Acadia National Park - Old Farm: Station Two

Mount Desert Island's beauty attracted artists and urban aristocrats seeking nature's simplicity. Post-Civil War, hotels catered to these visitors. By the late 1800s, wealthy financiers built grand summer homes. The Door family, among them, constructed Old Farm, marking a significant settlement.

What did wealthy financiers and industrialists build along the coast in the 1890s?

What significant purchase did Charles Door make during his visit in 1868?