Elisha Gilley House, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: William and Hannah Gilley came to Baker Island in 1812 from Norwood Cove on Mount Desert Island. Claiming ownership of the island, the Gilleys began the task of establishing a farm and raising their children. Elisha, one of the Gilleys' twelve children, built this house near his parents' house about 1840. A brother, Samuel, built a similar house on Little Cranberry Island near Gilley's Beach.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61

Survey number: HABS ME-171

Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

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1933 - 1970

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