Peters Cottage, No. Haven Me. 26.

Peters Cottage, No. Haven Me. 26.

View of the Peters (Andrew James) Cottage, Calderwood Neck on Vinalhaven Island, Maine Andrew James Peters (April 3, 1872 - June 26, 1938) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and was the 42nd Mayor of Boston. Peters' reputation suffered because of his relationship with a young relative of his wife. Mrs. Peters' cousin, Mrs. Helen Faithfull, had a young daughter named Starr Faithfull, who attracted Peters' attention in 1917. He began to sexually abuse the 11-year-old Starr and paid money to her mother and stepfather to keep the story quiet. Starr died under mysterious circumstances on Long Island in 1931. The story came out, damaging Peters' reputation, despite his denials of it. It was said that Peters retreated to this house during the scandal until the gossip died down. The circumstances of Peters' relationship with Starr Faithfull eventually became part of the material used by John O'Hara in his novel Butterfield 8. Peters also plays a key role in Dennis Lehane's novel The Given Day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_James_Peters After the Peters family, it belonged to the Fales family.