Oldfarm: Station One

Two men stand in front of a lake.

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Location:

-68.19711298, 44.37382781

Meet George Dorr

Click to view self-guided tour video #1 

Welcome to Oldfarm, a historic cultural landscape that encompasses the Dorr Family Estate site, including the remains of the family's main home. This video tour will give you a sense of the life and motivations of George Bucknam Dorr, the founder of Acadia National Park who lived here on the Oldfarm estate until his death in 1944.

Here are some tips for your exploration:

The NPS application uses the Global Positioning System function in your device to locate you as you move around the Oldfarm Estate. Your position will be indicated by the blue dot on the map. On some days you may get erroneous GPS locations due to the heavy tree canopy above you in summer and fall, so common sense should be your first guide in your explorations! You can still use the application by looking at the map and selecting stations or just by selecting stations from the list. The stops displayed on your map correspond with numbered wooden posts and associated historic photos and short videos.

Stay on the path shown on the application that starts at the parking area. This path will take you along the historic Manor House driveway but then it diverges towards Compass Harbor and turns south before reaching Dorr Point. The suggested path then ascends the historic stone stairway up to the Manor House. The stairs ascent might be too strenuous for some visitors. Use common sense. At the top of the stairs are the remains of the Manor House, and the return path to the parking lot. There are many cultural artifacts here such as building bricks and stone. All of these are protected by Federal and State law.

Do not move or take any artifact. Please do not rebuild any structure. Help us keep this place in its current condition by watching out for this historic treasure and reporting any vandalism or destructive behavior you may observe. The main Acadia National Park telephone number is [phone].

Together we can protect the remains of Oldfarm.

Duration:

41 seconds

Station One of the Oldfarm Video Tour