The photograph was taken by unknown summer visitors and carefully preserved in an album. They were probably standing on Main Street. It is not visible from Main Street now, but the Congregational Church at 29 High Road is clearly visible in the background.
The other buildings shown in the building from Left to Right:
William Joseph Tower House and Barn – 38 Clark Point Road
Isaac Herrick House (partially visible to left of Phillips house door) – 43 Clark Point Road
Dirigo Hotel (visible just above the portico on the right side of the Phillips house – 45 Dirigo Road, burned in 1960.
Southwest Harbor Congregational Church – 29 High Road
“The Joseph Dana Phillips House,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 21, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/7451.Item 12281
