[8] In 1902, a steel pier was constructed at the Shore Path in front of the Reading Room to accommodate visitors that wanted to come in from Frenchman Bay.

[8] In 1922, due to the outbreak of World War I and a resultant decline in membership, the Reading Room was sold to Maine Central Railroad Company.

[8] When Bar Harbor was inflicted by the great fires of 1947, the American Red Cross used the building to provide shelter to many who had lost their homes.

[8] The 20-room motel was relocated to make way for the new construction, but it was torn down in 1992 and replaced with the two-story Newport Building, adding 38 more rooms to the property.

[8] The inn underwent renovations during the winter and spring of 2018 and 2019, including a new infinity-edge swimming pool and a continental-breakfast building.

It is an authentic recreation of an original design built by Calvin Ryder in 1840 on the "White House" lawn in Belfast, Maine.

That construction was listed on the National Historic Register, and was the only one of its kind until 1985, when a replica was built by Francis Cormier of Deer Isle, Maine.

Its boards are made from Douglas fir; its floor is made from western red cedar; it contains 100 pounds of lead in its corners; brass pins to fasten the lead; stainless steel nails; vertical grain Douglas fir for the roof and gold leaf for the top.