Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Reading Room at the Bar Harbor Inn
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La Salle De lecture A` L'Auberge De Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor, Maine
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 17, 2024
1. The Reading Room at the Bar Harbor Inn Marker
In 1874, a club was opened "...for the purpose of establishing and Maintaining a reading room at Bar Harbor, in the town of Eden, Hancock County, and for the promotion of literary and social culture among its members." Its membership, which peaked at 415 (including the deceased!), reads like Who's Who in America. Members included George Bucknam Dorr (father of Acadia National Park), Dr. Robert Abbe (Founder of the Abbe Museum), Rowland Macy (founder of Macy's), and Charles Eliot (President of Harvard University). Although prohibition had started in Maine in 1861, much of the members' reading was done through the bottom of a glass filled with spirits. The club also hosted high-ranking personalities. The curved Reading Room section of the building, erected in 1887, still stands today.
En 1874, un club se crée "dans le but d'ouvrir et entretenir une salle de lecture à Bar Harbor, dans la ville d'Eden afin de promouvoir la culture littéraire et mondaine parmi ses membres. La liste des 415 membres (vivants ou décédés) se lit comme le Who's who en Amérique. Par exemple, G. B. Dorr (le père du Parc National d'Acadie), Dr. R.
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Erected by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 24.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Bar Harbor, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 44° 23.422′ N, 68° 12.081′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It can be reached from New Port Drive east of Cottage Way when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 New Port Drive, Bar Harbor ME 04609, 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 and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024
2. The Reading Room at the Bar Harbor Inn Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Shorepath / Le Sentier Côtier (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Balance Rock and the Ice Age / Balance Rock Et L'ere Glaciarire (about 600 feet away); Arrival By Sea / Vocation Maritime (about 600 feet away); Bar Harbor Inn Gazebo (about 600 feet away); Grant Park (about 600 feet away); Bar Harbor Soldiers Monument (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Grant Park (about 600 feet away); Agamont Park and Early Artists / Le parc Agamont et les artistes (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.
Regarding The Reading Room at the Bar Harbor Inn / La Salle De lecture A` L'Auberge De Bar Harbor. The Reading Room Restaurant is in the Bar Harbor Inn.
Also see . . .
1. Bar Harbor Inn. (Submitted on November 6, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Bar Harbor Inn (Wikipedia).
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024
3. The Curved Reading Room
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
