WORK IN PROGRESS
The following relate to "Manor House," located in Blue Hill Falls, Maine - between Conary Cove/Blue Hill Bay and the Mill Pond. The house and attached barn were built in 1835 and had always been painted white. Manor House was purchased in 1926 by Mary Samuel Ashhurst (my great grandmother) and was in our family until January 2016. This is what it looked like when sold, with major renovations done in the 90's and other improvements over the years a new roof for the "Studio" - Barn - completed in 2015. It was the only remaining fully pegged barn on the Peninsula - that I'm aware of.
The Mill Pond is fed from and drains to both Blue Hill Bay and the Salt Pond. At one time a tide driven mill used its waters for power - sitting adjacent to the property is the Mill Pond Dam that leads to Mill Island, Falls Bridge and Brooklin. A Tide Mill stood on the site - depicted in two mid 1800's photos in the right viewer, with Manor House in the middle of the photo for reference. The Mill sat on the Bay side adjacent to the dam.
Blue Hill Falls, as with many other locations in the area, were never towns or villages - they were where the School and/or Post Office (PO) was. The only "village" was Blue Hill and the Town of Blue Hill incorporates them all. South Blue Hill is an area south of the Falls Bridge on the Blue Hill Neck which served as the reference for the area. Only a School House (SH) is identified on the 1881 map below - the PO not being established there until 1886. Other photos include what was the Blue Hill Falls PO and Blue Hill Falls School - both located on Conary Cove.
The Blue Hill Falls PO was established May 1, 1852. The South Blue Hill PO operated on the Blue Hill Neck from 23 June 1886 to 15 September 1923. The Blue Hill Falls PO's functions moved to the Blue Hill Neck sometime in the mid 1900's and ceased operations there in the early 90's.
Other local photos can be seen at www.southbluehillmaine.org.
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Map - 1881
Blue arrows to school houses (SH) 
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Conary Cove - Blue Hill Falls, Maine
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Manor House and Tide Mill District on Conary Cove
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Drone above it in 2015
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Take a Tour in 2015
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