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Green Mountain hotel, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1885

Green Mountain hotel, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1885

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Acadia National Park

On April 29, 1883 the foundation work began on the Summit House.
This hotel was designed to have a large dining room, two parlors – one for men and one for women, and a total of 16 sleeping rooms. On August 2, 1884 the Summit House caught fire and burned down.
No guests when in the hotel at the time.


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