July, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



289 



The Home and Studio of an Artist 

 at East Gloucester, Massachusetts 



By Charles Chauncey 



HE interesting and artistic house and 

 studio of Miss Cecilia Beaux, the well- 

 known portrait painter, is an unique ex- 

 pression of the artist's character and 

 taste. They were designed and built 

 under the personal directions of Miss 

 Beaux, who was very ably assisted by 

 her architect, Mr. Charles K. Cummings, of Boston, 

 Mass., in carrying out her suggestions and ideas as to 

 what she desired. 



The plan, elevations and the interior decorations repre- 

 sent a great deal of study and everything that is real and 

 natural, for seldom has a house more splendid simplicity 

 and yet more elegant taste. A house of this sort, with 

 its marked individuality, is essentially the creation of a 

 cultured and artistic mind which demanded congenial sur- 

 roundings. 



The location of the house is quite ideal, for it is ap- 

 proached from the roadway through a simple little turn- 

 stile placed in the old stone wall, where the stones were 

 pulled away to form an entrance. From here a walk winds 



The Cloisters are Happy Characteristics of this Interesting House 



The Entrance Hall Has a Tiled Floor and a 

 Beamed Ceiling 



A Glimpse of the Hall Through the 

 Living-room 



