Atlantique (1904)
Bar Harbor, Maine (1796)
- Entertaining - the estate is wired with loud speakers inside and outside for speeches, events for charities, political events, educational institutions, etc. Also has satellite and cable connections.
- Educational Site - Atlantique has frequently been used for University of Maine events.
- Preservationists - Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, spoke in 2002 at Atlantique for Preservationists from throughout America. Atlantique is visited annually by tours of members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Atlantique was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior, 26th March, 11992 and it was given the Great American Home Award Winner 1995 b y the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Atlantique was totally restored in the period 1999-2002, by well-known artists and craftsmen. Atlantique has been featured in Architectural Digest, Great Estates of the World, HGTV, and other features.
- Croquet - Atlantique has a championship regulation croquet court, and is home of the Bar Harbor Invitational Croquet Championship. Catherine Tankoos Barrett, the owner, is US Croquet Doubles Champion.
- Great Estates of the World/Architectural Digest - Atlantique is recognized as a leading luxury estate for sale in American, having been featured in both these magazines.
- Astor Home - Atlantique was designed and built by Fred Savage for John Innes Kane of Locust Valley, NY. Mr. Kane was the grandson of John Jacob Astor. The house was built during the "Golden Era" of wealthy architecture in America, especially in Bar Harbor.
- Atlantique, with its Carriage House, has 18,500 square feet of structures, and 18 bedrooms and 15 baths, plus other major rooms and a USGA standard putting green and a Championship Croquet Court. Mrs. Barrett, the owner, is US Doubles Champion
- Shorefront Property - located on the shore of Frenchman's Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, surrounded by Acadia National Park and overlooking the Porcupine Islands, Atlantique has a magnificent ocean view reminiscent of its name.
- Acadia National Park - Atlantique is located on the shore of Frenchman's Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, surrounded by Acadia National Park, one of American's first and most visited parks
- Recreation - Acadia National Park and its environs offer sailing and motor boating, kayaking, mountain climbing in some of America's most famous national park climbs, three nearby public golf courses, a public Bar Harbor yacht club, and a village atmosphere with a cinema and many great restaurants.
- Fred Savage -, a famous native of Mt. Desert Island, is Atlantique's architect. Mr. Savage will be the subject of a book on his architecture to be published by the Princeton University Press in 2003.
- Beatrix J. Farrand - Atlantique is located across the street from Reef Point, the home of Beatrix J. Farrand, the most famous female architect in America. Beatrix is the only woman founder of the 9 founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects (1899).
- International Recognition
Restoration (Preservation) - Atlantique was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior, 26th March, 1992 and it was given the Great American Home Award Winner 1995 b y the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Atlantique was totally restored in the period 1999-2002, by well-known artists and craftsmen. Atlantique has been featured in Architectural Digest, Great Estates of the World, HGTV, and other periodicals.
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