Dorr, Mary (Ward)

Oldfarm, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME

"During the fall of 1878 and the winter of 1879, the Dorr family was very involved in the building of their country home on a dramatic clifftop site in Bar Harbor. Their expansive property faced northeast to the mainland Gouldsboro Hills, …

Silver Spoon

Part of the Dorr family silver set. Engraved with D initial. See also matching knife and fork.

Dorr residence, 18 Commonwealth Avenue, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Mary Ward Dorr Portrait

Charcoal and pencil portrait of Mary Ward Dorr (George B. Dorr's mother).

Personal Bible

Brown leather cover with embossed design and gold metal trim with clasp initialed with MGWD. Page edges are gilded. Owned by Mary Gray Ward Dorr, George B. Dorr's mother.

Silver Table Knife

Part of Dorr family silver set. See also matching spoon and fork.

Silver Fork

See also matching knife and spoon. Part of Dorr family silver set. Engraved with D initial.

Mary Ward Dorr Needlepoint Artwork

Needlepoint of squirrel, butterfly, and fruit in a carved wood frame. Done by Mary Ward Dorr, George B Dorr's Mother.

Dorr, George Bucknam

"Without question, Acadia National Park as it is known today would not exist without the tireless work of George Bucknam Dorr. But as his biographer Ron Epp so skillfully reveals in his new book Creating Acadia National Park, the Biog…