Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

The Cottage Era

Bar Harbor Maine

— The Museum in the Streets —

The Cottage Era Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

1. The Cottage Era Marker

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By the late 1890s, more than 175 summer homes stood in Bar Harbor. The term "cottage" understates the magnificent manor houses erected in Bar Harbor. Either because "cottages" seemed rustic compared to their winter homes or because they were coming to what they thought a more rustic outdoor life, the term "rusticators" became an early descriptive name for the summer people.

Holland Avenue was named after Colonel William F. Holland of Savannah, Georgia. On this street, he built both Graycote Cottage (1878), now on the National Register of Historic Places, and Primrose Cottage (1878). Baron and Baroness Hengelmuller were the most famous residents to live in Castlemaine Cottage (1886); he was the Ambassador from Austro-Hungary to the United States until the outbreak of World War I.

A la fin des années 1890, il y a plus de 175 résidences d'été à Bar Harbor. Le terme de cottage est réducteur pour désigner les splendides manoirs érigés à Bar Harbor. Soit parce que le terme cottage apporte une note rustique par rapport à leur résidence principale, soit que les résidents pensent y mener une vie plus rustique, l'étiquette 'rusticateurs' est vite accolée aux estivants.
L'Avenue Holland porte le nom du Colonel W.F. Holland de Savannah, Géorgie. Dans cette rue, il fait construire le manoir Graycote (1878) qui figure aujourd'hui au Registre des Bâtiments Historiques et en 1881 la villa Primerose. Le baron et la baronne Hengelmuller sont les estivants les plus connus du manoir Castlemaine (1886). Ce baron est l'ambassadeur austro-hongrois aux Etats-Unis jusqu'au début de la Première Guerre Mondiale.

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Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Bar Harbor, Maine series list.

Location. 44° 23.269′ N, 68° 12.702′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is on Holland Avenue south of Cottage Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 Holland Ave, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Bar Harbor Municipal Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

2. The Cottage Era Marker

Ledgelawn Inn (about 800 feet away); In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Rochelle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holy Redeemer / Église de Holy Redeemer (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Kedge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Great Fire / Le Grand Incendie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bar Island (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bar Harbor.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.