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- Vol. XV 
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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
AND REMINDER 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, June 1, 1917 
No. 22 
New Residences and Improvements Along North Shore 
(Reprinted from Boston Transcript of May 19, 1917) 
By CHARLES E. ALEXANDER 
MANCHESTER AND West MANCHESTER CHANGES. 
MANCHESTER gains a notably useful building in that 
of the North Shore Horticultural society, which is 
being erected near the railroad station. It is a modified 
Colonial style of building, from plans by Kilham & Hop- 
kins of Boston. The building is nearly 100 feet by 67, in 
general dimensions, and has an exterior finish of stucco. 
The interior has been carefully planned by the architects, 
to make the building adaptable to various purposes. — Pri- 
marily it is intended for exhibitions by the Horticultural 
society, but it has in its main room a rear balcony extend- 
ing partly along the side walls, and with its floor space 
it may be used as an auditorium for concerts, lectures 
and similar occasions. An operating room has been built 
in the rear balcony, so that moving or other pictures may 
be projected upon a screen on the stage. This is spacious 
and is to provided with a screen drop for pictures. Cir- 
cular stairways will give access to dressing rooms under 
the stage, if needed for dramatic preformances. (Ehe 
floor of the auditorium will be furnished for dancing pur- 
poses, so that this form of entertainment may be enjoyed. 
There will be ample coat rooms and there is a commodi- 
ous lobby, or entrance hall. In the basement there will 
be the heating plant and other necessary equipment and a 
large supper room, suitable for banquets, suppers, etc., 
also a well-equipped kitchen, as a part of the general plan. 
The building will be of use to the summer cottagers for 
special occasions, and to the townspeople throughout the 
year, and will make it possible to give various forms of 
entertainment for which hertofore there has been no avail- 
able place. Roberts & Hoare of Manchester are the 
builders. 
Hooper Mansion Vastly Improved 
Notable changes have taken place on the William 
Hooper mansion on Bridge street at West Manchester, 
where the house has been given an exterior finish of 
tapestry brick veneer with white trimmings, adding won- 
derfully to the appearance of the house, compared with 
its former wood exterior. The new wing, corresponding 
in style to the main part, is utilized for the service depart- 
ment and rooms for maids and others employed in the 
house. By this means, the former service rooms have 
been used to enlarge the parlor and provide new rooms 
in the main house. All of these alterations have been 
made by Roberts & Hoare of Manchester, from plans 
which they worked out in codperation with Mrs. Hooper, 
embodying her own ideas of just what she wished done 
in the way of improvement, and she has taken a personal 
interest and supervision in the changes. 
Howe Residence Is Enlarged 
Much has been done to change the summer residence 
of Mrs. John C. Howe, Bridge street, West Manchester, 
a house of picturesque English tpye, with quaint dormers, 
little balconies and other features of interest. A large 
wing to correspond to the main part has been added, 
which improves the general service plan and gives many 
additional rooms on two floors. The exterior is of stucco 
finish, with bays and pergola-topped balconies adding 
their interest to the appearance, The other part of the 
house has undergone alterations, especially the livingroom, 
of large dimensions, with panelled walls and with circular 
bay window at one end and a new bay at the opposite end, 
opening upon a loggia. The windows are casement, The 
diningroom is newly arranged, among the changes. <A 
new porch of Gothic type and of heavy beams marks the 
front entrance. H. M. Hanson of Gloucester planned 
all these changes and they are being carried out by R. N. 
Prescott of Danvers. : 
House at “Uplands” Altered 
At “Uplands,” the summer residence in Jersey lane, 
West Manchetser, of Frank P. Frazier of New York, con- 
siderable work in the way of alterations has been done by 
Roberts & Hoare, the Manchester builders, to give a much 
larger dining room than heretofore, new butler’s pantry 
and rooms for the butler’s private use, and the service 
rooms are improved. These and other minor changes 
make the house far more comfortable. Still other changes 
are planned to greatly enlarge the house, but these will 
not be undertaken until late next fall, after the family has 
finished its season at the shore. 
Various Other Changes 
Other changes at Manchester, of minor importance, 
include an addition to the place known as “Crowncliff,” 
the summer residence of Eugene G. Foster of New York. 
New rooms have been gained, including a dining room, 
and the service portion has been much improved. ‘The 
work was done by Roberts & Hoare. The same builders 
have made alterations for Richard Dana Skinner of Cam- 
bridge on his summer house in University lane, formerly 
the residence of Harvey Childs. Mr. Skinner’s house 
gains materially by the improvements and becomes far 
more comfortably than heretofore. 
What was formerly the Parker Bremer house on 
Smith’s Point in Manchester, now the property of J. R. 
McGinley of Pittsburgh, has been altered to meet the 
needs of the new owner. Partitions have been removed 
in order to enlarge rooms on the lower floor and the in- 
terior finish has all been made white. New baths have 
been gained by the changes, as has a_ servants’ dining 
room, and in various ways the house shows improvement. 
The changes were planned by Bigelow & Wadsworth of 
3oston and were made by Roberts & Hoare of Manches- 
ter. Far more important remodeling is contemplated, in- 
cluding a large new wing, work on which, probably will 
be started early in the fall. 
Elsewhere in Manchester 
At “Wayside,” in University lane, at Manchester 
Cove, the estate of John C. Ellsworth of South Bend, Ind., 
which was formerly the summer home of Dr. Tenney, 
the house has been altered by Mitchell & Sutherland SO 
that it becomes more attractive, more conveniently ar- 
ranged and in various ways improved. 
The stately brick mansion of Mrs. T. Jefferson Cool- 
idge, Jr., on Coolidge’s Point, is now approached by a 
new driveway which gives a more satisfactory view of 
the dignified entrance of this residence of the Georgian 
period, with its tall columns of marble to mark the front 
elevation and portico, The driveway and other minor 
