Photograph of The Briars
Title:
Photograph of The Briars
Description:
Black and white photograph of The Briars, slightly obscured by trees. The Briars was a summer cottage near the Shore Path, Bar Harbor, built for J. Montgomery Sears in 1881 and designed by architect William Ralph Emerson. It was later occupied by Evalyn Walsh McLean. The house was torn down around 1968.
Writing on the back of the photograph reads:
The Briars, Sears, McLean
E.B. McLean, Shore Path
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Writing on the back of the photograph reads:
The Briars, Sears, McLean
E.B. McLean, Shore Path
Please return to Palmer + Hall
Real Estate + Insurance
28 Cottage St.
Bar Harbor, Maine
Date:
1930 c.
Rights:
Place:
Bar Harbor
Named Person:
Emerson - William Ralph Emerson (1833-1917)
Sears - Joshua Montgomery Sears (1854-1905)
McLean - Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886-1947)
Citation
“Photograph of The Briars,” Bar Harbor Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://bhhs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/58.Item 55