Contributed by Skowhegan History House
Description
Written on the back of this photograph: "This cottage on the east shore of Madison Pond, later known as Hayden Lake, and then Lake Wesserunsett, was built entirely alone by Francis Wilson Swan, (Frank Swan) bachelor brother of Mrs. James Fellows. He drove every single nail in the buildings, and raised the roofs alone. He only called in a stonemason to help him with the chimney. It was finished and occupied by his sister and family about 1899-1900.
It was the summer home of Frank Swan, James and Deborah Fellows, and often their daughter, Mrs. Bruce White (Elise Fellows White and her two sons. Frank Swan died in 1912. The place was sold to Blynn Page about 1915.
(This description was written on the back of the photo by Elise Fellows White, a world class violinist who was born in Skowhegan. Mrs. White and her husband Bruce apparently spent some summer vacations in this camp built by her uncle Frank.)
About This Item
- Title: Frank Swan's Summer Camp Ca. 1905
- Creator:
- Creation Date: circa 1905
- Subject Date: circa 1905
- Location: Wesserunsett Lake, Madison, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: S.H.H.P.C. Set 1 , Image 1
- Collection: Elise Fellows White Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Vacation homes--Maine--Skowhegan
- Summer houses--Maine--Hayden Lake
- Fellows Family
- Swan, Frank Wilson--Homes and haunts--Maine--Skowhegan--Photographs
- Vacation homes--Maine--Hayden Lake
- Swan Family
- Lake Wesserunsett (Skowhegan, Me.)--Photographs
- Lakes--Maine--Skowhegan
- Madison Pond (Skowhegan, Me.)
- Hayden Lake (Skowhegan, Me.)
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Other Keywords
- cottage
- Frank Swan
- Hayden Lake
- MadisonPond
- Mrs. James Fellows
- Summer camp
- summer home
- summer homes
- summer houses
- Wesserunsett Lake
For more information about this item, contact:
Skowhegan History House66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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