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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1908. 
NORTH SHORE IMPROVEMENTS 
CHARLES E. ALEXANDER IN BOSTON TRANSCRIPT 
Some changes just made at the resi- 
dence of T. Jefferson Coolidge, jr., at 
Coolidge’s Point in Manchester, will 
make that large mansion more complete 
It may be recalled that this 
imposing house, which is so finely  situ- 
ated on the water front, was erected 
three or four years ago, and is one of 
the largest and most expensively built 
houses anywhere at the North Shore. 
Built of Harvard brick, in what is termed 
““ Flemish bond’’ effect, showing black 
headers, as builders and architects under- 
stand this treatment, and with white 
marble trimmings, the house is a notable 
example of the Georgian style of archi- 
tecture, and embodies many ideas which 
have come down from the time of Inigo 
Jones (1572-1652), the English archi- 
tect. It is an example rare in this part 
of the country. 
-At one end of this great house, which 
is about two hundred feet in length, 
there has been a spacious covered portico, 
its high vaulted ceiling supported by many 
large marble columns with carved cap- 
itals. The floor also is of marble. This 
portico, walled in originally with brick 
on two sides, has now been enclosed _ to 
make a sun room. Its ceiling has 
been latticed and pilasters of lattice 
work also mark the interior finish. 
A new outside chimney provides a big 
fireplace. This room decorated . in 
light green as a color scheme, is to be 
used by Mr. Coolidge’s children for 
general recreation purposes and for a 
lounging-room. The plans for the 
changes were prepared by Albro & 
Lindeberg of New York, and were 
carried out by Roberts & Hoare of Man- 
chester. 
H. M. Sears’ at Pride’s. 
Notable among changes on the shore 
are those which the summer residence 
of Herbert M. Sears off Hale street, 
Pride’s Crossing, has undergone. Eng- 
lish in type, this house, placed high and 
well back from the public highway, with 
intervening attractive gardens, has been 
much enlarged, from plans prepared for 
Mr. Sears by Wheelwright & Haven of 
Boston. ‘Two extensive wings have 
been thrown out from the main portion, 
one at the easterly and the other at 
the westerly end of the house. 
One wing gives a fine entrance 
and living hall from which a_ beautiful 
Colonial stairway with elaborate balusters 
leads. From this hall several smaller 
rooms open and the wing affords new 
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chambers in the second story. 
In the 
other new wing there is a dining-room 
of unusually large dimensions, finished 
in black cypress. Panelled effectively 
and having pillars to mark off a recess at 
the end opposite the entrance from the 
hall, this dining-room with. its. massive 
fireplace and mantel is of most dignified 
appearance. ‘The drawing-room, libra- 
ry and some chambers have been in- 
cluded in the improvements, and on the 
exterior the removal of clapboards and 
substitution of plaster and half-timber, to 
correspond with the finish of the front 
gable, in that style, has been among the 
changes effected. The outside. chim- 
neys which have been builit are a feat- 
ure, so big are they. “The whole house, 
with its new additions, now spreads out 
over considerable ground. “The avenues 
have been changed and_ considerable 
work has been done by Connolly Bros. 
in grading and in landscape improve- 
ments. 
The Neal Rantoul Cottage. 
Typically English in its look and with 
landscape surroundings which it fits per- 
fectly, the new house at Beverly Farms 
just completed for Neal Rantoul, from 
plans by his brother, William G. Ran- 
toul, is a notable addition to the summer 
residences in this part of the North Shore. 
The fine avenue of former years. leading 
straight from Hale street to the house, 
makes an approach to it that is most at- 
tractive. “The former old time house 
was removed, to make a site for the new 
house. This property, it may be re- 
called, acquired a year or so ago by Mr. 
Rantoul, is next to that of his father, 
Hon. Robert S. Rantoul of Salem. It - 
originally formed a part of the estate of 
the present owner’s grandfather on the 
maternal side, D. A. Neal. 
The new house is constructed of Eng- 
lish or “* Harvard’’ brick which takes on 
an appearance of age. It is of three 
stories, with gabled roof broken by dor- 
mer windows. ‘The front entrance 
shows a spandrel arched doorway, the 
trims of stone. English bay windows 
are a feature which add to the character 
of the house. ‘These are found in the 
drawing-room and also the dining-room, 
both facing the waterfront. ‘These 
rooms, each with a fireplace, are finished 
in white anda library is of dark quar- 
tered oak, panelled to the ceiling. It has 
a big fireplace. ‘The main hall is of 
good size and its staircase is of Georgian 
type, showing a long graceful curve. 
THE DANDELION. 
(Nouveaux RICHESSE. ) 
Thou flaunting flower, new-rich and overbold, 
Thinks’t thou to win my favor with thy gold? 
Thou saucy interloper on my lawn, 
Unto thy native woods and fields begone, 
Thy gold to silver turned, 
Thy fire to ashes burned! 
Je Av TORR 
The service department on this first floor 
is well planned and is most complete. 
It opens upon a large kitchen yard en- 
closed with a high brick wall. “The sec- 
ond floor of the house provides Mr. 
Rantoul with several master’s chambers 
with tiled» bathrooms for each, also 
rooms intended for guests’ use. “There 
are fireplaces in all chambers as there 
are also in several rooms for guests, 
placed in the third story. An ornament- 
al iron balcony from the second story 
overlooks the sea. 
An open covered piazza at one end of 
the house shows trellised pillars and has 
a brick tiled oor. “Terraces have been 
made on the water side as has a little 
bathhouse, built of brick. “The gardens 
with little old-fashioned arched trellises 
at the gateways and the outlook make 
this place exceptionally attractive. Away 
from the house and close to the main 
highway, West street, a stable also has 
been built, in combination with a garage. 
The building is of brick and in style 
corresponds to the type of the house. It 
has accommodations for three automo- 
biles and for stabling two horses. “The 
second floor has a housekeeping apart- 
ment for occupancy by the man em- 
ployed on the place. The work of 
building was done by Mack Bros., of 
Salem. 
At the Hotels. 
A new feature of the culinary depart- 
ment at the Oceanside hotel, Magnolia, 
this summer, instituted by Manager Phe- 
nix, will be in having the meats, vege- 
tables, etc., shipped from Boston by boat 
to Gloucester fresh every day. Hereto- 
fore these were shipped from Boston by 
night freight, which meant, of course, ~ 
that the goods laid in the cars over night, 
and were delivered at the hotel very early 
mornings. By the new arrangement the 
goods will be bought each morning, 
shipped to the boat and leave Boston at 
2 o'clock daily. ‘Teams will be waiting 
at the wharf in Gloucester and the goods 
will be brought over the road direct to 
the hotel, sometimes in time for dinner 
that same night. Mr. Phenix has ar- 
ranged for a special ice compartment on 
the boat for his own use. 
