Frederick Lincoln Savage

Frederick Lincoln Savage (November 14, 1861 – February 26, 1924) was an American architect who designed over 300 cottages on Mount Desert Island and across Northeastern Maine,[1] including Reverie Cove and the John Innes Kane Cottage in Bar Harbor,[2][3] and (with Milton W. Stratton) Raventhorp in Southwest Harbor, all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] He also designed the NRHP-listed West Gouldsboro Village Library in Gouldsboro, Maine.[5]

Frederick Lincoln Savage
Savage's gravestone at Ledgelawn Cemetery in Bar Harbor, Maine
Born	November 14, 1861 Northeast Harbor, Maine
Died	February 26, 1924 (aged 62) Bar Harbor, Maine
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Reverie Cove Raventhorp Asticou Inn John Innes Kane Cottage

Selected works

• "The Ledge", Northeast Harbor, Maine (1891)[6]
• "Roserne", Northeast Harbor, Maine (1891 or before)[6]
• Reverie Cove, Bar Harbor, Maine (1892)[7]
• Raventhorp, Southwest Harbor, Maine (1895 or before)[8]
• Scull Cottage, Mount Desert, Maine (1899)[6]
• Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, Maine (1901 reconstruction)[9]
• "Callendar House", Bar Harbor, Maine (1901 or before)[7]
• "Devilstone", Bar Harbor, Maine (1901 wing)[7]
• Fraley Cottage, Mount Desert, Maine (1901)[6]
• John Innes Kane Cottage (also known as "Atlantique" or "The Breakwater"), Bar Harbor, Maine (1903 or before)[7]
• "Buena Vista", Bar Harbor, Maine (1904 alterations)[7]
• "Aldersea", Bar Harbor, Maine (1904 additions)[7]
• "Sunset Shore", Mount Desert, Maine (1904 or before)[6]
• "Amberside", Bar Harbor, Maine (1906)[7]
• West Gouldsboro Village Library, Gouldsboro, Maine (1907 or before)[10]
• Canopy, Sieur de Monts spring (1909)[11]
• "Highseas", Bar Harbor, Maine (1911)[7]
• "Gray Rock", Northeast Harbor, Maine (1912 or before)[6]
• Indian Head Cottage, Northeast Harbor, Maine[6]

Gallery

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  Reverie Cove
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  Asticou Inn
• 
  George Dorr's rock and spring canopy, designed by Savage

Personal life

Savage was the second of the four sons of Augustus Chase ("A.C.") Savage (1832–1911) and Emily Manchester (1834–1914), the founders of the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Fred was the architect of the current, 1901-built inn, the original having burned down in 1899.[12]

His first wife was Flora Lee Salisbury (1872–1960). The couple had three children: Frederick Manchester Savage (1891–1892), Floralee Savage (1894–1916) and Francis Chase Savage (1896–1917).[13]

He married a second time, to Alice Preble (1879–1961), in 1901. She survived him by 37 years, and they are both interred at Ledgelawn Cemetery in Bar Harbor, Maine.[14]

References

1. "Architectural Drawings & Early Sketches of Fred L. Savage : Drawings from the Gerrish Collections". Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. "NRHP nomination for Reverie Cove". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
3. "NRHP nomination for John Innes Kane Cottage". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
4. "NRHP nomination for Raventhorp". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
5. "NRHP nomination for West Gouldsboro Village Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
6. Mount Desert Cottages - MDIHistory.com
7. Bar Harbor Cottages - MDIHistory.com
8. "NRHP nomination for Raventhorp". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
9. Fred Savage, The Cottage Builder - Jaylene B. Roths
10. "NRHP nomination for West Gouldsboro Village Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
11. "George Bucknam Dorr and Cultural Landscapes of Acadia National Park" - NPS.gov
12. Fred Savage, The Cottage Builder - Jaylene B. Roths
13. Mount Desert Island Families — Savage - MDIHistory.org
14. Mount Desert Islander, July 18, 2013

Further reading

• Bryan, John M. (2005). Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986494. OCLC 938653098.

External links

• Frederick Lincoln Savage at Find a Grave