Jesup Memorial Library - Bar Harbor ME - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The library is a brick building with sandstone trim around the entrance and windows. The entranceway is centered on the building and flanked by 2 paladin windows on either side. It was designed by Delano & Aldrich, who were well known architects from New York City.


In 1875 the Bar Harbor Village Library was located in a building on Ledgelawn Avenue with 176 volumes and $20. The present library located on Mount Desert Street was designed by architects Delano and Aldrich of New York and built by local Chester Hodgkins in 1909. Mrs. Maria Jesup presented the Jesup Memorial Library to Bar Harbor on August 30, 1911 in memory of her husband, Morris Ketchum Jesup.

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Street address: 34 Mt. Desert St Bar Harbor, ME County / Borough / Parish: Hancock Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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