Mount Desert Houses and Outbuildings
a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Canton, Maine 04221
info@vfthomas.com
(updated 8 October 2023)
Welcome
to the Houses and Outbuildings of Mount Desert 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 houses and outbuildings of the town of Mount Desert. These houses differ from the named cottages (see the MDI cottage web page) primarily in size and cost and were the habitation of the year-round resident. Many (most?) of these are now represented by a cellar hole. The entries below are by the name of either the most recent resident(s) or by the best-known resident(s).
How to contribute:
All information (including images) should be e-mailed to info@vfthomas.com or sent by traditional mail to Mount Desert Houses and Outbuildinga at the address at the top of this page.
Abraham Somes III house
1822: built by/for John Somes as a wedding gift for son Abraham Somes III
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975).
Isaac Somes house
1815 (in use), 1828 (completed)
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975).
John M. Noyes house
1836–1838 (specific date uncertain): built for John M. Noyes, husband of Emily Somes
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975).
Lewis Somes house
1840s (specific date uncertain): built by/for Daniel Somes Jr., who gave it to Lewis Somes, his brother
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975)
Mount Desert House
built by/for Daniel Somes and operated as “The Tavern”
inherited by Daniel Somes Jr. and renamed “The Mount Desert House”
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975)
Nathan Salisbury house
ca. 1850 (specific date uncertain)
on National Register of Historic Places (4 March 1975).