Southwest Harbor Hotels and Boarding Houses
a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine 04644
info@vfthomas.com
(updated 8 October 2023)
Welcome
to the Hotels and Boarding Houses in Southwest Harbor home page, part of the Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project.
Purpose of this web page:
The purpose of this web page is to present information about hotels and boarding houses, primarily through the mid-1900s, in Southwest Harbor. References in parentheses are to advertisements in local newspapers. To view the advertisement, click on the newspaper citation.
How to contribute:
All information (including images) should be e-mailed to info@vfthomas.com or sent by traditional mail to Southwest Harbor Hotels and Boarding Houses at the address at the top of this page.
1881 July 14:
“There are four hotels at Southwest Harbor.” (Mount Desert Herald, p. 3, col. 1)
Ashmont
Castle
Central House - 51 Clark Point Road
1894: established
Claremont, The
1883–1884: built by Edward Glover of Rockland for Jesse H. Pease
1884–1900: operated by Jesse H. Pease
1900–1908: operated by Grace Pease, widow of Jesse H. Pease
1908: purchased by Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips
1938: managed by Lawrence D. Phillips, son of Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips
Dirigo House
Freeman House
1881: proprietor - J. A. Freeman
Island House
1881: proprietor - Henry H. Clark; “Deacon Clark still keeps the Island House.” (Mount Desert Herald, 14 July 1881, p. 3)
1897: following death of Henry H. Clark (21 January 1897) sold to S. R. Clark, who took it down
Ocean House
1881: proprietors - N. Teague and son
1885–1886: addition of two bays, a third story, and a mansard roof
Pemetic House
1881: proprietor - H. H. Clark
Seawall House
Stanley House
1876: built for Sans Stanley