Near Winter Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Not a Typical Military Barracks
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 21, 2021
1. Not a Typical Military Barracks Marker
As part of a deal brokered by John D. Rockefeller Jr., the National Park Service built this structure in 1935 to house Navy personnel and top-secret radio operations. In exchange, the Navy moved its base from Mount Desert Island to make way for the expansion of Acadia's Ocean Drive
This building was designed by the same architect as the carriage road gate houses on Mount Desert Island. Originally known as the Apartment Building, Rockefeller Hall added to the park-like setting of the Navy base at Schoodic Point.
In Rockefeller Hall's basement Mux room, radio signals were multiplexed, or combined, for easier transmission over a single chanel. As technology advanced, the need for large radio bases diminished Naval Security Group Activity Winter Harbor ceased its mission in July 2002, transferring 36 buildings and land back to Acadia National Park.
This 1947 security checkpoint became the Schoodic Education and Research Center entrance after the Navy ceased its mission.
Inspection behind Rockefeller Hall, 1967
Erected by Acadia National Park.
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Location. 44° 20.176′ N, 68° 3.566′ W. Marker is near Winter Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is on Atterbury Circle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winter Harbor ME 04693, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island and in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also Acadia.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creating Acadia National Park (within shouting distance of this marker); John Godfrey Moore (approx. Ό mile away); Connected by Water (approx. 2.2 miles away); Karl A. Jacobson (approx. 3.1 miles away); Discover Architectural Gems in a DownEast Village (approx. 4.1 miles
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Rockefeller Hall
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 21, 2021
3. Dedication
Dedicated to the officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel who served with the United States Navy at Naval Security Activity at Winter Harbor 1935-2002.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
4. Rockefeller Hall And Dedication
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
