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Balance Rock Inn

Coordinates: 44°23′18″N 68°12′05″W / 44.3884°N 68.2013°W / 44.3884; -68.2013
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Balance Rock Inn
The rear of the hotel, viewed from Bar Harbor's Shore Path, 2021
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General information
LocationBar Harbor, Maine
Address21 Albert Meadow
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Coordinates44°23′18″N 68°12′05″W / 44.3884°N 68.2013°W / 44.3884; -68.2013
Opening1903 (121 years ago) (1903)
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul
Other information
Number of rooms27
Number of restaurants1
Website
www.balancerockinn.com

The Balance Rock Inn is a boutique hotel in the American town of Bar Harbor, Maine. AAA Four Diamond-rated, the structure was built in 1903 as a home for Scottish railroad tycoon Alexander Maitland.[1] Maitland was Henry Flagler's partner in the Florida East Coast Railway.[2] The hotel is named for Balance Rock, a nearby geological formation that balances on a slender stone fulcrum just off Bar Harbor's Shore Path.

The hotel, which was expanded to 27 rooms in 1995,[3] is constructed in the shingle style and was designed by the noted architectural firm Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul.[1] Its restaurant is called The Veranda.[1][4]

Situated at the eastern end of Albert Meadow, a cul-de-sac off Bar Harbor's Main Street, the hotel stands adjacent to Grant Park and overlooks Frenchman Bay and its Porcupine Islands.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Our story Archived 2021-11-11 at the Wayback Machine – Balance Rock Inn official website
  2. ^ "Tycoon For A Night" Archived 2021-11-15 at the Wayback MachinePortland Monthly, July/August 2014
  3. ^ "Mount Desert Island" Archived 2021-11-11 at the Wayback MachineNew York Times, August 4, 1996
  4. ^ The Veranda Archived 2021-11-11 at the Wayback Machine – official website
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