Tobias Roberts | |
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Born | 1835 |
Died | 1908
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
Tobias Lord Roberts (1835–1908) was an American businessman and hotelier. He is regarded as the pioneer of hotel-building in Bar Harbor, Maine. [1] He opened Agamont House, the first hotel in the town, in 1855, converting a home built fifteen years earlier. [2] Agamont Park, named for the hotel, now stands at the location. Another hotel, Deering House, followed in 1858. [3] Ten years later, Alpheus Hardy became the first of Bar Harbor's summer residents to build a "cottage". [4] [5]
To improve access for tourists to the town, he created a wharf in Bar Harbor in 1868. [6]
Agamont House burned down in 1888. [7] [8] [9]
Roberts died in 1908, [10] aged 73 years. He is interred in Bar Harbor's Village Cemetery.
Upon his death, Roberts' family sold several of his properties, including Rockaway House on Bar Harbor's West Street. [10]
Tobias Roberts | |
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Born | 1835 |
Died | 1908
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
Tobias Lord Roberts (1835–1908) was an American businessman and hotelier. He is regarded as the pioneer of hotel-building in Bar Harbor, Maine. [1] He opened Agamont House, the first hotel in the town, in 1855, converting a home built fifteen years earlier. [2] Agamont Park, named for the hotel, now stands at the location. Another hotel, Deering House, followed in 1858. [3] Ten years later, Alpheus Hardy became the first of Bar Harbor's summer residents to build a "cottage". [4] [5]
To improve access for tourists to the town, he created a wharf in Bar Harbor in 1868. [6]
Agamont House burned down in 1888. [7] [8] [9]
Roberts died in 1908, [10] aged 73 years. He is interred in Bar Harbor's Village Cemetery.
Upon his death, Roberts' family sold several of his properties, including Rockaway House on Bar Harbor's West Street. [10]