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Stanwood
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Our History
The site of the present day Atlantic Eyrie Lodge is set on property
which was formerly owned by George H. Norman during the peak of the
"cottage" Era around 1895. Maps from that era show the Norman property
to be vacant land at that time. The current Atlantic Eyrie property
extends onto property that was owned by Mr. James G. Blaine whose
cottage was named "Stanwood" and was designed by W.M. Camac of
Philadelphia and built in 1885-86. During his lifetime, Blaine
was editor of the Kennebec Journal and the Portland Advertiser, was
elected both a state legislator and U.S. Congressman, was Speaker of
the House, a U.S. Senator, and
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was twice Secretary of State.
An unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in
1876 and 1880, Blaine would capture the 1884 nomination only to lose a
close election to Grover Cleveland. Blaine died in 1893. "Stanwood"
was lost in the great fire of 1947.
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The property immediately south of the Atlantic Eyrie now houses the
Summit House Health Care Facility. In 1895 it was home to the "Avamaya,"
one of Bar Harbor's largest cottages. Built in 1888 by Frank Quinby
Associates for Major George Wheeler of the U.S. Corps of Engineers. It
was sold in 1901 to DeWitt C. Blair who changed the name to "Blair
Eyrie."
Mr. Blair was a successful New York banker. The property was
demolished in 1935. The Summit House was built in 1976 on the site.
Also, sited nearby along Eden Street (Route 3) was the "Glen Eyrie,"
a house built in 1902 for U.S. Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri.
An active member of the Senate
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Balir Eyrie
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Glen Eyrie
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The Eyrie
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during the Civil War and the Reconstruction period that followed, Henderson
favored Hannibal Hamlin's renomination to the vice-presidency in 1865. He led
opposition to President Andrew Johnson's impeachment and was instrumental
in writing and introducing the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery.
Set atop the hill above Spring Street and Glen Mary Park was a cottage
known as "The Eyrie." Designed by the renowned William Ralph Emerson of
Boston, it was built in 1881 for Dr. Robert Amory, Professor of Physiology
at Bowdoin Medical School. "The Eyrie" burned in 1887 and was rebuilt
in 1900. In 1942 the property was torn down to make room for a new cottage.
It was with a nod to the historic use of the name "Eyrie" throughout the
"Cottage Era" and into the present that the current property owner decided
to use the Atlantic Eyrie Lodge as the name for the hotel. For a better
appreciation of the "Cottage Era," visit the Bar Harbor Historical Society,
33 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.
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