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Southwest Harbor Public Library Garden Tours
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Places, Garden
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Southwest Harbor Public Library Garden Tours
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Assorted pamphlets and photographs related to the Garden Tours hosted by the Southwest Harbor Public Library between 1991 and 2011.
The Gardens of Mt. Desert Island
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
  • Elizabeth Hulbert
  • Sep-79
  • Mount Desert Island
The Gardens of Mt. Desert Island
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Brief article of the significance of landscaped gardens on MDI. Colored photographs of a few private gardens in Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1979.
Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge & Thuya GardenAsticou Terraces Pictorial Map, 1973
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Places, Garden
  • Recreation
  • Phillips, Augustus D.
  • 1973
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Thuya Lodge was constructed from 1912-1916 by Boston architect Joseph H. Curtis. The Asticou Terraces were designed by Curtis as a series of paths and shelters from Peabody Drive up to the Lodge. The Garden was constructed and designed in 1956-1961 by Charles K. Savage, trustee of the property upon Curtis' death. Curtis was a summer resident of Northeast Harbor, ME and chose to give Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge, and Thuya Garden to the public. A memorial to Curtis is now found on the grounds. Pictorial map of the Asticou Terraces and the Thuya Lodge and Garden showing the grounds as well as the placement and type of trees. Buildings and animals are also drawn on the map. People Mentioned: Joseph H. Curtis, Paul G. Favour Jr. 1 in. = 20 ft. [show more]