Colorized version of a very early photo (1890?) of Alpha cottage, as seen from the Annex area. Rudimentary tennis court visible on right, Gamage store on left through the trees.
Mary Thompson (later Mary Alexander) in the late 1930s.
Francis Nims Thompson, 1930s, with one of his manicured spruces.
Francis Nims Thompson, 1930s.
Alpha from the East.
Mary Nims Thompson (1839-1915) on Alpha porch
Small bookcase L of fireplace is still on wall elsewhere. Chair, with same cushion, still in living room, as of 2021.
Frances McGee Thompson, patriarch of the Alpha clan. His was the first cottage ('Alpha') to be completed in the summer of 1887.
The McClave clan, circa 1910. From New Jersey, they built Chimneytwist in 1891 but stopped coming to Heron around 1905 when thy bought a more conveniently located property in Connecticut.
Chimneytwist 1895 (Alpha col)
McClave children on the East shore in 1895 (Alpha collection)
Levi Gunn, the Patriarch of Heron Island from it's incorporation until his death in 1916.
Gunn Cottage in 1914. Note the dory full of flowers, whale bone and wooden walkway to the Center Path.
Mrs Foster, Mrs & Mr Judge Thompson, Gunn Cottage, half a horse, 1903 (photo from the Alexander collection)
Earliest known photo of the Gunn Cottage, perhaps around 1890. The west porch has not yet been enclosed.
Ella Francillia (Snow) Blake, daughter of Newell and Jane Snow.
Franklin Snow
Franklin (1849-1912) and Elizabeth (Whitney) Snow (1849-1927), their daughters Pauline (R) (1871-1951), Ella (L)(1874-1927) and Elizabeth (between parents)(1879-1957).
Cottage built for Newell Snow in 1887 (on the right).
Walter H. Eddy, Columbia Professor and second owner of Isle End, 1904-1930ish.
Perley Horne, Husband of Emma Sanderson. He and Emma had Isle End built in 1892. They called the cottage 'Shuh-Shu-Gah', and indian word meaning 'Heron'.
Emma Sanderson Horne of Greenfield, MA, and original owner of Isle End. Her parents owned the Humphries/Register cottage for a time in the 1890s.
Delia Keith of Greenfield, MA, original owner of the Lodge, along with her husband Charles.
Photo of The Sea Shell Cottage probably taken from the Annex sometime in the 1890s, before the north porch was enclosed. The small wagon is still in existence and was nicely restored by Pete Signell.
People on porch identified as FNT's Uncle Lucius Nims and wife. (Alpha col)
North view of Morris Cottage in 1951. Who's in the chair?
Alpha collection
Raymond Dodge, owner of Sprucetops. Dodge was head of the Psychology Institute at Yale and formerly a Wesleyan professor.
View north from the Barnacle Porch in 1907. Annex visible to the left.
Barnacle cottage, 2020.
The Barnacle and Gunn cottages, around 1890. Edgar and Ella Fox are on the Barnacle porch with their white dog. Picture was taken before the construction of the Sea Shell (Morris) cottage in 1894.
Ella and Edgar Fox, 1886. They were the original purchasers of The Barnacle in 1887. Edgar was step-brother to the Roberts sisters, Mary and Charlotte.
Mary and Dr. Charlotte Roberts, cousins of the Thompson Family and original owners of The Bungalow cottage.
Caroline Fielitz and Clara Burt, owners of the Barnacle Cottage, 1910-1940ish.
Ella Jane and Edgar H. Fox, original owners of the Barnacle. Edgar was step-brother to Charlotte and Mary Roberts. Ella was sister of Hannah McClave. In 1902 they built 'West Point' (Long Cottage).
Barnacle garden in the late 1920s or early 30s. One of the women might be Sara Burt, niece of Clara Burt.
Barnacle garden around 1959. The wires in the background are the telephone lines that ran from Sarah Elley's cottage (Long) to her sister Anne Caswell's cottage (now Allard).
South side of Barnacle around the turn of the (20th) century. The current kitchen has not yet been built.
Mrs. Felitz, with same cat?, looking less menacing.
1901 Barnacle fireplace.(Alpha col)
Barnacle cottage around 1912
View of the Barnacle, around 1912. Clara Burt purchased it in 1910 from Charlotte Roberts.
Caroline Felitz and her cat in the Barnacle garden, a cottage she owned with Clara Burt. She was a teacher at the New York Cooking School, and her 'Parker House Rolls' were legendary on the island.
James D. Oatts (first husband of Sara Burt who was later Sara Humphries) in the Barnacle garden, early 1930s.
Carrie Fielitz, Clara Burt and Paul Bryant at the christening of the newly constructed Barnacle kitchen, around 1914. Clara is holding 2 lobsters.
The McClave Clan on the Barnacle porch on their first trip to Heron in 1889. The iconic diamond window has been added above the front door. The McClaves built Chimneytwist a couple years later.
First known picture of the Barnacle, probably in 1887, shorty after its completion. L to R are Charlotte Roberts, Mary Roberts, Ella Fox, unknown woman. Diamond window above door not yet installed.
The Bungalow, apparently during construction in 1890.
Francis Nims Thompson on the Bungalow porch, 1890.
Mary C. Roberts in the Bungalow, early 1890s.
The Bungalow, after completion, 1890.
Anne Caswell, sister of Sarah Elley, owner of the Bungalow cottage from ~1930-1980. Anne was student and then employee of Dr. Charlotte Roberts at Wellesley College, then taught at Milwaulkee-Downer.
Charlotte Roberts on the Bungalow porch, 1901. Alpha collection
Bungalow living room 1901. (Alpha collection)
The Bungalow burning to the ground on Sept. 9, 1939. Photo taken from The Barnacle.
Hill House as seen from the Gunn Cottage tower, 2008
Edwin C. Schneider, Wesleyan professor of biology and owner of the Knight (Hagan) Cottage in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
L to R: Sarah, Mildred, Charles Sr., Charles Jr. and Mary Butler, 1905. The Butlers ran the Hotel from 1903-1906. Note the tennis racquet in the bushes.
Charlie, Mary and Mildred Butler on the Ledgemere porch around 1910.
Stevenson brothers, 1930s (Alpha col)
Sarah and Mildred Butler, around 1910. Sarah Butler managed the hotel from 1903-1905 and built the house belonging to the Stevensons, now occupied by the Armstrongs.
Sarah Butler on the float in 1914. Mrs. Butler managed the hotel from 1903-1906. The boat in the background is possibly the Hotel's 'Naptha' steam launch, built in 1906 for Arthur Race.
Virginia 'Ginny' Wroth, owner of 'The Pearl' cottage for several decades prior to her death in 2008
Immediate aftermath of the 2007 fire that destroyed the Long cottage.
The Long cottage, early 2000s, before the 2007 fire.
Sarah (Caswell) Elley, Wellesley College, 1912. She was was a frequent guest of Dr. Charlotte Roberts before the Hotel burned, and purchased the West Point cottage in 1927.
West Point Cottage, 1930s.(Alpha col)
1938 photo of Sylvia Engdahl in front of the Bennett South cottage (now White). Photo taken by Mildred Butler Engdahl (Sarah Butler's daughter) on a trip to Heron.
1938 photo of the Bennett South cottage (now White). Photo taken by Mildred Butler on a trip to Heron.
Damaged side of the White cottage after the 2009 fire.
Firemen at the White Cottage fire, 2009.
White cottage after the fire, showing mostly the undamaged side.
Karl Van Dyke, Sr., purchaser of Sunrise cottage in 1927
George Warner was a Civil War veteran who bought the Point-of-View cottage in 1892 from George Rogers. He died in 1902, leaving the cottage to his wife Issanellah who sold in 1910 to the Fellows.
George Warner, owner, Point-of-View cottage, 1892-1902.
Issanellah Warner, owner, Point-of-View cottage, 1892-1910.
Edwin R. Fellows, owner of Point of View cottage from 1910-1953. He developed a revolutionary gear manufacturing system and had a large factory in Springfield, VT which is still standing today.
George Rogers built Point-of-View cottage in 1890 but sold it 2 years later to the Warners. Rogers was a business associate of Levi Gunn and one of the original island investors.
The Warners who bought the Point-of-View cottage from George E. Rogers in 1892. George Sr. was a Civil War Veteran. George Jr. was renowned for his swimming prowess.
Igloo and Point of View (postcard, date unknown Alpha col)
from postcard (Alpha col) date unknown
Point of View during Hotel era with Annex and (grass) Tennis Court in the foreground.
1926 postcard showing The Igloo and Point of View cottages. The Igloo's Gazebo has not yet been built.
Point of View cottage (left) and Igloo cottages around 1890. Photo taken from the north steps of the Annex. The tennis court has not been built yet. There is a small hand pump next to the Igloo.
Eben Hall, one of the original investors and first owner of the Bellevue cottage.
Lucy Pond, who summered at the Pond Cottage (Bellevue) after her father died in 1909 until she sold to the Hales in 1923. She was one of the first islanders to own a motor boat.
Hattie Pond of Greenfield, MA. She and her husband Franklin purchased the Bellevue Cottage from Eben Hall in 1898.
Franklin Pond of Greenfield, MA, second owner of the Bellevue Cottage along with his wife Hattie.
Pond Cottage, 1930s. (From Alpha col.)
Pg 221 in the book "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts" Volume 2
The Red House in 1913 with the Center Well in the foreground.
Harriet and Nahum Cutler, original occupants of the Red House near the Casino.
Advertisement for the shoe company owned by Nahum S. Cutler, an original investor and original occupant of the Red House, kitty-corner from the Casino.
Nauhum Cutler, Civil War veteran, Massachusetts state senator and original owner of the Red House, built 1890.
The cottage in 1895, when it was owned by the Sandersons of Greenfield, MA. The Pearl (Shepard) cottage had not yet been built.
Horace Graves Sanderson of Greenfield, MA, original owner of the Humphries/Register cottage.
Romilly Humphries, 1930s
Damon Red House from a 1908 postcard.
Ralph S. Damon inherited the Damon Red House in 1953 from his mother Effie Damon.
Elizabeth 'Anna' Andrews of Greenfield, MA. Anna was the original owner of the Yellow Cottage, built 1890. She later purchased the Lodge and Red House and rented them for many years.
Olive and Ari Hoogenboom, originally came to Heron as guests of the Signells. Purchased the Yellow Cottage in 1971.
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