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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1908 



The House Is Typically Colonial in Design, Painted 

 White, with Green Blinds 



Old Colonial Tea House Built by 

 Samuel Mclntire 



In the Italian garden, not far from the fountain in the 

 center, is a sun-dial, a reproduction of one which stood on 

 the estate of Gov. John Endicott, and bearing the date 1630. 

 The original has long been the property of the Essex Insti- 

 tute at Salem. At the end of the path 

 leading through the garden is an arch- 

 way, through which one must pass to 

 enter the herbaceous garden, also de- 

 signed by Mr. Chamberlain, and con- 

 taining groups of shrubs and hardy 

 plants. Dividing the two gardens 

 is a path which leads to a unique sum- 

 mer house, for many years a familiar 

 landmark on the road between Salem 

 and Danvers. It stood originally upon 

 the estate of Elias Haskett Derby, 



whose name was interlinked with the history of Salem's com- 

 mercial prosperity. 



When the opportunity to purchase the summer house pre- 

 sented itself, Mrs. Endicott availed herself of it, and had the 



The Old Garden Laid Out by Captain Peabody 



Shrub Borders of the Lawn 



building moved to her estate, a distance of 

 about two miles. It speaks well for the 

 staunch building of those early Colonial days 

 that the house was moved without even a 

 crack in the plaster. 



It stands two stories and a half high, and 

 is twenty feet square, its exterior painted 

 white with green blinds. It is the work of 

 Salem's noted architect, Samuel Mclntire, 

 and is decorated with the pilasters and fes- 

 toons which characterize his work. On the 

 top of the little building is the figure of a 

 farmer whetting his scythe, and originally 

 a companion figure stood on the opposite 



