Gilberts Head

The house at Gilbert Head.

"The house, a coastal landmark at the mouth of the Kennebec River, was built by Charles Clark in 1862. During its early history it was used as a fashionable summer boarding house. Stephen and Elizabeth [Etnier] purchased the house and forty-two acres on Long Island in September 1934. Stephen Etnier later provided a striking description of the house and its site:

'The view was the most magnificent I have ever seen in Maine, a panorama that changed with the time of day, or the season, like a magic lantern show, each moon rise or sunset more lovely and dramatic than the last, The roof of the house leaked badly, and there were a great number of repairs needing done including digging a well for water.'

From an unpublished text of the memoirs of Stephen Etnier, as told to Jean Cole, p. 163, courtesy of David and John Etnier.

Photo and text from John Etnier's non-copyrighted web site: http://www.stephenetnier.com/. Much appreciated!

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Nice to get some background information about this landmark.