Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
The Willows was an old home adjacent to the Wharf Road in Steuben. Built in 1785 by Dr. Ebenezer Handy, it was considered the oldest home in Steuben. Early owners of the home were Alonzo and Ellen (Moore) Smith.
The model T in the photograph looks new, and the style of dress suggests that it was taken near the time when this automobile model was first produced (1909). The driver is Arthur Morris; in the front seat is Maurice Whitten and in the back seat, Ruth, Marion, and Norma Davis and Janet Kelley, who was 2 years old.
The house fell into disrepair and was destroyed in a controlled burn by the newly formed Steuben Fire Department at the Steuben Town Picnic and Fourth of July celebration in 1971.
About This Item
- Title: The Willows, Steuben, ca. 1910
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Steuben, Washington County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.75 cm x 17.75 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.110838
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dwellings--Maine--Steuben
- Postcards--Maine
- Photographs--Maine
- Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
- Ford Model A automobile--Maine--Steuben
- Houses--Maine--Steuben
- Firsts--Maine--Steuben
People
- Davis, Marion
- Davis, Norma
- Davis, Ruth
- Handy, Ebenezer
- Kelley, Janet
- Morris, Arthur
- Smith, Alonzo
- Smith, Ellen Moore
- Whitten, Maurice
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Penobscot Marine MuseumPO Box 498, 5 Church Street, Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2529
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