July, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



293 



presenting scattered patches of 

 kindly color over the meadow 

 land which extends to the edge 

 of the sea. 



The dining-room, opening 

 from both the hall and the par- 

 lor, has a paneled wall of ash 

 from the floor to the ceiling, 

 which is ribbed with heavy 

 moldings. The furniture is sim- 

 ple; the antique mahogany 

 table, the rush bottom chairs, 

 the side table and carved cabinet 

 and the Oriental rugs placed on 

 the highly polished floor, com- 

 plete the furnishings of the 

 room. An open fireplace, with 

 brick facings and hearth and a 

 mantel, is built at one side of the 

 room. 



The butler's pantry is fitted 

 with drawers, dressers and sink 

 complete, and forms the con- 

 necting link to the kitchen, which 

 is furnished with all the best ap- 

 pointments. From the kitchen 

 a rear porch is reached, from 

 which easy access is obtained to the wood and coal sheds. 



The second story contains three bedrooms and bathroom 

 and three servants' bedrooms. The trim of each room is 

 painted French gray, 

 while the walls are of 

 rough plaster, tinted. 



From the terrace at 

 the rear of the house, 

 which is used for 

 dining under the 

 shade of the white 

 birch tree which over- 

 hangs one corner of 

 the terrace, an irregu- 

 lar walk leads to the 

 studio which nestles 

 among the brambles 

 and rocks, and is 

 quite close to the sea. 

 From the studio, with 

 its picturesque back- 

 ground, broader vis- 

 tas are obtained of 

 the sea, and in the dis- 

 tance the now grow- 

 ing city of Gloucester. 



Miss Beaux's studio 



is built in an open 



spot, permitting 



plenty of sunshine 



and light, and just 



far enough away 



from the house to 



insure a quiet place 



for working hours. 



The studio is also 



built of white stucco 



over a wooden 



frame ; the verge 



boards and other 



trim being stained 



brown. A batten 



door forms the en- 



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A Latticed Arbor Surrounds the Front Entrance to 

 the House 



Miss Beaux's Studio Is an Additional Adjunct to Her Scheme for a Country Home 



trance, over which is placed 

 a ship's light which illuminates 

 the walk at night and guides the 

 wayfarer from the house to the 

 studio. The roof is covered with 

 shingles, left to weather. An- 

 other entrance, on the south side 

 of the studio, has a porch built 

 of field stone, from which a walk 

 leads to the gate in the rustic 

 fence that separates the prop- 

 erty from the roadway. 



The interior of the studio is 

 unique and comprises one great 

 room, which is open to the peak 

 of the roof; the wooden trusses 

 of which are exposed to view. 

 A great window is at one end, 

 while opposite the main entrance 

 is built a large fireplace of 

 molded concrete, with a hearth 

 of brick laid in herringbone 

 fashion. The main walls are 

 rough plastered, and all the 

 woodwork is stained and finished 

 in a soft brown tone. 



The room is furnished with 

 Italian furniture and draperies. A very fine tapestry hangs 

 on the wall over the entrance hall. A screened staircase in 

 the entrance hall leads to the second story, containing a bed- 

 room and bath. No 

 planting has been 

 done about the house 

 or studio, but only a 

 development and as- 

 sistance to what na- 

 ture has so beauti- 

 fully bestowed upon 

 the site. 



One looks natur- 

 ally, and without anv 

 question, for artistic 

 surroundings for an 

 artist, but it is only 

 just to say that few 

 artists are so agreea- 

 bly and so artistically 

 housed as is Miss 

 Beaux in her charm- 

 ing house and studio 

 in Massachusetts. 

 Simple and unpre- 

 tentious as the house 

 is, with its adjoining 

 studio, it is possessed 

 of great inherent 

 charm of its own 

 that gives it interest 

 as a dwelling, apart 

 from the special and 

 personal interest that 

 necessarily attaches 

 to it as the home of 

 one of our foremost 

 artists. This special 

 interest is something 

 that belongs to it 

 apart from its distinc- 

 tion as a dwelling of 

 note. 



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