Photograph of The Briars

Identifier:
61  
Title:
Photograph of The Briars
Description:
Oblique photograph of The Briars, a cottage near the Shore Path in Bar Harbor. The house is largely obscured by trees, and gates are visible, as is part of a stone wall.

The Briars was built for J. Montgomery Sears and was designed by W. Ralph Emerson. It was later owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean. The house was torn down around 1968.

On the back of the photograph is the stamp of E. Emery, Bar Harbor.

In blue ink is written "Thayer Cottage, Bar Harbor Maine"
In pencil is written Livingston Road.
Creator:
Emery - Ernest E. Emery (1849-1933)
Date:
1890 c.
Named Person:
Emerson - William Ralph Emerson (1833-1917)
Emery - Ernest E. Emery (1849-1933)
Sears - Joshua Montgomery Sears (1854-1905)

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Citation

Emery - Ernest E. Emery (1849-1933), “Photograph of The Briars,” Bar Harbor Historical Society, accessed April 26, 2024, https://bhhs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/64.Item 61

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