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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 19 13 



Entrance to "Shore Rocks" 



as one may bring a boat, even a yacht drawing ten feet of 

 water, directly into the pier which is, in itself, a part of 

 the veranda, being in direct connection with it through the 

 stone steps, as shown on the accompanying diagram plan of 

 the first floor 

 of the house. 

 From the 

 lawn front of 

 "Shore Rocks" 

 one does not 

 realize that the 

 house stands 

 four stories in 

 height, by rea- 

 son of the fact 

 that this height 

 is minimized 



by the over- Entrance 



hang and the color treatment. On the marble door sill 

 is cut the word "Venitas," and the door-knocker is the 

 actual one with which Paul Revere awakened John Hancock 



First floor plan 



Steps leading to the terrace 



and Samuel Hancock from their fitful slumber in the old 

 Clark house at Lexington that memorable night a century 

 and some decades ago. 



The stair hall has a wonderful fireplace with an opening 



ten feet wide, 

 where blazing 

 logs can add to 

 the hospitable 

 warmth of the 

 welcome ex- 

 tended the ar- 

 riving guest. 

 Half way up 

 the stairs is a 

 casement oriel 

 of leaded glass, 

 the window 

 seat projecting 



detail 



Second floor plan 



into the wall of the library near the ceiling line. The 

 stairs then lead to the musician's balcony and thence to the 

 second story hall, an extensive and thoroughly lighted area. 



The site of "Shore Rocks" is one of the most attractive on the Sound coast 



