National Register of Historic Places

Highseas

Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
Listed
November 30, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000326

About this property

Highseas is a historic early 20th-century summer estate in Bar Harbor, Maine. It is located on Schooner Head Road on the east side of Mount Desert Island, surrounded by the lands of Acadia National Park. Built in 1912, it is one of the few grand summer estates to survive the island's devastating 1947 fire. It is now owned by the Jackson Laboratory and used as housing for students enrolled in its prestigious Summer Student Program. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
44.35579, -68.18298

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Highseas listed on the National Register?

Highseas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Highseas?

Highseas is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Highseas?

The period of significance for Highseas is recorded as the industrial era.

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