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

Bar Harbor Municipal Building

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

1. Bar Harbor Municipal Building Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Now the municipal building, the Fred Savage-designed brick structure in front of you was built in 1908 for $90,000 as a high school. The last class graduated from this school in 1968, and now all students attend the Mount Desert Island Regional High School. Bar Harbor's first high school was built in 1891 and still exists on High Street as the Masonic Hall. Students used the town-owned building on the corner of Cottage and Bridge Streets known as the "Casino" for basketball games, gym class, dances, graduations and school plays. Sporting events, summer theater and many a lively town meeting took place there over the years. The Casino was also used for summer events until 1970 at which time it was it was torn down.

La mairie actuelle qui se trouve devant vous, un bâtiment de briques de 90.000$ conçu par F. Savage, est érigée en 1908 pour en faire un lycée. C'est en 1968 que les derniers élèves quit- tent cette école pour se rendre au lycée régional de l'Ile du Mont Désert. Le premier lycée de Bar Harbor est construit en 1891. C'est la loge maçonnique que l'on peut encore voir sur High Street. Les lycéens utilisent

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alors le bâti- ment municipal, connu sous le nom de "casino" à l'angle des rues Cottage et Bridge pour des matchs de basket, cours de gymnastique, bals, cérémonies de fin d'année et spectacles scolaires. Pendant des années, rencontres sportives, théâtre d'été et de nombreuses réunions publiques s'y tiennent. Le casino sert aussi pour les manifestations estivales jusqu'à sa démolition en 1970.

Erected by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Bar Harbor, Maine series list.

Location. 44° 23.338′ N, 68° 12.662′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Cottage Street and Ash Place, on the left when traveling east on Cottage Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Mount Desert Island

and in Downeast Maine. It

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 16, 2024

2. Bar Harbor Municipal Building Marker

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 walking distance of this marker: The Cottage Era (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (about 500 feet away); The Kedge (about 600 feet away); Bar Island (about 700 feet away); La Rochelle (about 700 feet away); The Bar Harbor Club / La Club de Bar Harbor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bar Island Path (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ledgelawn Inn (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 239 times since then and 40 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.