Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses


  • Address: Acadia National Park and vicinity
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

On the island, the car was perceived from the start as a mixed blessing. The summer folk were determined that the island should remain a refuge, but most of the year-round residents who had to make a living in the area saw it as a very desirable advance and good way to facilitate transport and daily activities. The issue was so heated that it ended up in the state legislature. At first, in 1908, the summer interests carried enough weight to sustain the ban on cars, but the debate continued, and in 1913 the commercial interests and year-round residents had gained enough support that the legislation was amended to allow cars only on the Bar Harbor side of the island. Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor were safe, as was [John D Rockefeller Jr's] house. But it was just a matter of time until the last resistance was swept away, and that happened in 1915. The ubiquitous, noisy, smoke-belching autos began to roll over the causeway to the island in increasing numbers. - Ann Rockefeller Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller's Roads: The Untold Story of Acadia's Carriage Roads and Their Creator, Down East Books, 1990, pages 49-50]

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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
John D Rockefeller Jr Significant name
Grosvenor Atterbury Architect
1931/00/00

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Particulars for Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses:
Bridge Type Arch Bridge
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Engineering
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Criteria Person
Historic Use Road-related
Area of Significance Transportation
Architectural Style Tudor Revival



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 79000131
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: Atterbury,Grosvenor
Architectural Style: Tudor revival, Other
Attribute: Gothic Arched Bridge
Nominator Name: National Park
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Engineering, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1919, 1931
Associated People: Rockefeller,John D.,Jr.
Historic Function: Transportation, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation, Road-related
Current Function: Transportation, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park Road-related

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