The Bayview: Historic Shorefront Cottage, Terrace & Dock near Bar Harbor Village

Please note: Advertised rates are for groups up to 14 people. Maximum occupancy is 18 (including children) additional fees apply.

Bookings for this home are facilitated by The Knowles Company, a reputable agency located right on Mt. Desert Island for more than 120 years.

Step back in time and discover the grandeur of THE BAYVIEW, designed by New York architect, Bradley Delehanty, and built for Major George G. McMurtry in 1930. Major McMurtry served in the Spanish American War as one of Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders", and in World War I as second in command of the famous "Lost Battalion", for which he earned a Medal of Honor. Boasting impressive views of Frenchman's Bay from a spacious terrace overlooking an expansive lawn, The Bayview offers a spectacular setting within walking and biking distance to and from both the village of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Well-appointed and furnished with original antiques and collectibles from abroad, the interiors of this period home offer a variety of hospitable spaces for dining and entertaining. Further enhancing the privacy and comfort that this gracious home offers is a recently renovated kitchen, formal gathering spaces, and nine bedrooms, six of which offer en-suite bathrooms. *Please scroll down for cancellation policy information.

FIRST FLOOR: A grand foyer leads to a variety of gathering spaces including the rear brick terrace overlooking the lawn. Spacious formal Living Room with water views, piano, harp, and fireplace. Formal Dining Room with fireplace, water views, doors to terrace, and dining table for ten to twelve people. Warm and inviting Library with ocean views, fireplace, and cable TV with DVD. Large and well-equipped Pantry and eat-in Kitchen with commercial style 10-burner gas range enjoys close proximity to a small Computer Room and also a Game Room with pool table. Laundry and Utility areas including a dedicated room for floral arranging. Two coat and powder rooms, one for the ladies and one for the gents.

*Please scroll below for the cancellation policy specific to this property. The advertised rates are for parties up to 14 people at The Bayview. Additional fees are applied over 14 people to a maximum of 18.

SECOND FLOOR: Sitting area at the top of the staircase offers a nice area outside the main bedrooms for quiet conversation. In this north wing, guests have the option of the Master, a KING BEDROOM with water views leading through a sitting and dressing room to a private Bathroom with a combined tub and shower. A second KING BEDROOM offers water views and a private Bathroom with a combined tub and shower that can also be accessed by the master if desired. A third KING BEDROOM also with en suite Bathroom and a combined tub and shower. The fourth QUEEN BEDROOM enjoys another private Bathroom with a combined tub and shower. Through to the south wing is a Bedroom with a DOUBLE BED, water views, and a private Bathroom with shower only, and a QUEEN BEDROOM and private Bath with combined tub and shower. A staff wing offers THREE additional Bedrooms, each with a set of TWINS and a shared Bathroom with a combined tub and shower.

OUTDOOR SPACES: A furnished, brick terrace offers a fire pit and very nice views of Frenchman Bay beyond an expansive lawn. A side terrace with an awning offers a BBQ and Dining Area. Fire Pit. Dock offers access to the water, but note that access to the shoreline below the bluff is very challenging.