Somesville Historic District | |
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| Location | Somes Harbor and its environs, Mount Desert, Maine |
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| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Architect | Deane, Benjamin S.; Noyes, John M. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000092[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1975 |
Somesville is the oldest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine, United States. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound.[2] The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first European settler on the island.[3] It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries.[4] The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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- ^ Hartford, G.A. (n.d.) "Somesville, Maine"
- ^ Shettleworth, E.J., & Vandenbergh, L.B. (2001) Images of America: Mount Desert Island – Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.