GREEN, REYNOLDS BUILDING To Be Razed To Make Way For Parking Area Bar Harbor To Raze 8th Building BAR HARBOR-Another Bar Harbor landmark, the Green and Reynolds block, is being razed, making room for a park- ing place for Tripp's restaurant who bought the building from the Axton Cross Corporation, Shelton, Conn. The building, which had a store on the ground floor and two apartments on the two up- per floors, was built about 1888 for Green and Reynolds, who operated a hardware store for many years. At Charles Green's death, Harry Copp entered the firm along with his brother, Fred Copp, changing the name to Green and Copp, and also operated the hardware store. Tripp's restaurant also has purchased the former Murch's restaurant, making it into part of their present restaurant on Main street. This makes eight prominent buildings in Bar Harbor's busi- ness district to be razed in the past few years, including five Old Schoolhouse Formerly at Corner of Mount Desert and Kebo Streets business blocks, four the past In 1869 this was the only schoolhouse in Bar Harbor year. 12 Bangor Daily News, Friday, February 7, 1964 STATE AND C THE MT. DESERT INN Last of Bar Harbor's Big Hotel Era Famed Hotel At Bar Harbor Being Razed BAR HARBOR - The 77 year old building at Bar Harbor, known as the Mount Desert Inn, marks the end of the big hotel era here. The contents are being disposed of and the build- ing is in the process of being torn down. Built in 1887, presumably constructed by John E. Clark, Contractor and Builder, it was an Annex to the St. Saviour which was constructed in 1878. The Annex consisted of 60 rooms, 45 being used for guests who had meals at the larger hotel the St. Saviour. Frank Alley and his brother OLD SCHOOLHOUSE AT CORNER OF MOUNT DESERT AND KEBO STS. Albion were the managers until the property was divided in 1912. (IN 1869 THIS WAS THE ONLY SCHOOL HOUSE IN BAR HARBOR.) Frank Alley was then manager of the annex, being followed by his son Frank O. Alley. In 1933 John C. Etter pur- chased the building and the name was then changed to that of The Mount Desert Inn. Etter was there from 1933 to 1948. chased by H.W. Harrington and The property was then pur- in 1952 by Alexander Weeks.