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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



December, 1905 



The Summer Home of Edward S. Grew, Esq. 



West Manchester, Massachusetts 



UST before the Boston train reaches the little 

 station at West Manchester, Mass., it passes 

 through a very picturesque and interesting 

 bit of country, with its myriads of beautiful 

 views of land and sea, the combination of 

 which form very happy settings for the many 

 stately mansions with which the " North Shore " abounds. 

 From the little station a broad avenue winds its way, skirting 

 along many beautifully kept estates, until a very imposing 

 gateway is reached which forms the entrance to the summer 

 home of Edward S. Grew, Esq. A serpentine driveway 

 extends from the gateway, passing on through the highly 

 cultivated grounds, which are well planted with many grow- 

 ing shrubs and flowering plants, until the house looms up 

 among the trees in its magnificent grandeur. Passing on 

 through a screened fence of Grecian design, the front porch 

 is reached within this inclosure, and at either side of the 

 porch are placed large pots of hydrangea hortensia which 

 add a bit of color to the scene when they are in full bloom. 

 The house is designed in the Colonial style, of the Georgian 

 type, and is built of stucco, which is left in its natural silvery 

 gray color, while the trimmings and all the exterior wood- 

 work is painted white. The principal characteristic of the 

 design of the exterior is the pilaster effect, which is finished 

 with Ionic capitals. These pilasters support the frieze 

 with which the building is surrounded, and the massive balus- 

 trade with which the whole is surmounted. The roof is 

 covered with shingles. 



Upon crossing the vestibule the " Great Hall " is reached, 



which extends through the depth of the house, with a com- 

 manding view of the sea. This end of the hall has broad 

 openings which permit one to reach the grand portico, 

 which forms the main characteristic of the ocean front of the 

 house. It has a massive portico which is supported on Ionic 

 columns, and a floor of red brick, laid in a herring-bone 

 pattern. 



The hall is treated in a handsome manner in the Colonial 

 style, with paneled walls from the floor to the ceiling. Mass- 

 ive molded beams placed on the ceiling give dignity to the 

 hall. The whole of the woodwork is treated with white 

 paint, with many coats, well rubbed down, and left with a 

 smooth surface. The grand staircase rises up from either 

 side of the hall to a broad landing, from which a single flight 

 of stairs extends to the second story. The balustrade to 

 this staircase is very handsomely made from special designs. 

 The newel posts are formed of a cluster of similar balusters, 

 from which the mahogany rail sweeps up to the second floor. 

 The fireplace, placed at one side of the hall, is furnished with 

 facings and a hearth of marble, and a mantel with a paneled 

 overmantel in good proportion. 



To the right of the hall is placed the den and library, 

 while to the left is the drawing-room, beyond which is the 

 dining-room. 



The library is trimmed with mahogany, and is surrounded 

 partly with low book shelves, while the remainder of the 

 wall spaces are filled in with a paneled wainscoting built up to 

 the level of the top of the bookcases. At the opposite end 

 of the room from the entrance is an open fireplace, provided 



A House Designed in the Colonial Style and Built of Stucco Left in its Natural Silvery Gray Color 



