description seemed to be the only method by which I could adequately present the matter. I await a decision on the part of the Director concerning the work to be done before making any move to begin. The house is empty of furnish- ings of any sort and I have had it swept and all rubbish removed. (sgd.) B. L. Hadley B. L. Hadley, Superintendent. Enclosure C 0 P Y Note: the original of this memo, together with 2 extra copies, was sent to Chicago with Mr. Demaray's memo of December 27/44. 1933-497 Acade Bax 791 Report on the Conditions of Storm Beach Cottage and Associated Buildings, Acadia National Park 12/22/44 General Statement Storm Beach Cottage, presently being considered for use as the official residence of the park superintendent, was built in 1879 by Mr. Charles H. Dorr, the father of George B. Dorr, for occupancy by the Dorr family in the period during which Old Farm, the larger summer home, was being constructed. In the years following the completion of Old Farm, Storm Beach Cettage was used as a residence for the Dorr estate caretaker. Later, after the death of Mr. Charles Dorr and his wife, Mr. George Dorr used Storm Beach Cettage as his residence and headquarters for his work in creating the park, Old Farm being in demand for summer rental. Later still, from 1919 through 1929, he occupied Storm Beach Cottage during the summer and lived at Old Farm in the winter. He occu- pied Storm Beach Cottage exolusively, summer and winter from the spring of 1929 until September 1941, when he again took up residence at Old Farm, where he remained until his death on August 5, 1944. Aside from the occupancy already noted the only other people to live in Storm Beach Cottage were the Rebichauds, husband, wife, daughter and grandson, who were connected with Mr. Dorr in a domestic capacity for a number of years, nearly twenty. On his removal to Old Farm in September, 1941, they moved into Storm Beach Cottage where they remained for about a year and a half, when they moved to Portland, Maine. From their departure until now the house has been uncoupied. The Cottage Storm Beach Cottage was built in the days when materials were of good quality and low in cost, and laborers received low wages. Men worked ten hours a day and were paid probably not over twenty cents an hour. But they took pride in and did good work. It is 36 x 64 feet on the ground, one and one-half storey, cambrel roofed, cellar under the whole house, substantially built, and sound structurally, though in need of certain repairs as will appear later. The room arrangement is as follows: on the ground floor there is a commodious ball whose length is the full width of the house. Entering the front door, immediately to the left is the stairway to the second floor. Second on the left is an aloove from which steps descend to a second alcove and, turning sharply right, other steps descend to the KA/CPIRC991 ecF, 1933-49 /Acade Box 791 cellar, Third left is a door Giving entrance to the living room or, in Mr. Dorr's day, his library. Next left in the hallway is a fire- place, then another door into the living room and, finally, a door opening onto a small parah, of which more will be said later. On the right, after entering the front door, is a door entering into the kitchen, then a blank wall space, then a door opening into the aining room. This door is approximately opposite the second door left opening into the living room. Back of the kitchen and dining room is a service hall through which serv.co to the dining room is given. This service hall is also designed for use as a butler's pantry. Immediately off the kitchen in the southeast corner of the ground floor is a small dining room used in early days by the one or two domestics employed by the Dorr family. Back of the service hall is a toilet and lavatory, as well as a hallway to the back door. From the kitchen a stairway descends to the cellar and from the back service hall a stairway ascends to the second floor. on the second floor, coming by the front stairs is, first, a hall- way ten by twelve feet in size. Opening directly from this hallway is a large bedroom in the northwest corner of the house, a small bedroom on the north side and a bathroom on the south side. In the north corner of the east wall of the hallway a door gives into an alcove about three by five feet in size. To the left of the aloove a door opens into a third, or northeast corner, bedroom; to the right a door opens into a small sewing room, or den, out of which on the north wall a door opens into the stairway ooming up from the rear service ball on the [round floor. In the north corner of the east wall of this sewing room a door opens into a fourth, or southeast corner, bedroom. Baok of the north wall of this bedroom is a bathroom which serves this and the third bedroom previously noted. A door from each bedroom opens into the bathroom. The space between the ceiling of the second floor and the roof has been arranged for storage space and is reached by a cleverly arranged set of sliding steps built into the three by five foot aloove. h summary of the rooms, giving a number to each, seens desirable for reference in discussing their condition and work needing to be done. 2 K674/CCF, 1755-441 ACKNA , ISSX TV. Room No. 1 - Main Hall, ground floor # 2 - Aloove and cellar stairway 3 - Library or living rocom 4 - Kitchen 5 - Dining Room € - Service Hall, rear 7 - help's dining room 8 - Toilet, and Hallway to back door 9 - Stairway and well to second floor # 10 n Ball, second floor # 11 - Large Bedroom, northwest corner n 12 - Small Bedroom, north side n 18 - Bath, south side M 14 - Alcove, yi X 5' # 15 - Bedroom, northeast corner # 16 - Sewing Room or Den, south side n 17 - Bedroom, southeast corner # 18 - Bath for Rooms No. 15 and 17 " 19 - Storage space under roof The house is not one of nineteen KOMA. In current terms it would be my own home in Bar Harbor is a nine room, one bath, residence.) called an eight-room, two bath, residence. (As a medium for comparison, 3 NHICH! (P) / 1433-441 Condition of the House, exterior I have already said that the house is sound structurally. I qualify that conditionally by saying that there is evidence of possible rot in a short section of sill on the southwest earner. This could be determined only by removing some of the finish and examining the sill. The southside bathroom on the second floor is in effect an over- hanging dormer. The floor of this dermer forms the oatling of an open porch at the front door. The dormer overhang in supported by two woodui columns which are retted and must be replaced. In arranging storage space under the roof, HR. Dorr anawisely had skylight out into the roof. The pitch of the roof is se flat that leal: age occurs around the skylight frame despite all efforte to stop it. 91, skylight serves no useful purpose and should be removed, the opening boarded in and shingled over to put an and to the leakage, The leakagn insidentally, has ruined the plaster ceiling in the northwest bedroom. The description of the hall on the first floor contains reference an outside porch on the northwest corner. This poroh is jour feet wide and thirteen feet long. It is a portion of the overall shound dimensi of the house, not a separate addition and is, in effect, saken out of M living room. It has not been used for years and is so narrow that it could not be comfortably used for sitting. It should be included into the living room by setting the present north wall of that room into lina with the rest of the north wall of the house. The contractor who look over the house with me gave an off-hand estimate of $200 , ov this piece work. The exterior trim of the house presents n startling centrust. Part of the finish is plain pine corner boards, the rest is beary pine blocks The block finish should be converted into plain corner boards. uvor each of the lower floor windows there is a heavy overhanging trim. Several are badly rotted and all should come off and be replaced WITH plain pine head casings. This will result in lessened maintenance as time goes on. The lower storey of the house, ground to eaves, is claptocarded. The roof is wood-shingled. Clapboards and shingles seem to be #ound through. out. The clapboards are painted yellow and the trin is light green. The last paint was applied about twenty years ago and its condition is very poor. It is faded, weathered, and in many places is poelin madly. The whole exterior needs soraping to remove loose paint, touchim MP, and then painted two coats of good paint. The setting of the I among soft-wood and hard-wood trees, indicates a white body and grease trim. 4 Acabia, box 79 Condition of the House, interior A clear understanding of the scadition of the interior of the house can be gained only by describing its use and occupancy for the past thirty years. During that period its occupant was Mr. George Borr. He lived alone and kept no servants, his needs being attended to as required by Mrs. Robichaud who came in each day and did his cooking, washing and monding. The house was filled with furniture, books and pictures. Never in y the thirty years was the house given a thorough cleaning nor were the interior walls and oeilings painted, papered or kalsomined. In fact, a definite record tells that the lower hall was last papered on August 19, 1908. It is not difficult for one unable to see the house to imagine the dincy, dusty, faded and cobwebby condition of the walls now that all furniture and pictures have been removed and the walls bared. The only major room in the house whose oeiling is sound is the dining room. All others are hadly cracked and sagging and need replac- ing. The plastered walls, strangely enough, are sound but show some cracks. These can be filled without removing any plaster. Floors The floors in the first-floor rooms need only to be manded and refinished, except the kitchen, small dining room and service hall. These should be covered with linoleum, first being sanded to remove roughness, which if not done would cause linoleum to crack or break after continued use. The floors upstairs present a different picture. They were covered with old fashioned straw matting which was badly worn and filthy with the accumulated dust and dirt of many years. These mattings were re- moved and beneath them I found double floors of square edged spruce boards. The top floor in every room had cracks varying in width from one-eighth to one-half inches. The only exceptions to this condition are in the south bathroom and the little three by five aloove where good hardwood floors were laid some years ago. I had hoped that the upstairs floors might be in such condition that they could be either paint-finished or covered with lincleum. But neither course is advisable. All the cracks would have to be filled, which would cost $200 or more, to which would have to be added the cost of painting, probably another $80.00, and no satisfactory result would be obtained. Similarly, if linoleum were to be considered, the crack 5 Fex ' U filling would have to be done, to which would be added the cost of linolesm and laying. making a grand total (for covering 120 square yards of surface) of about $550.00. And the flears could not possibly be brought to a state of evenness suitable to receive linoleum. The best solution to the floor problem upstairs is to take up the top floors and replace then with hardwood at an estimated cost of $500 for all. They would be permanent and require only occasional waxing to keep them in good condition. Walls All walls in the house are plastered and kalsomined, except the lower hall, living room and dining room which are papered. The un- papered walls should be thoroughly washed to remove dirt and kalsomine, cracks filled and then painted. The walls now papered should be cleaned and fresh paper put on. Ceilings All ceilings, except the dining room, are in bad condition. Two possibilities exist for making repairs. One is to strip off old plaster and replace with new. The other is to leave the old plaster in place and cover with wall board in panels. The plastering would cost approxi- mately $600. The wall board seilings would cost approximately $490. I think that the wall board oeilings are to be preferred over plaster. Heating Plant The house has a good hot water heating system. It is fired by an oil burning furnace which was installed about seven years ago. The radiation from the plant needs re-arranging to achieve greater efficiency and it is probable that two or three additional radiators will have to be installed. In addition to the hot water system there is a hot air furnace. This can be used in late spring and early autumn for warming the lower floor of the house before constant heat throughout the house will be required. Coal or wood can be used for fuel. 6 17/100ara, BOX +71 Sewage Disposal Easte water and sewage is emptied into a ess-peol some distance from the house. The essapeol should be abandoned and a modern septie tank installed in its stead. This is not a matter of immediate action, however, and can be deferred for several years. Water Supply Rater is supplied to the house through connections with the main line of the Bar Harbor Water Company. It is adequate and satisfactory. Electricity Electric current is supplied to the house over the lines of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. The current is metered at a main entrance switch located in a building known as the laundry adjacent to the house. The metering point should be changed to the basement of the house. The particular reason for this change will be discussed later. Outbuildings Associated with Storm Beach Cottage These outbuildings are associated with and appurtenant to Storm Beach Cottage. They are: The Laundry The Library The Garage The laundry is a frame building approximately 24 x 40 feet. It was built for a small stable, large enough to stable a horse and store a couple of wagons. Later, about twenty years ago, Mr. Dorr converted it into a laundry and kitchen. Here Mrs. Robichaud did the laundry work and prepared Mr. Dort's food, carrying it to Storm Beach Cottage to be served. The main electrical awitch which controls all the airduits in all buildings is in this building, as are the meters. It is a heavy duty switch of a capacity far beyond ordinary household needs, even for an electric range. Mr. Dorr had all serts of high wattage appliances which the ordinary family would not have. Accordingly, this min switch and control box should be taken out and the meters relocated in the cellar of Storm Beach Cottage. 7 50/bex 74 There are a not of laundry trays in the building which should be taken out and relocated in the cellar of Storm Beach. The laundry building cannot be used as such in the winter unless fires are constantly kept to prevent the water pipes from freesing and coal stores are the only possible source of heat. After these changes are made the building should be taken down. It would serve no useful purpose and would require some repairs to keep it in a presentable condition. The Library This building is a frame structure approximately 20 x 40 feet. Mr. Derr called it "The Park Library". True, it was well stocked with books, but the books were his personal property and did not relate to the park or to the Park Service. It has, too, a small photographic dark FOOM built into it. My suggestion is that this building be left standing. It may serve some good purpose ultimately in connection with the occupancy of fir. Storm Beach Cottage, possibly for storage, as a work shop, or for other use. It is in good repair at present and later, if lack of use no longer justifies its retention, it could be taken down. The Garage The garage is a frame structure approximately 24 x 30 feet. It will house two vehicles and is a necessary adjunot to the occupancy of the sottage. It is in B good state of repair. Summary of repairs needed at Storm Beach Cottage: Carpenter work Set out north wall of living room (#3) to include porch within the room $200.00 Remove the skylight from roof 30.00 Lay hardwood floors in rooms numbered 10-11-12-15-16-17-18 500.00 8 Box 795 Miscellaneous patching where needeu New porch pillars 30.00 Changes in outside finish 75.00 New seilings in all rooms except 1-2-5-14-19 490.00 Plumbing and Heating Relocate laundry trays from laundry building to cellar of Storm Beach 75.00 Hearrange radiators and install two additional 250.00 Per Painting Sorape loose paint, touch up and paint two coats entire exterior Wash, fill cracks and paint all plastered walls where not papered Repaper all papered walls Varniah and wax new floors Sand and refinish other floors Estimate for whole 1,200.00 Electrical Work Relocate main switch and meters 75.00 Minor changes in interior wiring 50.00 Several new fixtures for walls and seilings to replace broken ones 30.00 Floor Coverings Lay linoleum on kitchen, small dining room and service hall floors, 60 sq. yds. 180.00 GRAND TOTAL $3,285.00 9 ATIONAL ARCHIVES NARA/CP/R6791 CCF, 1933-49/Azalia, box 791 Conclusion The contractors who locked over the house with me all declared the house to be in good condition structurally and that the repairs and renovations are fully justified. The building contractor told me that the replacement cost would easily reach $15,000.00. GBD The condition of the house is due to no cause other than the negleded neglect of the former owner to keep it clean, painted, and otherwise in good repair. strom Cottage B. L. Hadley, Superintendent. December 22, 1944. United States Courts Judge's Chambers Bangor, Maine 31st July, 1945. Dear Mr. Rockefeller:- Referring to your letter of July twentieth re- lating to certain lands of Mr. Dorr that might be desirable for the Park, I have conferred with other representatives of the estate and we conclude that under all the circumstances that have come to our attention we would not be justified in donating these lands. We feel, as I wrote you, that it would be agreeable to Mr. Dorr that the Park should have them at the appraised value, but we also feel that if he had wished to give them to the Park he would have done SO in his will which was made not very long before he died. Mr. Dorr specified certain projects of a rather large nature for which he wanted his property used. The property, of itself, is not sufficient in amount to carry out his projects, but the proceeds of it can be used in connection with donations or arrangements made by others looking toward the same end that Mr. Dorr had in mind and outlined in his will; in fact, a project has already been originated by some public-spirited persons along the lines that Mr. Dorr specified, to which a contribution from Mr. Dorr's net estate, although not large, would be helpful. In reaching this conclusion, - that we would come nearer carrying out Mr. Dorr's will by selling this land than by giving it to the Park, - we have had the benefit of the knowledge of Mr. Dorr's purposes by his private secretary who was with him for a number of years until his death and who was in his confidence. I trust that the delay in answering your letter has caused you no inconvenience. Very truly yours, JOHN A. PETERS. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, Maine. MEMORANDUM for the File: This memorandum has reference to a meeting which I had with Mr. Rockefeller in his office in New York on Monday, January 6, 1941 to which Mr. Dorr's letter of December 13, 1940 and Mr. Rockefeller's letters of December 18, 1940 and January 8, 1941 referred. My discussion with Mr. Rockefeller was based on sketshes which I had with me which showed the Oldfarm property and the property with ownership data from the park office in Bar Harbor through the valley of Crouwell Harbor Brook to the Great Meadow. The conference was arranged by Mr. Dorr and authority for my travel at government expense was given by the Director. On Mr. Dorr's behalf I presented to Mr. Rockefeller the thoughts which were in Mr. Dorr's mind relative to the ultimate acquisition of these properties by the government for addition to the park. Mr. Dorr was particularly anxious that the government should acquire what re- mained of the Oldfarm estate, exclusive of that portion which was owned by the Mount Desert Nurseries. The portion of the Oldfarm 68- tate south and west of the Schooner Head Road had previously gone into government ownership. He felt that to get the remainder of the Oldfarm estate into park ownership would be a final achievement of his years of effort to create the park. He felt that the passing of the property into park ownership would accomplish two purposes: (1) His sentimental attachment to his summer home which had grown with the years since his father purchased the property in the middle 1870's and built the two houses on it at the decades close would be perpetuated; (2) the property would ultimately serve a particular purpose for the park by furnishing in Storm Beach Cottage, the first and smaller of the two, a park superintendent's residence, and that Oldfarm House would become a guest house for government officials, particularly the President and Cabinet members. The land at the corner of Main Street and Park Road in the village with the building thereon he felt should be continued in its present use as park headquarters, adjoining as it did the land earlier given to the government for the utility site and upon which had been erected the park's automotive repair shop and storage building. The other land extending from Park Road southward through the valley of Cromwell Harbor Brook to the beginning of the park's Long Field Road he felt should be acquired by the park for development as the principle highway approach to the park from the village of Bar Harbor. January 13, 1945 r Rockefeller's lettor of January 8, 1941 comments on the which be and I had. Oldfarm acquisition, office site and building at the corner Street and Park Road in Bar Harbor and other land southward Road, including the triungle bounded by Cronwell Harbor Crumwell Harbor Brook and Ledgelawn Extension was accomplished to the government in January 1942. Details of this will be found in office file No. 2.36. remaining lands desirable for acquisition in the valley of rbor Brook has yet to be accomplished. B. L. Hadley, Superintendent. 1945 UNITED STATES in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the cursicion veine - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE local in REGION ONE No what senit in including RICHMOND, VIRGINIA to Look men the utilities .ind very whatever international week Lines then tone the veryoneer been August 28, 1946. Rich 8/2 MEMORANDUM for Regional Engineer 6 Neil. A real early report is desired to permit Superintendent Hadley, this office, and the Director to consider possible disposition of the Old Farm buildings at Acadia National Park. These buildings consist of a large old family home of the Dorr family and several related structures. It is desired that we have an estimate of the necessary rehabili- tation cost of these buildings and the amount probably needed to main- tain them for use under either of the following choices: 1. Adminis trative headquarters for Acadia National Park, with a proportion of the space being allotted to a public museum display on the park. 2. A Park Museum, either permanent or temporary in nature. 3. Use as a concession which would furnish lodging or meals and lodging to park visitors. 4. Estimate of possible return to the Government which might be secured by having all or part of the buildings wrecked by contract in order to furnish critical materials for new construction elsewhere in Maine. Someone should be sent to Bar Harbor immediately to compile a re- port on these alternates. If it is necessary that an architect or landscape architect participate, plans should be made accordingly. FOR VICTORY Thomas to Allen, BUY Regional Director. UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS September 6, 1946 MEMORANDUS for the Superintendent, Acadia National Park. Following Regional Director Allen's recent visit to acadia National Park he requested that technical personnel from this office visit Acadia to asaist you in determining upon recommendations to the Director for possible disposi- tion of the buildings constituting the old Dorr family home. It is his suggestion that estimates for rehabilitation. remodeling and maintenance be prepared for possible use under the following three alternates. 1. Administrative headquarters for the park with 3 proportion of the space being allotted to a pub- lic museum display on the park. 2. A Park Museum, either permanent or temporary in nature. 3. Use as 1 concession which would furnish lodging or meals or both to park visitors. He also desires an estimate of the possible return to the Government which might be secured by having all or part of the buildings in mater wrecked by contract for the salvage of critical build- elsewhere in Maine. You, no doubt, can investigate this through local building materials. Architect Higgins and Engineer Denniston will drive to Acadia with Field Auditor Anderson for the purpose of assisting with this work. They will leave here Tuesday and expect to arrive at Bar Harbor on Wednesday evening, September 11. Please make reservations for them. (Sgd) W. E. O'Neil, Jr. W. 3. O'Neil, Jr., Regional Engineer. CC: engineering general day WEO:flw 10-23 UNITED STATES (June 1941) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia NATIONAL PARK FILE No. FIELD REPORT by Engineer Denniston and Architect Higgins on "OLD FARM" ACADIA NATIONAL PARK September 16, 1946. IMPORTANT This file constitutes a part of the official records of the National Park Service and should not be separated or papers withdrawn without express authority of the official in charge. All Files should be returned promptly to the File Room. Officials and employees will be held responsible for failure to observe these rules, which are necessary to protect the integrity of the official records. NEWTON B. DRURY, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 10-22871 Director. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FIELD REPORT by September 16, 1946. Engineer Denniston and Architect Higgins on "OLD FARM" ACADIA NATIONAL PARK through the Superintendent "Old Farm", formerly the summer estate of George B. Dorr, was acquired by the government in January 1942. The property comprises 95.85 acres facing on Compass Harbor and includes the following buildings. 1. Old Farm house - the former summer home of the Dorr family, built in 1880-81. 2. Six outbuildings used in conjunction with Old Farm house. (a) Stable. (b) Three car garage. (c) Two servants' cottages. (d) Laundry. (e) Ice house. 3. Compass Earbor Cottage - serving as an employee's quarters, with shed presently serving as a one car garage. 4. Storm Beach Cottage - built in 1879. 5. Three outbuildings related to Storm Beach Cottage. (a) Two car gerage. (b) Laundry. (c) Library - guest house. The purpose of this report is to record our inspection of the "Old Farm" house which was made to determine the relative feasi- bility of various proposed dispositions of the building. These Proposed dispositions are: 1. Conversion into a concession building 2. Conversion into an administrative building 3. Conversion into a park museum 4. Razing. In addition to our analysis of these four proposals we have included data on a fifth - a combination Administration - Museum Building. "Old Farm" house is 132 feet long and 52 feet wide in its greatest dimension. It consists of a main structure and a servants' wing, the main structure being three stories high with an attic and the wing two stories high. A basement extends under approximately two thirds of the building. The exterior wall of the lower floor is two feet thick from interior plaster face to exterior masonry face. This wall is made of local red granite with brick trim at openings. Above the second floor line the structure is framed and finished in wood, the exterior finish being western red cedar shingles. The roof of the two gabled portions is covered with local cedar shingles. Roof of porches and deck between gablesis covered with canvas. The gutters are wood and flashing, and downspouts are copper or galvanized iron. The first floor contains ten rooms, four of which have fire- places. The principal rooms are paneled as is the stair hall. The second floor contains five bedrooms and five servants' rooms. There are four fireplaces, some paneling, and six bathrooms on this floor. The third floor contains one unusually large room (21' X 25 ) with fireplace and book cases; two large rooms and one small room in addition to one bath. This floor is heated by one fireplace and one small hot air duct. The house is structurally sound. Mechanical work is obsolete and inadequate, including heating system, electric wiring, and most of the plumbing. The following major exterior repair jobs are required as a matter of maintenance. (a) Rercofing. (b) Reshingling walls. (c) Repointing 10 per cent of masonry. (d) Replacing considerable number of wood window sills and exterior wood trim. (e) Reglazing. (F) Repainting. (g) Gutter and downspout work. 2 On the interior repairs will be dictated by the use to which the building is placed. For any use the minimum work will include plaster work, painting, floor finishing, and mechanical installations. Photographs of plans of existing building are attached. Measurements were made. of the first floor rooms and notes were made of all parts of the house. Sketch studies were made showing possibilities of adapting plan of house for use as concession and also for use as Administration- Museum Building. The estimates included in this report are based on current prices and cover sufficient work to place the house in good condition. The breakdown of the estimates is as follows: A. Concession (use of all rooms) 1. Itemized estimate of cost of repairs. 2. Estimate of maintenance and upkeep. B. Administration-Liuseum Building (use of first and second floors) 1. Itemized estimate of cost of repairs. 2. Estimate of maintenance and upkeep. C. Administration Building or Museum Building (use of first floor) 1. Itemized estimate of cost of repairs. 2. Estimate of maintenance and upkeep. D. Razing. 1. List of types of salvagable material. 2. Estimate of their value. E. Salvage. 1. Estimate of quantities and value. Est. (A-1) Repairs and Alterations to Fit Building for a Concession 1. Roof and exterior walls (shingles) walls 5000 sq.ft. roof 6000 sq.ft. $3,850 2. Gutters and downspouts 375 3. Renair exterior woodwork 500 4. Repoint masonry 100 5. Paint exterior ($1200), interior ($2100), canvas decks ($200) 3,500 6. Reglaze windows 150 7. Window screens 400 8. Storm windows 525 9. Provide exterior egress - third floor 120 10. Heating - on basis of all year use 7,200 11. Electricity - wiring $600; fuse box & panel $150 750 12. Light fixtures 100 13. Plumbing (Reusing 15 existing fixtures) 1,800 3 14. Replastering $ 500 15. Refinish floors 1,000 16. Refinish walls 900 17. Reset hardware 200 18. Provide shades 250 19. Fire protection - hose, etc. 300 20. Change interior partitions 900 21. Insulation - attic floor 2400 sq. ft. 360 22. Sewerage (no additional required) 23. Water supply (no additional required) 24. Communication and fire alarm system 300 25. Approach road and gates 5,000 26. Parking 2,000 27. Landscaping 1,500 28. Kitchen sinks, garbage disposal 200 29. Fireproofing 500 30. Contingencies 15% 4,980 Total $39,260 Est. (A-2) Maintenance-Concession Annual Charges Depreciation of $40,000 in 20 years requires maintenance per year of $2,000 Fuel. - on basis of all year use 1,800 Light 200 Water 200 Janitor 1,800 Total $6,000/yr. Est. (B-1) Alterations and Repairs for Combination Administration and Museum 1. Roof and exterior walls (shingles) G 3,850 2. Gutters and downspouts 375 3. Repair exterior woodwork 500 4. Repoint masonry 100 5. Paint exterior and interior (Int. 1st & 2nd floors only) 2,700 6. Reglaze windows 150 7. Window screens 350 8. Storm windows 450 9. Heating 6,500 10. Electricity 650 11. Light fixtures 300 12. Plumbing 300 13. Replastering 400 14. Refinish floors 900 15. Refinish walls 750 16. Reset hardware 200 17. Provide shades 200 4 18. Fire protection SC 300 19. Change interior partitions 100 20. Insulation 630 21. Approach road 5,000 22. Parking 1,000 23. Landscaping 1,500 24. Fireproofing 500 25. Remove end porches, except pavement and walls 250 $27,955 Contingencies 15% 4,194 Total $32,149 Est.(B-2) Administration-Museum Maintenance Annual Charges Depreciation of $32,000 over 20 years requires maintenance annually $1,600 Fuel - first floor, partial heat, second floor, heated, third floor, no heat 1,200 Light 100 water 100 Janitor - Caretaker 1,800 Total $4,800/yr. Est. (C-1) Repairs and Alterations for use, either as a Museum or as an Administration Building 1. Roof and exterior walls (shingles) $ 3,850 2. Gutters and downspouts 375 3. Repair exterior woodwork 500 4. Repoint masonry 100 5. Paint exterior & interior (ext.$1200, int. $800) 2,000 6. Reglaze windows 150 7. Window screens 200 8. Storm windows 250 9. Heating 4,000 10. Electricity 400 Il. Light fixtures 300 12. Plumbing 100 13. Replastering 250 14. Refinish floors 500 15. Refinish walls 400 16. Reset hardware 150 17. Provide shades 100 18. Fire protection 300 19. Change interior partitions 100 20. Insulation 800 21. Approach roads and gates 5,000 22. Parking 1,000 23. Landscaping 1,500 5 24. Fireproofing 13 500 25. Remove porch, leaving pavement and walls 250 $23,075 Contingencies 15% 3,462 Total $26,537 Est. (C-2) Administration or Museum Maintenance Depreciation $27,000 for 20 years requires maintenance per year $1,350 Fuel - all year use 1,000 Light 100 Water 100 Janitor - caretaker 900 Total $3,450 Est. (E-1) Unit Salvage quan. Price Amount Framing lumber 24 LIFE BM $40.00 $ 950 Sheathing, sub-flooring, etc. 19 if BM 40.00 760 Copper - flashing, etc., and lead Lump sum 50 Brick 20 M 10.00 200 Flooring (finish) Lump sum 100 Doors 50 1 4.00 200 Door Frames 35 3.00 105 Windows (sash) 20 2.00 40 Hindow frames 10 5.00 50 Boiler - heating 1 25.00 25 Hot water heater - 100 gal. copper tank Lump sum 25 50 gal. copper tank 25 Radiators 10 4.00 40 Pipe iron various sizes 500 LF 0.05 25 Pipe - brass 1000 LF 0.10 100 Valves and fittings Lump sum 100 Electrical fixtures Lump sum 10 Bath tubs 5 10.00 50 Lavatories 9 5.00 45 Linoleum Lump sum 20 Trim, paneling, etc. Lump sum 50 Stairs and rails Lump sum 50 Mantels 10 5.00 50 $3,055 In case "Old Farm" becomes the administration-museum building, the present temporary building now used for that purpose will be vacated. It is estimated that its salvage value and the cost of razing the temporary office will be about the same. 6 In case the present Administration-Museum building remains as temporary quarters, it appears desirable to add another room to the building to properly accommodate the staff and to overcome a grave deficiency in the present plan - the unpreventable intrusion of visitors into the Superintendent's office. It is estimated that a one room wing constructed of materials salvaged from one of the Dorr Estate outbuildings could be built for approximately twelve hundred dollars. In an analysis of the cost of operation and maintenance of "Old Farm" used as an Administration-iuseum building it is of interest to compare that cost with the cost of operating and maintaining the present temporary Administration-Mus eum building. These costs are as follows: Heat - $325 Water - 65 Electric power - 36 Maintenance (based on 15 yr. total depreciation) 200 3626/yr. If an additional room is added to existing temporary Adminis- tration-Museum building, these figures would be increased about twenty per cent, giving a total of $750.00 a year. The Civilian Production Administration representative in Bangor has been contacted in regard to issuance of necessary priorities for repairs of "Old Farm" and for addition to present administration building. His reply was: "Authorization would be granted but no priorities could be issued". This means we would be in the market for unavailable materials as far as necessary work on "Old Farm" is concerned, but not so on the recommended addition to the present administration building. Other pertinent factors to be considered in arriving at a decision are as follows: (a) If used, "Old Farm" may be considered a permanent building not located on a site shown on the approved Easter Plan. (b) The existing utility group in Bar Harbor will be approx- imately a mile from the Headquarters Building. (c) The number and size of rooms and their arrangement is limited by the existing plan. (d) The museum section will not be fireproof. (e) Salvage materials probably are near a peak price at present. (f) Construction restrictions may prohibit construction of a new permanent Ldministration-Luseur building for five years or more. 7 Our reconmendations are: A. Strip "Old Farm" of such shelvings, doors, or piping and other similar materials as may be of use in the Park in the near future. B. Advertise for bids for razing building. C. Construct one room wing to present building with expectancy of use for five years. D. Advertise for bids for razing as many of the other Dorr Estate buildings as are not required in the operation of the Park. J. H. Denniston, Engineer. Aloysius / J. Higgins, Architect. THE DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS: WASHINGTON THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SERVICE SEP 3 1948 SEP MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director Bagion One. This refers to Mr. Hadley's memorandum of July 13, a copy of which was sent to the Region One Office, concerning the disposition of the furnishings and furniture now in Old Farm and conveyed to the Government by Mr. Dorr by Bill of Sale dated September 16, 1941. It is suggested that the furnishings and furniture be segregated into three olassifications as follows: 1. Items which it is desired to retain for use at Acadia. 2. Items which can be used advantageously in Service-owned housekeeping quarters at Isle Royale. This Office has requested authority from the Bureau of the Budget to furnish Government-owned housekeeping quarters at the park as this would be more economical for the Service than the cost of transferring the employee's household furniture to and from the Island twice annually. 3. All other items which should be disposed of by competive bids on a lot basis as suggested in Mr. Hadley's memo- randum of July 13. Invitations to bid should be sent to all prospective purchasers, including Mr. Grover O'Neill. If you concur in this proposal, please furnish the Region Two Office with a list, including a brief description of each, of the various items other than those included in the first classification and which might be used advantageously in Service quarters at the park. Superintendent Shevlin of Isle Royale can then designate the items which should be transferred for use at the park. All other items would fall in Class 3. Details as to the selection and transfer of any items to Isle Royale should be arranged botween Mesare. Hadley and Shevlin. The disposition of property in Class 3, without declaration to the Bureau of Federal Supply, is authorized by paragraph B. 1. (o) in Circular Letter C-1, Revised, of July 29, 1948 from that Bureau, which provides as follows: "Property (other than stook items, as defined in Section E hereof, and items appearing in the Federal Supply Schedule or interchangeable therewith for the same purpose) having an acquisition value of $500 or less and consisting of an item or group of identical items normally constituting a single line entry on the declaration form." (BCD) BILLORY A. TOLSON Assistant Director. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine September 21, 1948. MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director, Region One. Reference is made to Mr. Allen's memorandum of September 7 to which was attached a copy of Mr. Tolson's memorandum to him of September 3. both of which relate to the disposition of the furniture and furnishings conveyed to the government by Mr. Dorr by Bill of sale dated September 16, 1941. In order to comply with Mr. Allen's instruction that the matter be handled at my earliest convenience, I made an attempt to separate the material into the categories which Mr. Tolson outlined. I got into trouble at the outset, because there are several items which may or may not be suitable for the superintendent's residence at Isle Royale, and, not knowing the size or character of that residence, I don't know whether to include them in the Isle Royale list or not. It seems to me desirable, if not necessary, that I discuss this matter with Mr. Shevlin at the Grand Canyon Conference with the inventory in hand. I can describe the items to him, and he can decide if they are suitable. When I return from the conference, it will be a matter of but a few minutes, relatively speaking, to prepare the three liats and send them in. B. L. Eadley, Superintendent. ANPA,3,f,10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS ONLY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. THE DIRECTOR. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAY 21 1948 PARK May 18, 1948. AIR MAIL ACADIA NATIONAL MEMORANDUM for the Superintendent, Acadia National Park. On May 12, Mr. Grover O'Neill, of 20 Exchange Place, New York City, called at this Office in connection with the continuing desire of Mrs. O'Neill, a distant relative of former Superintendent Dorr, and himself to procure for reasons of sentiment certain items of family furniture and household equipment located in the "Old Farm" home of the late superintendent. Mr. O'Neill stated that the matter was not of sufficient importance to them to warrant special legisla- tion to authorize the disposal of the desired items to himself and Mrs. O'Neill as mentioned in our letter to him of September 25, 1947. He indicated, however, that he should like to purchase such of the desired items as were not needed by the Service if appropriate ar- rangements for their sale could be worked out. Mr. O'Neill left with us a list of items prepared from notes taken by him when he visited the Park last fall. A copy of the list is attached, and you will observe that the items have been classi- fied to show those in which they are "mostly interested, 11 #inter- ested, # and #not particularly interested. # Please go over the list carefully to determine whether any of the items desired by the O'Neills are of such a nature as could be disposed of at this time. In addition to the suggestions for the disposition of the "Old Farm" furnishings contained in your memoran- dum of October 8, 1947, the thought occurs to us that some of the items may possess historic or antique values, and while they might not be suitable for use at Acadia, they might be utilized at areas, such as Salem Maritime, Adams Mansion, Vanderbilt Mansion, Colonial, or Morristown. You, of course, are familiar with the type of fur- nishings and equipment involved and doubtless are in a position to evaluate their adaptability and usefulness at Acadia and elsewhere. Our thought is merely that we might accommodate Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill with respect to such of the items desired by them as can be clearly demonstrated to have no further use to the Service. If, after studying the list of items, you conclude that there are a number that might well be disposed of, please furnish us with a general description of each item and its approximate value. It ANP3,f.10 may later prove necessary to have qualified appraisers set a value on each of the items selected for disposal prior to their actual sale. Should any of the items selected for sale still be desired by Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill, consideration can be given to their sale pur- suant to the authority contained in the act of January 24, 1923 (42 Stat. 1215, 16 U.S.C. sec. 9), as supplemented by section 8 of the act of August 2, 1946 (Public Law 600, 79th Cong. ), the proceeds of sale to be held for application toward the eventual purchase of similar equipment. In considering this matter on this occasion and previously, we have been unable to locate in our records a copy of the Bill of Sale under which the furnishings and equipment in "Old Farm" were trans- ferred to the United States by Mr. Dorr in 1941. When submitting your report, please furnish us with a copy of the Bill of Sale. Acting Assistant Director. Enclosure 536. Miller cc: Regional Director, Region One, with a copy of Mr. O'Neill's list. 2 ANFA= Copy- 2 copy Personal 20 Exchange Place New York September 4, 1947. Mr. Newton 3. Drury, Director National Park Service Marahandist Mart OCT Chicago 54, Illinois. Dear Mr. Drury: I take this occasion of expressing to you the gratitude of the family of George B. Derr for the signal honor which the National Park Service has paid him in eresting to his monery a tablet in Acadia National Park. My son, George Dorr O'Maill, who was present at the unveiling ceremony, has just told us how impressive the ceremony was. The inscriptions on the tablet show careful thought and are very approprite. You know, as well as w do, that something of this nature was very close in George Dorr's mind. He wanted to be remembered in connection with the Park, which he loved dearly and to which he deveted all of his energies. The Sieur de Months Spring was in his opinion the heart of the Park. And I an sure that his spirit will be glad to know that this tab- let is erected there. We visited Mount Desert Island last week; in fact, we arrived the day you departed; but we did not know about the prospective unveiling until after we had completed plans for our return. But my son reasined for the ceremony. We had a very nice visit with Mr. Hadley, and are glad to know that he is in charge of the Park. He worked very closely with Mr. Derr for twenty-five years, and I am sure that the Park will greatly benefit from his interested and devoted supervision. Our talk with Mr. Hadley turned on the subject of the furniture in the Dorr house. We are of course most arricos to obtain anything that w can of the family furniture, entire- ly for sentimental reasons. As time goes on, all of us learn to value the furniture which comes down to us more and more. Mr. Dorr gave us a lot of ideas about what we were to have, but the exigencies of his situation to some extent prevented it. Almost all of the furniture that was in the house has been removed, and Mr. Hadley tells us that what is left is of no further use to the Service and that he wants to get rid of it. This includes a few family pieces which we want, and some furniture in the servants' end which of course is of no special value to us. The pieces that are left are for the ANP 3, , 1.10 20 Exchange Place New York 2. Mr. Newton B. Drury, 9/4/47. most part, in Mr. Hadley's opinion, in the nature of secondhand furniture, and of no special value, although of course they would have many associations valuable to us. We would like to acquire then on any basis that is satisfactory to you. Mr. Hadley tells us that none of this furniture has been inventoried as government property. like will be glad to remove all of the furniture, shipping to New York the pieces which - want, and disposing of the others to the Maine Seascast Missions where it can be of practical use. Also, we want to see that Mr. Hadley receives one item as a memento of his twenty-five years' association with George B. Dorr, and expressing the mutual admiration which they had, one for the other. Mrs. O'Neill weats me to tell you how very much indeed she appreciated your thoughtful letter several years ago after Mr. Dorr's death. Expressing our appreciation of your friendly can- sideration of these-matters, I am, with kind regards Very sincerely yours, (sgd) Grover O'Neill ar/e. "Property (other than stook items, as defined in Section E hereof, and items appearing in the Federal Supply Schedule or interchangeable therewith for the same purpose) having an acquisition value of $500 or less and consisting of an item or group of identical items normally constituting a single line entry on the declaration form." (AZD) BILLORY A. TOLSON Assistant Director. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine September 21, 1948. MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director, Region One. Reference is made to Mr. Allen's memorandum of September 7 to which was attached a copy of Mr. Tolson's memorandum to him of September 3, both of which relate to the disposition of the furniture and furnishings conveyed to the government by Mr. Dorr by Bill of sale dated September 16, 1941. In order to comply with Mr. Allen's instruction that the matter be handled at my earliest convenience, I made an attempt to separate the material into the categories which Mr. Tolson outlined. I got into trouble at the outset, because there are several items which may or may not be suitable for the superintendent's residence at Isle Royale, and, not knowing the size or character of that residence, I don't know whether to include them in the Isle Royale list or not. It seems to me desirable, is not necessary, that I discuss this matter with Mr. Shevlin at the Grand Canyon Conference with the inventory in hand. I can describe the items to him, and he can decide if they are suitable. When I return from the conference, it will be a ratter of but a few minutes, relatively speaking, to prepare the three lists and send them in. B. L. Badley, Superintendent. ANA, f. 10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Barbor, Maine July 15, 1948 MEMORANDUM for the Director. Reference is made to It. Aller's memorandum of May 18, 1948, rela- tive to Hr. Grover C'teill's desire to obtain certain items of furniture and equipment now in Oldfarm and conveyed to the government by Mr. Dorr by Bill of Sale dated September 16, 1941. I enclose a copy of the Bill of Sale. So far as I know the original document was sent to your office with the abstract and deed to the property. To the Bill of Sale and its attached inventory is a second copy of the inventory bearing certain markings which are explained on four lists which are also enclosed. I have broken the inventory into four lists as follows: tist No. 1 - Items taken from Oldfarm to Homans House by Mrs. McReynolds. All destroyed by fire October 23, 1947. These items ara marked with of red "B" on the inventory. List No. 2 - Items on this list are at present in the Superintendent's residence, Storm Beach Cottage. They are marked with a blue "S" on the inventory. List No. 3 - Items on this list are those enumerated on the list submitted by Mr. Grover O'Neill, May 12, 1948. They are marked with a green "0" on the inventory. List No. 4 - Items on this list are now in Oldfarm House. They are marked with a red "X" on the inventory. They are the remainder of the inventory items not accounted for on lists numbered 1,2 and 3. To list number 3 I have attached copies of Mr. O'Neill's list to which I have added property record numbers and values. I think you will have no difficulty in relating property record numbers and items on the four lists to those on the marked copy of the inventory. In each case the numbers on the lists follow in sequence those on the inventory. ANP 3 ,fold The values given on the lists to the items are, with few exceptions, my own. They are subject to correction by appraisers should an appraisal be made. My figures are probably quite conservative. Every item on the inventory could be sold. There are two ways of doing it under government procedure which, so far as I know, can only be done by advertised sale and bid. The two ways are (1) advertise and call for bids on the entire inventory or (2) segregate the items into lots based on appraised values and advertise for bide on the lots. The second method would, I believe, bring the greatest money return and be the nest satisfactory. There are really no items of historie or antique value, barring the Governor Winthrop desk and two or three bureaus and stands. They have fair money value as pieces of good furniture, not as antiques. The items in which the O'Neilla are interested wouldn't be of use to the Service in any area, se far as I can see. The O'Beills probably regard them purely from the standpoint of sentimental attachment through Mrs. O'Neill's relationship to Mr. Dorr. Before reaching a final desision on the disposition of the furniture, I venture to suggest that consideration be given to retaining some of the items now in my care in Stora Beach Cottage. They do not comprise even a minor part of the furnishings of the house and should not be looked upon as such. They do however, constitute a visible link between the park and Mr. Dorr. They reflect his occupancy of the house they are now in and to a degree reflect his personality. For the sake of perpetuating that association for a time, at least, I think those pieces should be kept. For your information. the O'Neille are not aware of the fact that the items on-the Storm Beach list are where they are. B. L. Badley. Superintendent. In duplicate se: RegDirRegOne Enclosure 2 ANF 3, +110 OF THE DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS: WASHINGTON THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SEP C 1948 MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director Region One. This refers to Mr. Hadley's memorandum of July 13, a oopy of which was sent to the Region One Office, concerning the disposition of the furnishings and furniture now in Old Farm and conveyed to the Government by Mr. Dorr by Bill of Sale dated September 16, 1941. It is suggested that the furnishings and furniture be segregated into three olassifications as follows: 1. Items which it is desired to retain for use at Acadia. 2. Items which can be used advantageously in Service-owned housekeeping quarters at Isle Royale. This Office has requested authority from the Bureau of the Budget to furnish Government-owned housekeeping quarters at the park as this would be more economical for the Service than the cost of transferring the employee's household furniture to and from the Island twice annually. 3. All other items which should be disposed of by competive bids on a lot basis as suggested in Mr. Hadley's memo- randum of July 13. Invitations to bid should be sent to all prospective purchasers, including Mr. Grover O'Neill. If you concur in this proposal, please furnish the Region Two Office with a list, including a brief description of each, of the various items other than those included in the first classification and which might be used advantageously in Service quarters at the park. Superintendent Shevlin of Isle Royale can then designate the items which should be transferred for use at the park. All other items would fall in Class 3. Details 8.5 to the selection and transfer of any items to Isle Royale should be arranged between Messrs. Hadley and Shevlin. The disposition of property in Class 3, without declaration to the Bureau of Federal Supply, is authorized by paragraph B. 1. (o) in Circular Letter C-1, Revised, of July 29, 1948 from that Bureau, which provides as follows: ANP 3,filo "Property (other than stock items, as defined in Section E hereof, and items appearing in the Federal Supply Schedule or interchangeable therewith for the same purpose) having an acquisition value of $500 or less and consisting of an item or group of identical items normally constituting a single line entry on the declaration form." (ACD) SILLORY A. TOLSON Assistant Director. In duplicate. CC: Regional Director, Region Two. 6.x3 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine March 30, 1949. Mr. Robert W. Shankland, 417 East 86th Street, New York 28, New York. Dear Mr. Shankland: Mr. Dorr was born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1853, and died at Bar Harbor, Maine, on August 5, 1944. He was a few months lacking of 91 years of age. Mr. Dorr was of Boston-Salem ancestry; his father's people tracing their origin through the Boston records to about 1635, his mother's people representing the Salem influence to practi- cally the same early date. His mother's people were the Wards and Grays of Salem who were prominent in the East India and China trade in the days when Salem had so many ships sailing to all the ports of the world. It was the fortune on his mother's side thus accumulated which, combined with that of his father's people who, I understand, were importers of foreign goods, gave Mr. Dorr his financial background. Mr. Dorr's own personal background was cultural rather than financial although it was the family money that permitted him to build the Park. It was his cultural background and a natural love of nature that prompted him to build it. As a boy he attended Mr. Eppes Dixwell's private school in Boston. His formal education was completed at Harvard from whose classic halls he graduated in 1874. The conclusion of his formal education was but the beginning of his real education. He traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East and Egypt as well as this country. He read and studied the classics, not only in the English language but in French, Italian, and Greek. This cultural background was probably the greatest factor in influencing him in later life to engage in his Park work. The second factor undoubtedly was his mother's enthusiastic love for gardening. In the early days of Bar Harbor fame as n summer resort the Dorr gardens were among the most extensive and best kept. One of the ohief practical factors in his success as a Park builder was his social position. Coming as he did from the top level of New England aristocracy, every door of the socially elite, the wealthy and the influential in public life was open to him. 2. You probably gained that impression when you read the first of the two volumes. I have always held the opinion that if Mr. Dorr had chosen to become a politician, he would have outshone any and all the great political figures of his time. If any specific question comes to your mind respecting his Park work, I shall be glad to answer it if I have the information. Sincerely yours, B. L. Hadley, Superintendent. Salem Massachusetts - Salem Tales Page 1 of 3 Welcome to SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS The City Guide About Salem Calendar Community Message Board Salem Tales Web Guide Salem Tales SALEM GARDEN CLUB One of the more delightful new publications available to local lovers of history and horticulture is the Salem Garden Club's recently reprinted booklet, "Old Salem Gardens." This charming 71-page pamphlet was written by Mable C. H. Pollack and was originally published by the Salem Garden Club.in May, 1946. The booklet grew out of a number of papers given by club members at the organization's tenth anniversary celebration in 1938. It was later expanded by Mrs. Pollack and her committee to include brief articles about historic gardens, personal remembrances, illustrations, and even a poem, all related to local horticulture lore. "Old Salem Gardens" received rave reviews in a OLD SALEM GARDENS number of important horticultural and botanical journals. The edition of 500 copies was quickly sold to individuals and institutions across the country. Among the purchasers were the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Franco-American Museum in Blerancourt, France. The publication, which won awards from both the state and national federations of garden clubs, is only one of the many contributions made by the Salem Garden Club's to the community. For nearly three quarters of a decade the organization's members have worked for "the advancement gardening, the development of Kalam slee home grounds, civic beautifying, and aiding in the protection of forests, wildflowers, and birds." http://www.salemweb.com/tales/gardenclub.shtml 7/20/2004 Salem Massachusetts - Salem Tales Page 2 of 3 The Salem Garden Club was organized in January, 1928 and by its second meeting had already reached its limit of 60 members and 25 associate members. The following year the club joined the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. The organization's first decade was one of intense activism. In 1930, at the suggestion of local architect Phillip Horton Smith, members rebuilt (and subsequently maintained) the garden at the Brookhouse Home on Derby Street. For a few years in the 1930s the club also sponsored a garden contest for children who were active in the Salem summer playground program. Cash prizes were awarded to the youngsters in each of the city's wards who were deemed to have grown the best home gardens. The Old Willows Salem Willows Beginning in 1929, the Salem Garden Club began participating in the annual spring Flower Show in Boston. By 1938 the organization felt secure enough to hold its own horticultural show in historic Hamilton Hall on Chestnut Street. To raise money for the event, the club sponsored the city's first garden tour in the summer of 1937. More than 300 people visited the ten gardens, some on Chestnut and Federal Streets and others in the Salem Common neighborhood, that were open to the public. A second, smaller garden tour was held in 1941 to celebrate the opening of the Gardner- Pingree House on Essex Street. The Salem Garden Club had taken on the responsibility for the replanting of the garden at this magnificent Federal mansion which had been designed by the great Salem architect, Samuel McIntire. The beginning of World War II forced the Salem Garden Club to curtail many of its activities. During the course of the conflict, Mrs. Willis Ropes, the group's conservation chairperson, provided advice and assistance to citizens wishing to plant their own war gardens. The activism of the Salem Garden Club's first decade gradually reappeared after the war and escalated in the 1970s and 1980s. During that period the organization was involved in planting and beautifying efforts at Lappin Park in Town House Square, Winter island, the Salem Common, and Shaughnessey Hospital. Club members also planted and maintained gardens in traffic islands on either end of Washington Street and flower boxes at Salem City Hall and the Bowditch House on North Street. http://www.salemweb.com/tales/gardenclub.shtml 7/20/2004 Salem Massachusetts - Salem Tales Page 3 of 3 In 1978 the organization began offering an annual scholarship to a student who planned to study horticulture, the environment, or a related field. A few years later, the Salem Garden Club began a tradition of participating in the annual "Christmas in Salem" house tour initiated by the Salem Visiting Nurse Association and now run by Historic Salem, Inc. The club also took on the yearly task of decorating a room in the House of Seven Gables for the Christmas season. In addition to these projects, and to serving as guides and participants at the Topsfield Fair and the annual "Art in Bloom" show at the Museum of Fine Arts, club members also built or helped to build gardens at Camp Naumkeag and at the Custom House at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The Brookhouse garden, July 2001 (photo: David Hart) In 1991, the Salem Garden Club "returned to its roots" when it replanted the long-abandoned gardens at the Brookhouse that its former members had SO lovingly cultivated 60 years earlier. Jim McAllister All rights reserved About Salem Calendar Community Message Board Salem Tales Web Guide Last Updated July 20, 2004 http://www.salemweb.com/tales/gardenclub.shtml 7/20/2004 OF THE DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON 25, D. C. September 30, 1954 Personal Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York 20, New York Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I hope you will pardon my delay in replying to your letter of September 17, which was caused by a very crowded schedule, including a trip to New York. Your letter was most thoughtful and generous. I hope you will pardon me if I comment just a little on the question of the future of the interpretation of the national parks because your point regarding Mr. Dorr is part of a problem to which my associates and I have given a great deal of thought. We have been working for some time on an approach to the interpretation of the national parks, both natural and historic. Twenty and thirty years ago our rangers, ranger naturalists, and historians were able to meet most of the people who came into the parks. They had many opportunities to talk to most of the visitors at campfires and elsewhere, and help them better to understand the great scenic, scientific, and historic treasures with which this country has been blessed. How- ever, today our actual manpower to do this type of work is less than it was before the war, yet visitation to the national parks is over a hundred and twenty percent greater. I doubt whether we ever shall have the personnel on our interpretive force to give the visiting public the service that we gave them years ago. It was this type of service that contributed greatly to the inspirational values and the understanding that the visitor enjoyed. While it is regrettable that these opportuni- ties do not exist today, we must not lose that spirit. We must, above everything else, protect the national parks and historic areas and give these ever-increasing crowds of our fellow citizens the opportunity to get the modern equivalent of that type of inspiration and enjoyment that those who preceded them received from these parks. We can't stand still, we must meet the challenge of the present day. With this thought in mind, the Service is exploring every possible means of further developing a sound interpretation program. Visual-aids are being used. Self-guiding tours are being provided in many areas. We are constantly trying to develop these and other modern approaches into a complete package for each area and yet keep them uniform for the System as a whole. We believe that park interpretation offers a wonderful opportunity that becomes better and more valuable in direct proportion to the effort put into the program. At the present time, we are approaching interpretation in three main fields; one might be called the "Research and Analysis" part of the program; the second part might be termed the "Training" part of the program, and the third, the "Adaptation. While the suggestion that you made about Acadia falls in the field of "Adaptation", I cannot enlarge on that without giving you a brief outline of what we are trying to do in the first two parts of the program. Because of the long and very helpful interest in the concept of our national parks that you have possessed and fostered for many years, I feel that I will not be imposing upon you by explaining the entire picture. As to the first, we have, with what funds we have been able to assemble, gone quite a way SO that now we are in a position to put our research material into a simple but effective statement of the basic principles of interpretation. We want this basic statement to have great human interest appeal. We want it to stimulate and guide our own naturalists and historians and their counterparts in State parks, as well as anyone else who may be interpreting the natural and historic sites of America. It will encompass methods for presentation of the story, both in talking and in writing; the making of directional and explanatory signs; and the use of visual presentations as well as other mechanical devices for interpretations. We have not completely exhausted the field, but we have. reached a point where we must put our present knowledge in writing and move forward. Because of his fine style of writing, we hope to be able to get Mr. Freeman Tilden to do this for us. The second part is a training program. We have definitely in mind establishing a training center in the West and one in the East, each of them preferably in a park. These training centers would provide places where we could better train our personnel in the techniques of presenting our natural and human history. This is going to take a little doing and we are not quite ready for it. However, just the other day, an area outside of Washington, called "Stronghold", which takes in Sugar Loaf Mountain in Maryland, was brought to our attention. Mr. Strong, who is deceased, left it in the hands of Trustees, with a trust fund of several hundred thousand dollars, requiring that "Stronghold" be :kept in its natural condition and used by the people for the enjoyment of the natural scenery for at least fifty years. There are several buildings on it that might be used for classrooms and rooming purposes. The funds left in the Foundation, however, are barely enough to maintain the property with the 2 large number of people now using it. We feel that "Stronghold" would be an excellent place to establish our school. The Trustees seem willing. It would be a combination school and clinic. We would not only bring in many of our permanent personnel for training periods, but would invite States to send in their people and in this way help pay the expenses. This is still in the dream stage but we will work it out some way soon, I hope. The third phase, and the area which directly involves your letter, is this. We have had one of our naturalists and one of our planners in Acadia this summer for the purpose of making a study of the interpre- tation of Acadia National Park. We hope within the next few years to bring the Acadia National Park development up as near tc completion as any park will ever get. As you know, we have sufficient funds programmed for the next two years to finish up our roads in Acadia, provided we can buy the Palmer property. We just received authority to buy lands in Acadia and then Congress took away our power of condemnation and as you know, we can't buy that property without condemning. We hope that this coming session, Congress will restore that power to us, certainly for buying those lands in Acadia that are necessary. Along with the completion of the roads, we should look forward to the complete interpretive program of Acadia. I do not mean that it will require a great deal of additional personnel, nor do I mean that we would put in many new and costly structures. However, we would expect to make better arrangements to meet the public and tell them about the park, and give them the necessary material for a self-guided visit to the park. These, combined with proper road and trail signs and exhibits, would make their visit more worth while and enjoyable. The story would begin with a history of Acadia National Park, and while you very generously refer to Mr. Dorr Tr. as the Father of Acadia, we all know, as did Mr. Dorr, that the Acadia National Park would not have been possible without your understanding and assistance. Acadia National Park is the only park of the National Park System in which it can be said that all the land was purchased with private funds and given to the people of the United States, for national park purposes. It is true that a small amount of land on the west side of the park was purchased in the 30's with some relief funds; however, the main part of the park is the result of the belief, vision, and public-spirited efforts on the part of Mr. Dorr and yourself. We hope to have, within the next six months, a complete program for telling the story of Acadia- on which to base our estimates. 3 Your very kind offer to supplement our funds to the extent of $3,000 appreciated and accepted. As- soon as we get a the at along, Mr. to $5,000, to better care for Mr. Dorr's property little is, further I assure you, shall write you further and let you know just what much program of the Dorr's-place I would cover and its estimated cost, and how out the $3,000 to $5,000 that you offer we would need to carry program. I fearful that my letter has been too long, but the interpre- close and presentation am of our parks to the American people program is very to tation heart. I feel that without some definite approach or of my meet the present and especially the founders such as Steve through Horace the to my day conditions much of the accomplishments Mather and Albright, predecessors, and the citizens support of that period and down years as exemplified by yourself, will be lost. apologize for taking SO much of your time, but I would mentioned most sincerely appreciate I any reactions you might have to the things in this letter. Sincerely yours, Conrad L. Wirth Director au 4 RAC III 2. F. 83,821 natl pack September 18, 1954 Dear Mr. Albright: opy corp. I am enclosing a letter to Mr. Wirth in a stamped randia but unsealed envelope. Blease read this letter and if you farm think there is anything in it that would be better not said or what it contains is expressed in a way that might be better expressed, I shall greatly appreciate your suggesting the changes that occur to you and returning the letter to me at my New York office since we reach New York this coming Tuesday. On the other hand, if you feel the letter is all right to send as it is, kindly mail it. I shall hope to see you, perhaps for lunch, some day during the next month for there are many things about which I would enjoy taking with you. Very sincerely, JOHN D. ROCYEFELLER, JR. SEAL HARDOR, BE. w Mr. Horace M. Albright 30 Hoarefeller Plaza New York City 20 An alongies replied that Eiad was led the lite 2'55 May Bail Park September 17, 1954 Dear Mr. Wirth: with Mr. Sivens Mrs. Rockefeller and I have visitad Mr. George Dorr's old homestead property in Bar Harbor which, in line with his wishes, now belongs to the National Park Service. As you of course know, the building has been wrecked. The cellar and basement, with walls of the first floor in some places at least half way up, still remain. Mr. Givens tells me that it is planned ultimately to fill in the cellar and basement with the standing wreckage, level off the whole area where the house now atands and seed it. There are a number of trees down on the property and some of them in the last storm had fallen across the roads. Mr. Givens says it is part of the lan to clean up these fallen trees both on the roads and where visible adjacent thereto. The plan for the use of the property seems to be for hikers only. The upkeep of the roads, that people who could not walk might drive into it, is apparently not contemplat d and pos- sibly not felt to be justified because the on y view of the sea is from the point, where Mr. Givens says if as many as helf a dozen automobiles were parked at once, the place would be over- crowded. Because Mr. Dorr was the father of Acadia National Park, having given a vast amount of his time, as well as of his resources, to its organization and development; because he was one of the out- standing personalities for many years on Mount Desert Island; and because the place which contained his old home meant so much to him and he would so appreciate its being adequataly cared for, as would also those of his friends who are left - in order to help in the early and adequate putting in order of the property, I will be happy to supplement any funds which the National Park Service had planned or expected to devote to that purpose, to such an extent as may be necessary up to $3,000 or $5,000 as you may suggest. If this pledge is availed of, should you think it ap- propriate information for me to have I shall be interested to know how much the Park Service devotes to the project. I am sure you will not misunderstand this letter. It is written both because of BY high regard for Mr. Dorr and the -2- own deep interest in the National Park Service and its splendid great service he rendered Acadia National Park and because of my achievements. Very sincerely, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. SEAL HARBOR, ME. Mr. Conract I. Wirth, Director X National Park Service Washington 25, D. C. P. S. I am returning to New York the end of this week. Email from Robert Pyle, Director of Page 1 of 3 Northeast Harbor Public Labrary. Ronald Epp From: "Robert R. Pyle" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Re: Query From Ron Epp Dear Ron, The anecdote was from a man named Maitland Murphy, who is now deceased. Maitland had been one of the truck drivers. Many years ago I lamented when some locally important archival papers were thrown in the trash. This was when Maitland was our local police chief. He commiserated with me and told me the story of seeing papers blow out of the truck in front of his, and then told me that one had been picked up by a bystander who found that it had been signed by a famous person. Another (perhaps apochryphal) story was about someone coming across a letter at the roadside - on White House paper and signed by Calvin Coolidge. I do know that as chief naturalist Paul Favour did not regard human history as essential to the park's mission. The museum at Islesford was founded by my grandfather. It was given to the park 9 years after his death, and my family waged a running battle with Paul to get attention paid to it. I don't know who from among those who emptied Old Farm may still be living. At 12:41 PM 3/7/03 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Bob, > >I hope you are faring well since my visit several weeks back. > >As I said in the letter I sent last week, I do appreciate your assistance >but one anecdote that you shared with me keeps bouncing around my head and I >hope you might be able to provide some background for your claim. > >You mentioned that after Mr. Dorr's death there was a so-called >"housecleaning" of Old Farm. I remember quite clearing your most disturbing >remark about dump trucks leaving Old Farm with stationary and paper lifted >by the wind and scattered along the road enroute to the landfill. >While I don't expect to excavate any landfill, I would be very interested in >the source of this anecdote; that is, if you can recall or point me in the >direction of someone who might. > >With best wishes, > > >Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. >Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library >Southern New Hampshire University 3/17/2003 CARETAKERS HOUSE Form 10-768 (7/60) U.S. DEPARTMENT THE INTERIOR Building Name Bldg. No. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Storm Beach Cottage 11 INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DATA Location in Park Old Farm Road, Bar Harbor Prepare in quadruplicate. Retain one copy in park office. Send origin al and two copies to Regional Office for review and distribution. Regional Park, Monument, Etc. Office send original to WASO, one copy to EODC or WODC, retain one. Acadia National Park 1. GENERAL Use and Occupancy Owned By Operated By Residence National Park Service National Park Service Maintained By Constructed By Year Drawing No. National Park Service Charles H. Dorr 1879 Remodeled By Year Drawing No. 2. VALUE 3. TYPE 4. SIZE (Sq. Footage) Original Cost Present Value No. Stories No. Rooms Basement Overall Basement 1st Floor 2nd Floor $ 25,000.00 $25,000.00 Two Fourteen Cement 2,154 350 803 1,001 5. CONSTRUCTION Construction Type Foundation Walls, Exterior Walls, Interior Floor Roof Frame Concrete Clapboard Lath & plaster oak Cedar shingle 6. INTERIOR FINISH Walls Floors Ceilings Trim Wallpaper & paint Varnish Paint Paint 7. UTILITIES Water Electric Bangor Gas Sewer Telephone Other Bar Harbor Hydro Electric None Bar Harbor Yes None 8. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT Plumbing Heating Fuel Electric Hot Water Other 3-bathrooms Hot air furnace Cil & wood None of EXISTING CONDITION (Indicate Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor - If New Building Leave Blank) As of (Date) Structural Mechanical General State of Repoir 10. FIRE PROTECTION Extinguishing Equipment No. Hydrants Size Distance Mechanical Hand 1-15# CO2 & Other one 6nd 250 None 2-1qt. carbon tet. None 11. PHOTOGRAPHS. Furnish 8 x 101/2" photographs or smoller photographs mounted on 8 x 101/2 sheets. Attach to photograph: Name of park, location in park, and name and number of building. 12. SKETCH PLAN. Furnish legible sketch on separate sheet including over-all dimensions, names and sizes of rooms, scale, and date drawn. Use double line to indicate walls of building. 13. REMARKS (Furnish any other pertiment data to complete record) like buid Stand also Beach n Prepared By Date Approved By Date Anthony Menzietti JAN 68 Thomas B. Hyde Chief of Maintenence Superintendent 76057 001 DATE March 5, 1951 LOCATION IN PARK Former George B. Don't Estate BUILDING NAME Storm Bason Jobtaze No. 11 1. USED AS Residence Superintendent Owned by National Park Service Operated by National Park Service Maintained by National Park Service Charles H. Dorr Constructed by 2. YEAR BUILT 1879 REMODELED 3. DRAWING No. OCCUPANCY Permanent (2 persons 4. ORIGINAL COST, $ Present value, $ 25,000 5. NUMBER STORIES 2 NUMBER ROOMS 14 6. CU. FT. SQ FT, Basement 850 Ist floor 10,488-803 2d floor 9,095,1001 Other 7. CONSTRUCTION TYPE Frame on stone masonry foundation Walls, exterior Clapboard Walls, interior Lath and plaster Floors Oak and western fikoof ,Fire resisting and pedar shingles SKETCH PLAN (Designate original and later additions, when constructed) 8. INTERIOR FINISH, Walls Paper in halls and dining room remainder plaster Floors Oak and western firceilings Plaster REMARKS: 9. UTILITIES Water x Electric Date Acquired 1941 Sewer x Phone XII 0. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT Sanitary 3 bathrooms 011 Furnage Heating Hot air furnase Fuel 011 and wood Electric Refrigerator HEW 1. EXISTING CONDITION OF BUILDING Structural Good Mechanical Good FIRE PROTECTION: Hydrant size 6" Distance 2501 drinklers No nguishing apparatus 15# CO , Foam type (2 gal. ), two 1-qt. carbon tetraohloride Oldfarm Project Fall 2015 Narrative Kristin Dillon Museum Aide Schoodic Institute Acadia National Park March 17, 2016 In the William Otis Sawtelle Collections, Accession ACAD-00295, "Furnishings from Old Farm and Storm Beach Cottage", contains an estimate of fifty items which were thought to have come from George Dorr's Oldfarm estate and its associated buildings. However, it is possible that not all of the items that made their way into Acadia's archives under ACAD-00295 were from Oldfarm, as well as that items from Oldfarm came into the collection under a different accession number. Using the original Oldfarm inventory list from 1948, correspondence, letters, lists, and notes ranging in date from the 1940s to present day regarding the transfer of Oldfarm to the National Park Service, I compiled a list of items that are both in Acadia's collection and came from Oldfarm. The original Oldfarm inventory from 1948 groups the list of furniture and objects by room and has descriptions for each item, including measurements and colors, which proved to be helpful when identifying objects in the wos Collections. In the margins of the inventory are hand written notes and markings, indicating where certain items may have been moved to. To capture all of this information, plus details the objects would currently have, I developed a spreadsheet, titled "Oldfarm Inventory Project", with the following categories: Inventory number O/S/B/X (Color pencil letters on original inventory indicate where items were dispersed to: green O= list #3: "those enumerated on the list submitted by Mr. Grover O'Neill May 12, 1948", blue S= list #2: "at present in Superintendent's residence, Storm Beach Cottage", red B= list #1: "items destroyed in fire October 23, 1947 at Homans House", red X= "now in Oldfarm house - remainder of the inventory items not accounted for on lists 1- 3". Descriptions found in July 13, 1948 letter from Superintendent Hadley to the Director.) Original room Description ICMS# Current location Other marks from original inventory 1 Original marks from original inventory 2 Keyword Notes 2015 1 2. Inside house (can the item be identified in interior photographs of the house) As I went through the list of items under accession ACAD-00295, I took measurements of objects, deciphered descriptions from the 1948 inventory, compared original government numbers on the physical items and listed in the inventory, examined interior Oldfarm photographs, and determined that almost all of the items in ACAD-00295 were from Oldfarm. As I matched up physical objects to descriptions in the 1948 inventory, I recorded in the "Oldfarm Inventory Project" spreadsheet current information for the objects, including Accession #, Catalog #, location listed in ICMS, and the actual location of the item. However, there were a handful of items that were not originally from Oldfarm, including a set of four chairs, a wooden digital clock, and assorted fireplace items. A clock, accessioned under ACAD-00001, was determined to have originated from Oldfarm and needs to be added to the list. 2 Oldfarm: Select Bibliography R. Epp, November 2015 All references are from my personal collection except one item (*) This document is for limited distribution until May 2016, restricted to those involved with the Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment for Oldfarm. 1. The Dorr Papers. Bar Harbor Historical Society. These memoirs are frequently fragments, lacking title information and so recorded here by the lead sentence and the box and folder numbers. A Guide to the Dorr Papers was prepared by R. Epp, housed in the BHHS Museum. "History of Oldfarm land titles...' " B. .2.f1. "Opposite Oldfarm " B.3.f7. "Frenchman Bay is the last. "B.3.f7. "The gift of the State of Massachusetts "B.2.f3. "The Father of Admiral Mahan "B.2.f3. "Oldfarm as its name tells.. B.1.f19. "The Site my mother, father, and I..." "On our return from our winter on the Nile " "The Oldfarm house was built "B.1.f14 David Ogden Papers. BHHS. A recent acquisition that may have useful content. Oldfarm: an interactive [physical] model. Suzanne Martin. A digitized version: www.archives.org/details/oldfarminteracti00suza Oldfarm Guest Registry. Also Oldfarm Guest Book Alphabetical Listing. Ronald Epp. 2. Acadia National Park. Park History Archive. These are keyed to the old system not the 2012 finding aid. GBD. "Summit of Champlain Mountain." GBD. "Some Thoughts Concerning ANP, Planning for its Future." B.2.f2. GBD. "Detailed History of the Zacheus Higgins Lot," B.3.f19. Ben Hadley memo 1/13/46 @ 1/6/40 meeting with JDRJr. B.3.f.10 GBD to FDR. 8/1/40 and 8/21/40 reply. B.4.f1. "To the West of Dorr Point," B.2.f.7. A.E. Demaray to GBD. 9/27/41/ B.3.f10. Old Farm Field Report. J.H. Denniston & A.J. Higgins. 9/16/46. GBD to A. Cammerer. 5/1/39. B. 4.f24. "Old Farm Inventory." Many versions. Acadia National Park Resource Management Records Finding Aid (2012). B.2.f5-6; B.2.f10; B.4.f6-8,10-12; B.34, f7-8; B. 38.f10; B.53 im passim; B.74-76 im passim; B.79 im passim; B.96, f34-35; B.98,f5-10 im passim; B.102, f3-5 im passim; B. 115,f26-33 im passim. 3. Rockefelller Archive Center, Tarrytown, NY JDRJr to Albright. 7/12/38. RAC III.2.I. B. 114.f1152 R.B. Fosdick to JDRJr. 4/7/30. RAC....B.85.f839. Worthwhile Places. Correspondence between H.M. Albright & JDRJr. Ed. Joseph W. Ernst. 1990. See 6/7/1938. Pgs. 166-182. John A. Peters to JDRJr. 7/31/45. RAC....B.98.f668. Howard R. Stegner. "Interpretative Plan for Acadia National Park." 2/8/55 naturalists' plan for the Dorr site. RAC ...B.85.f871. 4. Serials "President Coolidge Considering Bar Harbor [Oldfarm] as a Summer Home," Bar Harbor Times [BHT] 4/11/28. "The Gardens at Oldfarm BHT 4/18/28. 5. Miscellany: Oldfarm Floor Plans. Preliminary Drawings. Interior Dept. 9/1/1946. Etic.nps.gov Denver Service Center. Oldfarm Floor Plans. 1946. Fred Savage Architectural Drawings of Oldfarm. 001.784.790. Fifty items in the collections of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. "The House at Mt. Desert [Oldfarm]," American Architect and Building News Vol. 2, pg. 221. 1/20/1877. Often misidentified plan developed by C.F. Oakey before Charles H. Dorr chose Henry Richards of Gardiner, ME Roger G. Reed, "Henry Richards 1848-1949," A Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine. Vol. 1, #7, 1984. Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Augusta, ME Louis C. Zahner, "Henry Richards 1848-1949," privately printed. Copy in the Yellow House Papers. Maine Historical Society. Henry Richards. Ninety Years On: 1848-1940. (Augusta: Kennebec Printing). Pp. 314-315, 344-347. Note: Becky Cole-Will was instrumental in securing the 2005 acquisition of the canoe owned by Henry Richards for the Abbe Museum. "Money Use to Go Further," Downeast Dilettante website. 2/23/2011. "Mary Ward Door," Yellow House Papers. Laura Richards Collection. Maine Historical Society. ZColl. 2085. RG9B. f 11. Robert R. Pyle to Ronald Epp. Email 3/10/2003 on truck driver Maitland's account of transport of Oldfarm content to local landfill. See also personal recollections of Raymond Strout. M.F. Sweetser. Chisholm's Mount Desert. Pgs. 24-25. The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes. (N.Y. Simon & Schuster, 1954). Vol. 2. Pp. 202-203. National Park Service. "Albright & Dorr at Mather Plaque Dedication. Acadia NP, 1932." Horace M. Albright Collection. Personal b & W film footage taken from Oldfarm living room of Dorr & Albright with Dorr Point behind them. Letters from Josiah Royce to Mary Dorr, 1889-1898. Contact R. Epp for copies from the Harvard University Archives. Similarly, see narrative about Royce and William James on Oldfarm in Creating Acadia National Park. Ben Hadley to A. Cammmerer. 12/22/44. National Archives and Records Administration. RG79. CCF. 1933-49. Acadia. B. 791. See also at NARA the Oldfarm Photo Collection mistitled "Seawall Naval Radio Station, 1928-32" in RG 79. CCF. 1907-49. Box 201. * Inventory of Personal Estate of GBD. John A. Peters Collection. Copy in possession of R. Epp. Beatrix Farrand. Book of Gardening. 1893-1895. U of California, Berkeley. Description of Oldfarm gardens. 10/12/1893. Kathryn Harmon. "Writing the History of Oldfarm." COA senior project. Spring 1994. See archive.org/details/treasuresofoldfa00kath. "Treasures of Oldfarm" on the Internet. Donald Lenahan. GPS image of Oldfarm property with exacting detailed identifiers. 2012. See R. Epp collection or contact Don at: dplenah@roadrunner.com [410-336-0580] See also his blog "Acadia Memorials" Robert S. Yard. An Analysis of Acadia National Park, 1925 im passim. Map of Property of George B. Dorr. June 1938. Richard W. Sherman, Engineer. 33 X 15 inches b&w working copy. Doug Chapman Archive. NOTE: The Douglas A. Chapman Esq. Archive in Bar Harbor contains hundreds of finished and working maps from the mid-19th-century to the end of the 20th, many of these bearing the markings of GBD and JDRJr., and most unavailable elsewhere. Contact William Horner M.D. or myself about both content and access issues. Margie Coffin Brown. Pathmakers. 2006. Ronald H. Epp, Creating Acadia National Park: The Biography of George B. Dorr (Bar Harbor, ME: Friends of Acadia, forthcoming April 2016). Drafts in the possession of Becky Cole-Will and Margie Coffin Brown. Copyright. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 2015. Dorr Archival Consulting 532 Sassafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 Eppster2@comcast.net 1/1/03 NARA R679 , PPS , CCF, 1907-49 Box 201 , Include l 3 Old Fam Photos encased in caddoard. 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Some text runs 3/1/2014 Received from Jack Resect Statement on Some Pond Center Gift 10/27/15 to Acadia National Park The Somes Pond Center is pleased to announce that it has raised $30,000 to make a gift to Acadia National Park (ANP). The gift will enable ANP to commission a professional cultural landscape assessment of the park's property at Compass Harbor, in Bar Harbor. The site is the former estate of George B. Dorr, a founder and the first Superintendent (1916-1944) of park. Known as Oldfarm, the Dorr estate property, with extensive shoreline on Compass Harbor, has historic significance for its association with the man who is known as the founder of Acadia. The Oldfarm estate is now gone, but the property passed to ANP, as Dorr wished, soon after his death in 1944. Oldfarm was the first grand estate built on the shores of Eden (now Bar Harbor) and was an anchor of summer colony society. Many leading artists, intellectuals, businessmen, and politicians were guests of Mr. Dorr and his parents at Oldfarm. Many believe that his Oldfarm environment inspired Mr. Dorr's vision as a founder and builder of Acadia National Park. Mr. Dorr was a devoted horticulturalist and gardener who helped establish the grand MDI tradition of garden design and landscape architecture resonant with the conservation of Acadia. During the tenure of retiring Acadia National Park Superintendent Sheridan Steele, ANP has placed a wayside interpretive panel at Oldfarm and developed "The Missing Mansion," a summer ranger interpretive walk there. The gift from the Somes Pond Center will provide an inventory of the remaining features of the landscape, including the foundation, paths and roads, and remnants of the extensive gardens and plantings for which Oldfarm was famous. The park and partners will use the information from the landscape inventory to documents any intact elements of the landscape to assure its protection. This project is a Somes Pond Center contribution to the Acadia Centennial in 2016, in recognition that this is a landscape of great significance to many Acadia lovers The Somes Pond Center supports research and education on and celebration of the landscapes of the Mount Desert Island region created by nature and conserved and enhanced by human design. SPC fundraising for this project was conducted with the gracious participation of the CEOs of three MDI-based institutions that were supported by George B. Dorr at their birth: Dr. Edison Liu of the Jackson Laboratory, Dr. Kevin Strange of the MDI Laboratory, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko of the Abbe Museum and the collaboration of Friends of Acadia. Final October 27, 2015 ATTACHMENT A: OUTLINE Draft Outline Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment for Oldfarm: George B. Dorr Property, Acadia National Park I. Introduction A description of the project setting, purpose, and methodology, followed by an overview of the site history, existing conditions, landscape significance, and treatment summary. 1. Introduction a) Project setting, purpose, management summary b) Historical overview and context c) Scope, methodology, study boundary, and existing conditions overview d) Analysis and evaluation overview e) Summary of findings and recommendations II: Site History A description of the key developments, physical relationships, patterns, features, and important individuals and events relating to the changes that have taken place on the Oldfarm property. As necessary, research will include relevant primary and secondary sources and possible interviews with knowledgeable individuals. The information will be synthesized into a narrative report supported by historical photos, historical maps, and other supporting graphics. The chapter will include a period plan showing the appearance of the property in 1944 at the time of George Dorr's death. 2. Early History to Oldfarm property acquisition (Before 1868) a. Native American inhabitants and European contact b. European settlement, colonization, and independence (1760s to 1830s) C. Early industries, Hudson River School artists, growth of tourism (1830 to 1868) 3. The Dorr family and Oldfarm (1868 to 1944) a. The Dorr family and Rusticators, Bar Harbor VIA, Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations (1868 to 1916) b. Establishment of Sieur de Monts National Monument, Acadia National Park, and role of Oldfarm, (with 1944 plans at 1:250 or 300, and 1:60 to 100 as needed) 4. National Park Service management of Oldfarm a. National Park Service Management 1944 of Oldfarm to present (with existing conditions plans at 1:250 or 300, and 1:60 to 100 as needed) Final October 27, 2015 2. III: Existing Conditions A description of the existing conditions with narrative text, an accurate site map, and photographs, and plant inventory. Documentation will be based on GIS map layers and site investigations involving research and field survey to describe and illustrate the current boundaries, appearance, and condition of the landscape, site access, and defining landscape characteristics and associated features. Contemporary site functions, visitor services, interpretation, park operations, and maintenance will be described to the degree they influence the appearance of the landscape. Depending on the distribution of cultural landscape features, the property may be described as one or several management zones. 5. Existing Conditions a. Spatial organization and land use b. Topography, manipulated topography C. Response to natural features and systems d. Water features e. Circulation f. Buildings and structures g. Vegetation (with an associated table in the appendix) h. Views and vistas i. Small-scale features & utilities j. Site plan (1:250 or 300, and 1:60 to 100 as needed) IV: Analysis, Evaluation, and Condition Assessment The analysis and evaluation of the landscape will draw on a comparison of historic research and existing conditions to document cultural landscape features that convey the history of the property during the Dorr period of ownership. The analysis will include a condition assessment and analysis of the historical integrity of the landscape features to document the degree to which these continue to convey significant attributes from the Dorr period of ownership. The discussion of contributing and non- contributing landscape features will be structured using a narrative format that lists each feature's historic condition and existing condition to make the determination of its contributing status. Impacts to cultural landscape features will be identified including deferred maintenance, erosion, improper drainage, neglect, pests, diseases, succession, flooding, compaction, invasive plants, and related impacts. 6. Analysis, Evaluation, and Condition Assessment a. National Register status b. Areas of potential significance considered C. Integrity of the historic landscape d. Evaluation of landscape characteristics and features e. Condition assessment f. Summary of landscape characteristics and features and condition 9 Final October 27, 2015 3. V: Treatment Considerations The analysis and evaluation of the landscape will draw on a comparison of historic research and existing conditions to document cultural landscape features that convey the history of the property during the Dorr period of ownership. The analysis will include a condition assessment and analysis of the historical integrity of the landscape features to document the degree to which these continue to convey significant attributes from the Dorr period of ownership. The discussion of contributing and non- contributing landscape features will be structured using a narrative format that lists each feature's historic condition and existing condition to make the determination of its contributing status. Impacts to cultural landscape features will be identified including deferred maintenance, erosion, improper drainage, neglect, pests, diseases, succession, flooding, compaction, invasive plants, and related impacts. A treatment approach will be outlined in conjunction with the park management guidelines. The report will describe alternative treatments and provide a recommended treatment approach. Issues will be identified at a cursory level to inform a future treatment plan. 7. Treatment a. Relationship to Existing Planning Documents and review of treatment approaches b. Identification of Treatment Issues C. Treatment Alternatives (preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration) and Implications 8. References (Bibliography) 9. Appendix a. Plant species present during the Dorr period of ownership b. Plant species present in 2015-16 10 10/12/2016 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT FOR OLDFARM GEORGE B. DORR RESIDENCE AT COMPASS HARBOR, ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE "If the woods be open, one should walk in them, under and among the individual trees to realize their beauty, gran- deur 23 George B. Dorr, Personal Papers, October 15, 1895 SITE HISTORY, EXISTING CONDITIONS, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES Prepared by Ericka B. Duym, Landscape Architect Contributors Margaret Coffin Brown, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation Rebecca Cole-Will, Acadia National Park Gail Gladstone, Acadia National Park Elizabeth Igleheart, National Park Service Judith Hazen Connery, Acadia National Park Jesse Wheeler, Acadia National Park Funding provided by Somes Pond Center, Mount Desert, Maine Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, Maine, 2016 Final October 27, 2015 4. SCOPE OF WORK Prepare a Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment for Oldfarm, the George B. Dorr Property, Acadia National Park, Maine BACKGROUND Oldfarm is the former home of George B. Dorr, the first superintendent of Acadia National Park. The property is approximately 58.5 acres, located at Compass Harbor, in Bar Harbor, Maine. The Oldfarm estate was originally owned and built by Dorr's parents. Geroge Dorr lived there most of his life (1855-1944) and donated the property to the National Park Service in 1942. During Dorr's life, the estate included a large shingle-style cottage ("Oldfarm"), numerous outbuildings (barns, garages, caretakers cottage), expansive English-style gardens (at least one of which was designed by noted landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, also of Bar Harbor), a nursery and other gardens and plantings, a pond, circulation systems (roads and trails), and a salt water swimming pool in Compass Harbor. The National Park Service at Acadia National Park did not redevelop or use the property and in the mid-1950s, the mansion was torn down. Today, the property is largely managed as a natural area. There is a small parking lot off Route 3 for visitors and several informal, visitor-created trails wend throughout the property. Visitors use Oldfarm to gain access to the shore at Compass Harbor and hike the trails. The area is well used by locals and treated almost as an "urban" park as it is in close proximity to the town of Bar Harbor. There are a variety of resource issues that complicate management decisions, including invasive exotic vegetation (many of which were introduced by Dorr as specimen plants), European red ant infestation, shoreline erosion, and deterioration of the remnants of the cultural landscape and former structures. Neighbors, town residents, and other park stakeholders have voiced their concerns about the degraded condition of the property. The NPS has not actively managed the site, and the resulting "neglect" has resulted in loss of integrity of any remaining features. The property is not managed as a cultural resource, e.g. a historic site, archeological site, or cultural landscape, because the loss of historic integrity makes it ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places and as such, it does not fit within the guidelines for management and funding for cultural resources. In order to understand the possible range of management actions that would be appropriate, NPS and partners need an inventory that provides baseline documentation of remaining landscape features and their associations, and provides recommendations for treatment alternatives that could be implemented. SCOPE OF WORK The final product would be a cultural landscape inventory and assessment, in accordance with guidelines described by the Olmsted Center for Landscape Cultural Landscape Inventory Professional Procedures Guide (http://www.nps.gov/oclp/CLI%20PPG_January2009_small.pdf) Final October 27, 2015 The Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment will document and evaluate the landscape features and qualities that make the landscape significant, including: geographic setting, development and evolution, materials, construction, and use. The report will include a condition assessment of the landscape to identify impacts that have a negative effect on the significance and integrity of the property, and for which some form of mitigation or preventative action is possible. While NPS landscape architects have already determined that the property is ineligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places, this CLI will evaluate the landscape in order to guide management of extant cultural landscape features and inform decisions for potential treatments. The project would entail the following activities: 1. Document the existing conditions through text, photographs, and graphic plan(s). 6. Fully map the landscape and its associated features using GPS and GIS. Prepare an existing conditions map of the 58.5- acre study area using GPS and GIS, CAD, and Adobe Illustrator. Identify extant cultural remnants from the Dorr period of ownership including buildings, foundations, roads, paths, steps, other circulation features, foundation plantings, remnant nursery plantings, remnant orchards, walls, fence lines, and other estate features. Compile geo-referenced photographs of features identified on the property and link to the site map. Prepare a preliminary condition assessment including erosion, invasive plant species, and safety hazards (See CLI Methodology 8-3 to 8-4). Prepare a narrative description of existing conditions of the landscape including: spatial organization, land use, topography, manipulated topography, response to natural features and systems, water features, circulation, buildings, structures, vegetation, views, vistas, small-scale features, and utilities. 2. Assemble historical documentation from a variety of primary and secondary sources including historic maps, photographs, correspondence, and narrative accounts. Research would be conducted using the park's archives (administrative files and museum collection); the National Archives; local historical societies, museum and library resources; and private research resources to be identified mutually with input from NPS and project partners. - Historic maps and photographs: Scan historic images (site plans and photographs) at 300 dpi or higher and in .tiff and jpeg format. Write a caption for each image that describes its location, date or approximate date, reference number, and repository. Also describe the contents of each photograph with respect to the landscape characteristics listed in step one above. Images and captions are imported into Adobe InDesign. - Correspondence and narrative accounts: Compile into an annotated chronology the key events that were integral to the physical development of the property. Include the year the event began, the year it ended, the type of major event (see CLI Methodology, 6-6 to 6-7), a narrative description of the associated individuals and organizations, their actions, and the resulting event. Each entry should include the source of information and research files should include a photocopy or photograph of the source of information. Also compile a bibliography of sources. 2 Final October 27, 2015 3. Provide a description of the landscape through every historic period up to the present, and identify and describe the historic context(s) and any potential period(s) of significance associated with the landscape. See Attachment A: Outline. 4. Based on historic maps, plans, photographs, and narrative research, create a period of plan of the Dorr property as it appeared in 1944, the year of Dorr's death. Identify and describe the landscape's characteristics and features. For comparison with existing conditions, prepare drawings of the property as it appeared in 1944 and as it is in 2015-16 at scales of 1 inch=250 to 300 feet (and possibly 1 inch=60 to 100 feet for selected areas.) Prepare a narrative to accompany the period plan that compares existing conditions to the findings from the site history. 5. Provide a botanical analysis of the existing condition and compare to the findings from the site history. Create a table of plant species present on the property in 1944 (and location if known) and existing plant species. 6. Develop an initial list of treatment alternatives that would allow NPS and community stakeholders to evaluate the challenges and opportunities for managing the property. The suite of management actions must be based on the treatment philosophy of NPS policy and the Secretary's Standards (e.g. rehabilitation vs. restoration), and park management objectives. The report shall include the following contents: 1. Cover Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Introduction. The introduction includes five sub-sections: (a) a management summary describing the purpose of the project; (b) a historical overview that provides a brief historical context for the landscape; (c) a description of the scope of the project and methodology for completing it; (d) a description of study boundaries; and (e) a summary of findings. 4. SITE HISTORY, EXISTING CONDITIONS, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION Site History. This section provides a historical description of the landscape and its historic characteristics. The text is based on research and historical documentation, with enough support material to illustrate the physical character, attributes, features, and materials that contribute to the significance of the landscape. This section identifies the historical context within which the landscape developed, including the period before, during, and after Dorr ownership (see Attachment A). 3 Final October 27, 2015 Existing Conditions. This section contains a description of the landscape as it exists today including the documentation of landscape characteristics including spatial organization, land use, topography, manipulated topography, response to natural features and systems, water features, circulation, buildings, structures, vegetation, views, vistas, small-scale features, and utilities. It is based on both research and site survey, including on-the-ground observation and recordation of significant features. A condition assessment is completed to determine the age, material, composition, and integrity of significant components, and existing and potential impacts to landscape characteristics and features. Analysis and Evaluation. This section compares findings from the site history and existing conditions to identify the significance of individual features in the context of the landscape as a whole. Historic integrity is evaluated to determine if the characteristics and features that defined the landscape during the historical period are present. A statement of potential areas of significance for the landscape is included, and the analysis and evaluation are summarized. 5. Potential Management Actions-Treatment Alternatives The landscape has been determined ineligible for the National Register but it is managed as a cultural resource. This section describes the approved landscape treatments for the site and potential management alternatives that could be implemented. The study will identify if there are intact elements of the landscape that could be rehabilitated and interpreted. 6. APPENDIX, BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND INDEX This section contains supplemental drawings, illustrations, maps, photographs, technical information, or other support documentation; a list of sources used in preparing the document; and references to material in the document, respectively. This section will include a table of plants species known to be present on the property during the Dorr period of ownership and plant species present today. DELIVERABLES 1. A Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment following the Chicago Manual of Style to be delivered within 44 weeks of issuance of the notice to proceed. Twenty-five printed copies of the final report shall be prepared and one electronic version. 2. Draft copies of the report shall be delivered as follows: 25% draft (within 11 weeks of commencing the project) to include documentation of existing conditions using GIS, GPS, CAD, Adobe Illustrator, geo-referenced photographs, and narrative description of landscape characteristics in Attachment A. List of plant species present in 2015-16 in table format. Site plan produced with GIS, CAD, and Adobe Illustrator with 11 x17" map at 1:250 or 300 scale, and insets of 1:60 to 100 scale as needed. Preliminary condition assessment 4 Final October 27, 2015 identified including deferred maintenance, erosion, improper drainage, neglect, pests, diseases, succession, flooding, compaction, invasive plants, and related impacts. 50% draft (within 22 weeks) of scans of all historic photos and plans plus descriptive captions; complete annotated chronology including review of materials at repositories and photographs or photocopies of research material cited; period plan of Dorr property as it appeared in 1944 and a draft table of historic and existing landscape characteristics and features. 75% draft (within 33 weeks) of draft narrative site history, existing conditions, analysis and evaluation, and proposed treatment approach and associated drawings and tables in accordance with Attachment A: Outline 95% draft (within 42 weeks) to include revisions to all of the above. 100 % final (within 44 weeks) to include final edits and research files. 3. Graphics shall include all of the following necessary to fully document the history and existing conditions of the landscape: diagrams, photographs, maps in a 11" X 17" format based on GIS data and metadata. NPS standards for GIS data and metadata will be used. Consult with ACAD GIS specialist prior to delivery. 4. All original research notes, field notes, photographs, maps, and drawings. PROJECT SCHEDULE Project scoping/site visit November 16, 2015 Begin project/ /field documentation and assessment November 16, 2015 Site map, photo documentation, narrative description December 2015 to January 2016 First submittal (25%) January 29, 2016 Archives, annotated chronology, draft narrative site history January to April, 2016 Images, chronology, narrative submittal (50%) April 15, 2016 Period plan, analysis, treatment narrative submittal (75%) July 1, 2016 Complete draft (95%) September 2, 2016 Final September 16, 2016 Submission of research materials September 16, 2016 BUDGET SUMMARY Personnel ($16/hr) $28,160 Travel 1,000 Supplies 340 Printing & Reprographics 500 Total $30,000 5 Final October 27, 2015 a. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Friends of Acadia: TBD Acadia National Park: Rebecca Cole-Will, Chief of Resource Management, will provide project oversight in the park and review and approve draft and final products. Gail Gladstone, Cultural Resource Specialist, will serve as the park contact for the researcher and facilitate researcher activities in the park, participate in meetings, and review and edit all draft and final products. Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation: Robert Page, Director, will provide project oversight and review and approve draft and final products. Margie Coffin Brown, Senior Project Manager, will provide project oversight, prepare the project agreement, participate in meetings, and review and edit all draft and final products. 6 Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment FRENCHMAN BAY Oldfarm Property Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine 1942 Period Plan Sols Cliff SOURCES 1. ACAD GIS Files Cedar Hedge 2. 1944 Aerial Photo Storm Beach Garage Darpoint Garden 3. 1938 Map of Property of George B. Dorn Outbuildings 4. 1942 Park Map Birch planting/ Shrub C 5. Site Visits November 2015-June 2016 Orchard site Massing Storm Beach 6. Historic Photographs Cottage 7. 1946 Oldfarm Field Report Pool/ Tennis Court Dock O DRAWN BY 00 Ericka Duym, 2016 AutoCAD Map 3D. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS6 Arc GIS 10.2 LEGEND Compass Harbor Asghalt roads Complass Harbor Nursery Fields Cottage Existing Buildings (Dorn owned) Nursery Fields Unpaved road Champlain Mountain Road 1942 Donation Boundary lines Footpath Compass Harbor S Feet contour Pond Cultivated garden plots Decidious and Evergreen trees Mount Desert Nurseries Nursery Fields Nursery Field Nursery Field NOTES Mcisaac 1. All features shown in approximate scale and location House 2. Contemporary names are shown in parenthesis. 3. Illustration shows core parcels included in George 8 Don's 1942 approximately 98-acre donation to Acadia National Park. U 150 3001 GOO DRAWING 1.2 A vintage photograph of Old Farm, the estate of George B. Dorr. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANP (Printed from url=http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/george-dorr-estate-rehab-eyed) George Dorr Estate rehab eyed July 22, 2016 by Dick Broom on Environment, News, News-Featured G+ P in http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/george-dorr-estate-rehab-eyed 1/3 7/22/2016, George Dorr Estate rehab eyed - Mount Desert Islander ACADIA NAT'L PARK - A "cultural landscape assessment" of the former Compass Harbor estate of George Dorr, often referred to as the father of Acadia, suggests the property should be "rehabilitated," but not restored or reconstructed. Dorr donated the 58-acre property in Bar Harbor that he called Old Farm to the park in 1942, two years before his death. It included the main house - now referred to as the Manor House - the Storm Beach Cottage, a barn and several other outbuildings. Only the cottage remains; the other structures were demolished in the 1950s. Acadia officials last year commissioned a comprehensive inventory of the property's historic features "because we've never had the baseline documentation to help us decide what an appropriate level of treatment or management should be," said Rebecca Cole-Will, the park's chief of resource management. The park contracted with the Olmstead Center for Landscape Preservation, a unit of the National Park Service, to conduct the inventory and assessment. Ericka Duym, a landscape architect who lives in Trenton, headed the project for the Olmstead Center. Duym summarized her findings and recommendations in a recent presentation at park headquarters. "The primary goals were to document the landscape features that are still there and to evaluate the condition of those features and whether they really contribute to the historic character of [Old Farm] and Dorr's influence on the landscape," she said. She studied the various categories of landscape features including topography, driveways and walking paths, water features such as streams and ponds, archeological features, vistas and vegetation. The vegetation inventory included the remnants of the orchard at Dorr Point and the giant cedars that were planted within the former circular drive. Duym said all of those features "help tell the story of George Dorr at Compass Harbor." She said the Department of the Interior lists four management options for historic or culturally significant sites: preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction. "It would be very unusual for the park service to do a restoration or reconstruction of [Old Farm] because we are not trying to freeze this place in time and create a false idea of what historic authenticity is," Cole-Will said. "For example, we're not going to rebuild the Manor House. It's gone. It's an archaeological site now, and it needs to be managed in that way." Duym said rehabilitation is probably the best management approach for Old Farm. "That allows for flexibility in continuing to manage the site for the future," she said. "It allows for such things as the repair of cultural features, invasive species management and trail enhancements." Repairing wobbly stone steps to make them safe, stabilizing the foundation of the Manor House and removing trees that have fallen across paths are examples of interventions that can be part of a program of rehabilitation. Cole-Will said the park will maintain Old Farm as a natural area, respecting the fact that it is in a residential area. So, there are no plans to expand the small parking area. "We don't necessarily want this to become a high-use area because we want to manage it for the ability of people to appreciate it in solitude and quiet," she said. She characterized rehabilitation as "applying a light touch that respects the existing conditions, identifies the http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/george-dorr-estate-rehab-eyed 2/3 7/22/2016 George Dorr Estate rehab eyed - Mount Desert Islander period of historic significance of the place and, where appropriate, manages for that time period." She said the period of historic significance for Old Farm is from 1868, when the Dorr family bought the property, to 1942. A National Park Service publication describes George Dorr as "the father of Acadia National Park,' who spent most of his adult life "bringing the park into being, caring for the park and expanding it." Dorr served as Acadia's first superintendent, from its founding in 1916 to 1944. The cultural landscape assessment was paid for with a gift of more than $35,000 from the Somes Pond Center, which supports research and education on the landscapes of the Mount Desert Island region. : Bio Latest Posts Dick Broom Reporter at Mount Desert Islander Dick Broom covers the towns of Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert Island High School and the school system board and superintendent's office. He enjoys hiking with his golden retriever and finding new places for her to swim. dbroom@mdislander.com SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES The Davis Agency Elsa's Inn Port Harbor Marine 368 Main Street 179 Main Street 23 Main Road Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Prospect Harbor, ME 04669 Holden, ME 04429 207-244-3891 (207) 989-5840 http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/george-dorr-estate-rehab-eyed 3/3 7/4/2018 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: Epp Edits of Site History. Oldfarm Cultural Landscape Inventory/Assessment: Draft From Ronald Epp Mon, Jul 04, 2016 05:33 PM Subject : Re: Epp Edits of Site History. Oldfarm Cultural Landscape Inventory/Assessment: Draft 1 attachment To Ericka Duym Cc Ericka Duym Bcc Jack Russell Hi Ericka, I am so very impressed! Congratulations on the Site History piece which unfortunately is the only section beyond the Introduction that I was able to complete before my departure tomorrow a.m. for MDI. And I learned much from your findings and analysis. wish perversely that your study had been done a year earlier so that I could have incorporated your findings into my biography. I've again have done a light edit through the last of the endnotes. See attachment. A couple of minor items: 1. Shoreline topography. As one moves from Reef Point to the south, the shoreline height and contour varies greatly. I expected to see some attention to it as a physical barrier above Compass Harbor, for use of the landscape along that terminus with the Bay varies quite a bit, especially along Sols Cliff, which I do not recall being mentioned. Similarly, you mention several times the ledges on the property but I failed to discern what role they played--if any--in siting the Mansion or the steps down to Dorr Point; this "peninsula" named after Dorr's father is mentioned but is it not worth stressing how it historically served as a visitor destination to view Frenchman Bay before erosion took its toll? Finally, in terms of contour did your research disclose whether any heavy equipment was used to modify the landscape as part of an overall design plan? Lastly, Dorr mentions two of his boats (The Dorothy and The Wren) that he harbored at Oldfarm. Anything related? 2. Regarding your discussion of Henry Richards as the architect of Oldfarm. I wondered why mention was not made of an earlier design that Charles Dorr had considered. The design principles of A.F. Oakey were developed in a book titled Building a Home published in 1881 by D. Appleton & Co. The architect's elevation drawing of Old Farm has been reproduced in many printings of Tom St. Germain's A Walk in the Park: Acadia Hiking Guide (10th ed., pg. 12) but I've seen copies of this reproduced elsewhere, frequently ignoring the fact that the Henry Richards plan was preferred and selected by Charles and Mary Dorr. 3. You mention that Fred Savage effected Oldfarm alterations in 1919. I wasn't aware of this. Since no source is noted, where was this fact uncovered? I know that the MDIHS has more than 40 Fred Savage architectural drawings for changes and modifications to Oldfarm(I've inventoried them). But when these are dated, all the dates fall around the years immediately after (1901- ) after the death of his mother. 4. In referring to Dorr's development of Oldfarm you mention his cousin Charles S. Sargent but not Dorr's interest in the Arnold Arboretum and his serial Garden & Forest as seminal sources for his personal and professional botanical and horticultural development. I strongly think that these resources deserve mention if not expansion for they clearly shaped his design thoughts about his property. I have one undated letter in Dorr's hand that I secured from the Gray Herbarium Archives inquiring about a plant he could not identify flowering in his own nursery; another surviving letter in typescript (7/1/1902) is a donation to the herbarium with a request for advice about print resources that would "aid me in studying the flora and forest growth of Arizona and Utah Oregon, Washington and the Canadian Rockies," where he will be headed on a field trip with Harvard's physical geography professor William Morris Davis. Other letters ask the herbarium authorities to identify plant specimins that he found along the Charles River and in Lenox. I was not able to research thorough enough the extent of his extant communication on such matters. Hope this is helpful. I'll return to the remainder of your draft when I'm back home on the 12th even though that will be too late to be useful for you. Again, much praise for the high quality of your work which will be the definitive site history and more for present and future generations of researchers. https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=378841&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/3 Cultural Landscape Inventory and Assessment for Oldfarm By Ericka Duym, Landscape Architect Acadia National Park HQ June 21, 2016 1pm (Training Trailer) Presentation Overview Join landscape architect Ericka Duym as she discusses her recent work to complete a landscape assessment for Oldfarm, the former home of George B. Dorr. Once part of an estate that covered over one hundred acres, the NPS retains approximately 58.65 acres of the estate by Compass Harbor. The purpose of this study was to complete a landscape assessment that: identifies important landscape features that are still extant, document historic features that are no longer in existence, and provide a comprehensive overview of the entire landscape, using GIS and historic research. A goal for this project has also been to begin an initial dialogue about preservation and management alternatives that will guide future stewardship of the property, both by the park and interested stakeholders. 6/30/2014 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Ron Epp (Follow Up) From Ronald & Elizabeth Epp Mon, Jun 30, 2014 02:40 PM Subject Re: Ron Epp (Follow Up) To : Anne Kozak Cc : Rebecca Cole-Will Anne, Since I have not heard from you since I last emailed, I've been somewhat ill at ease with my statement regarding Dorr's involvement in what later became the Wild Gardens. I've uncovered the source of my discomfort and want to share a portion of a letter I uncovered several years ago in the archival files of attorney Doug Chapman. In a letter to Harry Lynam dated 9.18.1930, Dorr refers to his recent agreement with JDR Jr where he offered the philanthropist the "Sieur de Monts Spring and Great Meadow properties for a national park development. 11 On a separate attached one-page and undated ANP memorandum he refers to the "Delano Wild Gardens [which] stretch from the Spring entrance road and lawns to include the wooded valley of Trout Brook, which they follow to the Tarn and thence to the Town road, coalescing with the Kane Path entrance to the road. In accordance with Mr. Lynam's desire to keep concise and brief the deed by which the Wild Gardens of Acadia transferred to the United states their right and duty to maintain and develop these gardens as an exhibit of the native woodland flora, full description of the locus was omitted as not necessary and the brook valley as its central feature alone was mentioned [Transferred was the duty] to maintain, develop and extend the footpath system of these gardens in accordance with the adopted Wild Gardens plan and to create along these paths favorable opportunities for representative, educational and attractive growth of our native woodland plants, adding to the soil as needed, and maintaining, and in due course replacing as replacement shall be required, their piped irrigation system from the Tarn, which waters also the Museum and Sieur de Monts Spring lawns." (Chapman Archive, 351. Wild Gardens and Government. Bar Harbor, ME) I stand by my original statement that Dorr did not cause the current gardens to come into being. He secured the legal groundwork, articulated the concept, and clearly envisioned a series of gardens on a scale much larger than the present garden. Once the aforementioned property was transferred to Mr. R., its development for the last fifteen years of Dorr's life was out of his hands. Please check with Doug Chapman before you made any reference to the source of the information that I supplied. Hope this helps. Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net From: "Anne Kozak" To: "Ronald & Elizabeth Epp" Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:16:27 PM Subject: Re: Ron Epp Ron, thanks for getting back to me. Becky was trying to connect us. a I don't know if you remember me, but we have talked before. I teach at COA and write for the Mount Desert Islander. I am a member of the executive committee of the gardens and also co-chairing an endowment to fund the head gardener at the Wild Gardens. Last year when I was touring the gardens with a prospective donor, she asked why no one had written about the founders of the Wild Gardens, and so I am. While initially I intended to begin with the predominantly women who founded and continue to nurture the Wild Gardens, I realized that Dorr played a greater role in terms of displaying native plants than the committee members were aware of. http://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=216379&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/3 Chebacco 19 (2018). The Desk That N(Ever) Was: Oldfarm, a Secretary, and Other Misplaced Furnishings By Marie Yarborough Locals still mourn the razing of The mahogany, slant-top desk sits forty-four Oldfarm, the family home of Acadia and a half inches high, forty-two inches wide, and National Park founder George B. Dorr- twenty-two inches deep, with a serpentine front. but what happened to the objects that It boasts four drawers with oval, Hepplewhite- were left behind? The winding path of style brass pulls adorned with an acorn-and-leaf George Dorr's "Governor Winthrop motif, which is typical of the late-eighteenth and Secretary" shows us how Dorr's successor early-nineteenth centuries.¹ It stands on ball-and- fought to create and maintain a tangible claw feet and the woodwork shows the hallmarks connection to Dorr through objects from of hand-planing and dovetail joints. Although it Oldfarm. Yet, by digging deeper, we may has been described as "Governor-Winthrop style," find that the connection between the that characterization is not likely helpful, as that desk and the park's founder is less than tag-line has been erroneously assigned to many intimate, if not mistakenly imagined. varieties of slant-lid desks from the Colonial Revival Oldfarm, the family home of Acadia National Park founder, George B. Dorr, was demolished in 1954. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Acadia National Park 85 Period. 2 Based on these elements, historic furnishings expert Rosamond Rea suggests ACADIA NATIONAL PARK that the desk is Chippendale style, and is from between 1790 and 1800. According to the earliest inventory of Oldfarm furnishings, the desk was situated near one of the public entryways to the house, in the "Lower Front Hall, (On Landing). "3 How is it that a slant-top, mahogany "secretary" and a few other Oldfarm furnishings escaped daily use by park staff and eventually made their way to the park collections? To what extent is it correct to call this piece "George Dorr's desk," and to imply that it was a desk of great personal value to Dorr, at which he may have worked while creating Acadia National Park? By the time the National Park Service razed Oldfarm in 1951, Dorr's most intimate and personal furniture, housewares, and small possessions had long been distributed according to his instructions, among his close confidants, as Superintendent Benjamin Hadley, Dorr's successor, laid out in his "Last Will and Testament, assured the survival of furnishings from the Dorr 1943." In contrast, the other Oldfarm family home. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Acadia National Park furnishings, supplied earlier to the National Park Service by a 1941 bill of sale, were eventually dispersed to neighbors and amongst the park service's units and buildings. The National Park Service's property record numbers marked items that remained within Acadia, and much of the furniture outfitted park buildings such as the superintendent's residence at Storm Beach Cottage, the Ranger Station at Schoodic, and the Jordan Pond and Brown Mountain Gate Lodges. Over the years, park staff inventoried these items yearly by physically locating 86 them in various storage buildings, his will: 'First: Such relatives as I have are offices, and residences, attempting either sufficiently provided for in their own to preserve both their provenance- estates or so remote that I intentionally Oldfarm--and their association with omit them as beneficiaries Accordingly, Acadia's most eminent figure-Dorr- the O'Neills got nothing by bequest. 4 in the government property records. Later in the memo, Hadley suggests that the Hadley V. O'Neill: The Struggle for Oldfarm remaining property should either be distributed Furnishings among park buildings or "sold by advertisement Between 1947 and 1948, in the customary manner."5 His third suggestion Superintendent Benjamin Hadley, Dorr's remains the most personal, and it is probably the successor and close confidant, sought reason why these items exist in the collection the appropriate method of dispersing the today: he submitted that Acadia should keep government-owned furnishings collected certain items of value to be displayed in a future from Oldfarm. Hadley attempted to decide park museum. Referencing the memorial in Dorr's what was useful to the service, what should name at Sieur de Mont, Hadley conceded: "I'll be sold, what should be offered for sale to admit, in some respects my suggestion has a distant relatives and, finally, what should very personal angle The park should keep these remain in his care as a reminder of Dorr's mementos of its first superintendent. he and his connection to Acadia and Oldfarm. connection with the park is worthy of more intimate On October 8, 1947, Hadley put and personal memorabilia than a slate tablet on forth his wishes to the director for certain a piece of granite. 16 Hadley went on to say: furnishings to remain in Acadia, rather There are now certain items of Oldfarm than being offered for sale to the public or to distant relatives. His memo recalls furniture [in the Storm Beach Cottage] there for both use and safe keeping As the several requests and repeat petitioning by Mr. Grover O'Neill on behalf of Mrs. long as I remain superintendent of Acadia O'Neill (a "distant relative of Dorr") and occupy that residence I'd like to retain to acquire some of the furnishings not those few visible reminders of my association needed by the park for sentimental value: with him. My sentimental attachment for them is, and the park's should be, far They both [Grover and Mrs. greater than that of a remote cousin.7 O'Neill] played the 'Cousin George' angle for all it would stand On July 13, 1948, Hadley wrote a memo to the Director of the National Park Service, Newton B. they hoped, if not expected, that on his death they would be the Drury, outlining the status and updated locations of principal beneficiary under his will. the items. The memo divided the property into four lists: items removed from Oldfarm and moved to Great was their surprise therefore when they read the first clause in the Homan's House (all of which were subsequently 87 destroyed by fire on October 23, 1947), items A final attempt by the O'Neills to removed from Oldfarm and remaining in his care at purchase items from Oldfarm came on the Superintendent's residence at the Storm Beach March 2, 1949 in the form of a letter from Cottage, items that remain in the Oldfarm house, Grover O'Neill to Hadley. O'Neill writes and items that Grover O'Neill has expressed interest that he has been informed "that you have in, including but not limited to the "Secretary, been authorized to dispose of the items Governor Winthrop" listed by Hadley as having a of furniture not needed by the Service potential value of $500, which was well over the I would like, for sentimental reasons, value of all of the other items enumerated. Hadley to acquire as many of these items as I summarizes that "every item on the list could be can, provided the price is reasonable and sold There are really no items of historic or fair." As if to try to sway Superintendent antique value, baring the Governor Winthrop desk Hadley's decision to release items to them and two or three bureau stands. They have fair money by suggesting Hadley might profit from value as pieces of good furniture, not as antiques." the arrangement, O'Neill states "...I Hadley concluded by advocating for told Mr. Drury [Director of the National safeguarding some of Dorr's furnishings by Park Service] and Mr. Tolson10 that you keeping them, including the desk, in the Storm had undoubtedly been promised some Beach Cottage where Dorr spent his final years memento by Mr. Dorr, and I hope that and where Hadley had moved the items following in the process of acquiring these things I Dorr's death in 1944. This list included forty- would obtain the desk which could then be four pieces, such as ceramic flower pots, a Seth presented to you as coming from him. "11 Thomas clock, some rugs, Chinese vases, the desk, and other mahogany furniture. Hadley wrote: From Storm Beach Cottage to McFarland Hill Before reaching a final decision on the Clearly, Hadley's convictions were disposition of the furniture, I venture to not altered by the O'Neills' conspicuous suggest that consideration be given to retaining suggestion that Hadley might receive some of the items now in my care in the the desk if the O'Neills purchased it. Storm Beach Cottage. They do not comprise That letter was the last documented even a minor part of the furnishings of the request from the O'Neills about the house and should not be looked upon as such. furnishings, and, in 1951, Oldfarm They do, however, constitute a visible link was razed. According to government between the park and Mr. Dorr. They reflect property records in a 1977 card catalog his occupancy of the house they are now in inventory, the desk remained assigned to and to a degree reflect his personality. For the superintendent at the Storm Beach the sake of perpetuating that association for Cottage in 1958, 1959 and 1960. a time, at least, I think those pieces should It is inventoried as: "Desk (Secretary) be kept. For your information, the O'Neills Governor Winthrop Style, serpentine are not aware of the fact that the items on the front, mahogany, oval brass pulls; Storm Beach list are where they are now.9 on charge to Storm Beach Cottage; 88 DI-100 According to a 1977 card (APPROVED APRIL (MA) catalog inventory, the ITEM Desk (Secretary) desk remained assigned to the superintendent at DESCRIPTION Governor Winthrop Style, serpentine front, mahogany oval (PROPERTY NUMBER) the Storm Beach Cottage through 1960. Courtesy of brass pulls the National Park Service, Acadia National Park ON CHARGE TO: R. R. No. AND DATE Attic Storm Beach o. No. AND DATE Supt. 5-27-58 VOU. No. AND DATE ACTIVITY 01 Acadia N. P. COST $100.00 (neai nal value) Acquired from Geo. 8. Dorr on of Sale dated 9/16/41 18-28237-1 GFO Property Number 446; Cost $100.00 Hadley first suggested the park keep certain items (nominal value) Acquired from Geo. B. associated with Dorr, the remaining furnishings Dorr on Bill of Sale dated 9/16/41. "12 from Oldfarm had made it to their final destination. We can likely assume that the desk Over the years, the lore surrounding some of the stayed in the Storm Beach Cottage through Oldfarm furnishings intrigued local people and the next few Superintendents' residencies, even inspired local researchers and professors to but the path of the desk between 1960 arrive at Park Headquarters in person, asking to see and 1988 is unclear. In 1988, it is listed on "George Dorr's desk." And, although it is true that an inventory as "removed to Hulls Cove" this piece of furniture was owned by Dorr, the idea following a repair to one of the rear ball that it was an intimate or cherished piece, one that and claw feet.13 Over the next two years, Mr. Dorr may have worked at daily in his creation most of the items were slowly removed of Acadia National Park, does not ring true. from Storm Beach Cottage to a storage room in the Hulls Cove Visitor Center. 14 Dorr's Sea Room and his Most Valuable Secretary In 1990, thirty-seven items originally What can we assume about the importance of this from Oldfarm, including the desk, desk as it functioned at Oldfarm? Was this a valuable were accessioned into Acadia's Museum or "personal" piece of Dorr's and, if so, why was it not collection and stored in a climate- bequeathed in his will to any of his close confidants, controlled, secure facility.1 Forty-three as similar items of his had been? According to Dorr years after Superintendent Benjamin biographer Dr. Ronald Epp in his book Creating 89 Entrance foyer at Oldfarm, 1922. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Acadia National Park Acadia National Park, Dorr's third-floor Sea Room, On August 13, 1943, Dorr's will with wall-to-wall bookshelves and small swinging named his personal secretary of many windows that opened to the landscape and seascape, years, Phyllis Sylvia, as one of his trustees, was where "[Dorr's] reflective activity took place in and bequeathed to her a number of this study, surrounded by books."16 Epp writes: "there, furnishings, including but not limited atop an oriental rug, Dorr placed a writing table, an to a Tip Top Table, a Louis XVI library eight-sided pedestal table, and several walnut rocking table, all his articles of silver, a mahogany chairs." The Sea Room, with a large fireplace and a bedside table "listed as being in Storm window seat, was adjacent to both his bedroom and Beach Cottage, but being used by me a side porch overlooking the mountains. The Sea in my bedchamber at Oldfarm,"19 and a Room was an intimate space for Dorr, tucked away "Seth Thomas Clock, with Westminster on the third floor, far away from the public spaces Chimes, now at Oldfarm on the desk below, where he so often entertained. Therefore, on the Front Stairs "20 It is telling that it would make sense that the furnishings in that Dorr bequeathed to one of his most intimate space-the pedestal table, the writing trusted confidants such valuable and/ table, and the rocking chairs-may have been more or seemingly personal furnishings, such thoroughly incorporated into Dorr's daily life as as, for example, his bedside table, and he reflected and worked, than the desk was. 18 also the clock that sits on top of the 90 desk in question, but not the desk itself. So, the desk remained in Oldfarm, as a decorative piece, in the lower front hallway, suggesting it was not an intimate, sentimental, or valuable piece for Dorr, but rather a more public furnishing, one unsuitable for gifting to his close confidants and friends. By 1948, Benjamin Hadley had moved the desk and the other selected furnishings to the Superintendent's Residence at the Storm Beach Cottage for safe-keeping under his watchful eye. It was clearly Hadley's desire to retain some small personal association between Oldfarm, Dorr, and Acadia that drove him to secure remaining items from Oldfarm that that he deemed potential heirlooms or that looked valuable, even though he knew these objects did not have intimate connections to Dorr. Likely, the O'Neills' continued interest in the desk strengthened Hadley's resolve to retain that piece in particular. Without Hadley's unwavering desire to safeguard certain items, they likely would have been sold at fair market value or worn-out from use in general park buildings. Although it is now clear that the desk does not have the personal George B. Dorr, age 90, at the Storm Beach Cottage, C. 1942. Courtesy of the National Park association to Dorr that Hadley had hoped he was Service, Acadia National Park preserving, and that many others since Hadley had envisioned and even embellished upon, the desk remains a solid reminder of the grand manor that once stood at Compass Harbor-and of the man who worked tirelessly to create Acadia National Park. Marie Yarborough trained as a Cultural Anthropologist at Wheaton College and went on to earn an MA in New England and American Studies at the University of Southern Maine. She has worked in libraries and museums since the age of fifteen. In 2010, she became the Writer-Editor at Acadia National Park, managing multiple indoor and outdoor exhibit projects over the following four years. Since 2015, she has been the Curator at the William Otis Sawtelle Collections and Research Center, where she manages Acadia's natural, cultural and archival collections. 91 Acknowledgments: Many thanks to Kristin Dillon and Rebecca 18. The pedestal table was moved to the Homan's Cole-Will who made it possible for me to find the time to research house and burned in the fire of 1947; the writing table and write this article, and for Gail Gladstone's enthusiastic was inventoried as "left" in Oldfarm and consequently support. Any article I could have written related to George Dorr never showed up in later inventories; and the rocking would never have been possible without the tireless, thorough, and chairs were moved to Storm Beach Cottage, where generous research and writings of Dr. Ron H. Epp, whose 2016 they eventually disappear ftom the property records. book Creating Acadia National Park has a permanent spot on my 19. Codicil to George B. Dorr's Will, August 13, desk. 1943, Chapman Archive, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Papers, B13, F05. 20. Author's emphasis. Codicil to George B. Dorr's 1. Rosamond Rea, email communication to Marie Yarborough, Will, August 13, 1943, Chapman Archive, John Dr. Rockefeller, Jr. Papers, B13, F05. December 2, 2017. 2. David Williams, email communication to Rosamond Rea, December 2, 2017. 3. Inventory of Oldfarm furnishings, no date but associated with the 1941 Deed of Oldfarm and furnishings filed in Bar Harbor (presumed lost in fire of 1947). Acadia National Park Resource Management Records, Box 4, folder 10. 4. Hadley letter to Newton B. Drury, October 8, 1947, Acadia National Park Resource Management Records, Box 4, folder 10. 5. Ibid. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid. 8. Hadley letter to Newton B. Drury, July 13, 1948, Acadia National Park Resource Management Records, Box 4, folder 10. 9. Ibid. 10. Hillory A. Tolson, Assistant Director of the National Park Service from 1940-1963. 11. O'Neill letter to Benjamin Hadley, March 2, 1949, Acadia National Park Resource Management Records, Box 4, folder 10. 12. Government property record from a 1977 card catalog entry, Acadia National Park Museum Collections, Bar Harbor, Catalog # ACAD56014. 13. Inventory notes with handwritten comments, in hanging files, 1988-1989, Curator's Office, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor. 14. A small private storage room in the lower level of the Visitor's Center building at Hulls Cove, Acadia National Park, where historic objects were stored before museum storage was built. 15. Accession record ACAD_295, 1990, hanging files, Curator's office, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor. 16. Ronald H. Epp, Creating Acadia National Park: The Biography of George Bucknam Dorr (Bat Harbor, ME: Friends of Acadia, 2016), 53. 17. Ibid. 92 1 0 93