Object Details
Former owner
Wheeler, George Major
Blair, DeWitt Clinton
Blair, DeWitt Clinton, Mrs.
Architect
Stratton, Sidney V.
Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul
Landscape architect
Greenleaf, James L., 1857-1933
Owens, F. W.
Collection Compiler
Weller, Eleanor
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Eleanor Weller Reade collection.
sova.aag.ecw_ref5233
General
Postcard published by A. H. Bee, Bar Harbor, Me.
This Bar Harbor garden site was for many years the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Blair. The original house was designed by Sidney V. Stratton, while architects for the garden site were Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul. The gardens were designed by F. W. Owens and James L. Greenleaf. The gardens featured a formal design with a Japanese-style fountain as a focal point, although they were surrounded by native evergreen forest. A teahouse provided another Asian touch to the overall Italianate design. The house was razed about 1935, and after several changes in ownership in 1975 the property became the site of the Summit House Health Care Center.
Persons and firms associated with the property include: Major George Wheeler (former owner 1894-1895); Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Blair (former owners, c. 1901-1935); Sidney V. Stratton (architect); Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul (architects, before 1905); James L. Greenleaf (landscape architect, before 1933); and F. W. Owens (landscape architect, before 1935).
Place
Blair Eyrie (Bar Harbor, Maine)
United States of America -- Maine -- Hancock County -- Bar Harbor
Topic
Gardens -- Maine -- Bar Harbor
Former owner
Wheeler, George Major
Blair, DeWitt Clinton
Blair, DeWitt Clinton, Mrs.
Architect
Stratton, Sidney V.
Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul
Landscape architect
Greenleaf, James L., 1857-1933
Owens, F. W.
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Eleanor Weller collection
Eleanor Weller collection / Postcards / United States / ECW033: Maine
Extent
2 Lantern slides
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.ECW, Item ECW033002
Type
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Picture postcards
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Charles Edward Hooper, The Country House (New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1905), pp. 274-275. Garden has been featured in John Cordis Baker, ed., American Country Homes and Their Gardens (Philadelphia: House & Garden/The John C. Winston Company, 1906), pp. 13-18.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.ECW_ref5233
Large EAD
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AAG
Record ID
ebl-1759780200629-1759780228042-1