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Manor House 
Blue Hill Falls, Maine

Summer 2015

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 white. Manor House was purchased in 1926 by Mary Samuel Ashhurst (my great grandmother) and was in our family until January 2016. The property is located in Blue Hill Falls (see Post Office Photo). 
     The Mill Pond is fed from and drains to both Blue Hill Bay and the Salt Pond. Adjacent to the property is the Mill Pond Dam or "causeway" that leads to the Falls Bridge and Brooklin. Adjacent was a Tide Mill that is depicted in two mid 1800's photos in the right viewer, with Manor House in the middle of one 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 was. The only true "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 that was the older reference for the area. Only a School House (SH) is identified on the 1881 map below. Other photos include what was the Blue Hill Falls Post Office and Blue Hill Falls School - both located on Conary Cove.
     The 
Blue Hill Falls Post Office was established 1 May 1852 in Blue Hill Falls. The South Blue Hill Post Office operated on the Blue Hill Neck from 23 June 1886 to 15 September 1923. The Blue Hill Falls Post Office's functions moved to the Blue Hill Neck (date unk) and ceased operations there in the early 90's. 
Other local photos can be seen at www.southbluehillmaine.org.  

Map - 1881 
Blue arrows to school houses (SH)
Picture
Map - 1904
South St. intersects w/ Parker Pt. Rd.

Map - 1962
South St. intersects w/ Parker Pt. Rd.
Picture
Picture

Conary Cove - Blue Hill Falls, Maine 
Manor House and Tide Mill District on Conary Cove

Drone above it in 2015
Take a Tour in 2015

Studio
Back Left
Studio to Pond
Mile Pond to Salt Pond

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