Two roche moutonnées, known as "The Bubbles", provide the backdrop to the view from the house's lawn at the rear of the 60 acres (24 ha) property.

Near the end of this reign, John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased the property and donated it to the National Park Service to ensure its continued existence.

The Acadia Corporation, a small group of local preservationists, operated the business between 1946 and 2013, at which point they lost their bid to renew its contract.

The popover recipe they used at Jordan Pond House is now used at the Asticou Inn, in nearby Northeast Harbor, which they have managed since 2015.

The National Park Service's decision to award the contract to an out-of-state vendor prompted an online petition against the move.