From collection College of the Atlantic College of the Atlantic Timeline List (Timeline #1)
In 1973, COA expanded its campus by purchasing Turrets. Originally built in 1895 by the well-known architect Bruce Price for John Joseph Emery, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places just a year after COA bought it. Its French Chateauesque style remains distinct to this day, and it is one of the most iconic surviving ‘cottages’ along Bar Harbor’s shoreline. In 2014, COA received a Maine Preservation Award for its restoration work on the building. Though the building now serves as a mainly academic and administrative building (in addition to housing Allied Whale!), it used to contain dormitories and a mess hall.
In the same year, COA also purchased the Guy’s Cliff (Kaelber Hall) property, which it had formerly been leasing.
To look at maps and floorplans of Turrets, click below.
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