Historic Architecture in Sullivan Harbor

<br><b>In the 1800s when ship building, quarrying and mining thrived,</b> enterprising businessmen built boarding houses and hotels to house the many laborers. Blacksmith shops, livery stables, grocery and feed stores, and a meat shop flourished as well. The town bustled with many small businesses.<br><br> <b>The history of the stores in Sullivan mirror its economy.</b> When shipbuilding and fishing gave way to granite quarrying and briefly to mining, we find many new stores in West Sullivan - often company stores owned by mine or quarry owners. <b>There has been a Country Store here since before 1889.</b> Originally it was located across Rt. 1 behind you.<br><br> [Photo captions follow]<br> <b>[1.] The Lodge,</b> once part of the Swiss Chalet, a grand hotel, 1887-Present<br><br> <b>[2.]</b> Fire burned both <b>Dunbar's Store</b> and this attached house in 1933<br><br> <b>[3.] The Hotel Bristol</b> closed in 1923 when a buyer bought it to have it demolished because "it obstructed her view of the bay" [1887-1923]<br><br> <b>[4.] Waukeag House</b>, 1887-1900<br><br> <b>[5.] Bayhead Inn</b> [1825-Present]<br><br> <b>[6.] Cascade House</b>, Built as an inn or boarding house. Later converted to grain, feed and grocery stores. At intersection of Rt. 200 and Rt. 1.<br><br> <b>[7.]</b> At the old <b>Custom House</b> a collector inspected, weighted and recorded cargos, issued whaling & fishing licenses, and even paid light house keepers, 1789 to mid-1800s<br><br> <b>[8.] Blacksmith's Shop</b> [burned] - once at Mill Pond at intersection of Rt. 200 and Rt. 1<br><br> <b>[9.] The Old Granite Store</b>, Built to keep salt for fisherman [sic] braving the Grand Banks. Look for it on Route 1 a short way from here on the water side<br><br> <b>[10.] Steamboats</b> docked here (later the site of the Edgewater Cabins)