Elisha Gilley House, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Gilley, Elisha
Gilley, Elisha
England, Steven A, field team
Roberts, Lennard, field team
Schafer, Jack W, delineator
Edwards, Arthur L, H, delineator
Location
Bar Harbor, 44.38761, -68.20391
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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