Bar Harbor in Hancock County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Agamont Park and Early Artists
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Le parc Agamont et les artistes
Bar Harbor, Maine
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Photographed by Karl Stelly, October 5, 2014
1. Agamont Park Marker
Agamont Park is named after the Agamont House, built by Tobias Roberts in 1857 as Bar Harbor's first hotel. It burned down in 1888. The unusual name was supposedly given by his granddaughter who called this hill on the water "Aqua Mont." Many early American artists from the Hudson River School, founded by Thomas Cole who came here as early as 1844, rented rooms in the Agamont and sketched or painted on the island. Artist and painter Frederic Church was the first person to sign the guest registers at the Agamont. His exhibitions in 1850 and 1852 at the New York Art Union initially informed some of the first "rusticators" or summer people about the beauty of Mount Desert Island. Maitland Armstrong's famous painting of Bar Island, reproduced on Panel #3, hangs in the Chicago Museum of Art.
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Erected 2013 by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 27.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. 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 1857.
Location. 44° 23.468′ N, 68° 12.262′ W. Marker is in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Hancock County. It is on West Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands near the eastern end of West Street at the northeast corner of Agamont Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 West St, 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: Village Center Tours (within shouting distance of this marker); Bar Harbor Soldiers Monument (within
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2017
2. Bar Harbor, Maine Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2017
3. Marker in Agamont Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 12, 2017
4. Bar Harbor, Maine Marker
You can see the harbor in this view of the rear of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2014, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on November 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 25, 2014, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
