June 15, 1917. NORTH 
Colurns mark the division of the vestibule from the hail. 
The long living room extends from the front to the rear 
of the house, with ornamental windows at each end. Its 
walls are to be panelled in rich brocade and the mantel 
is notably attractive, From this place a sun room 1s 
reached, with quaintly tiled floor and fireplace and with 
its stucco walls relieved by trellises. From the living- 
room one may reach the corner covered porch. French 
doors are placed in all rooms. The main hall, which has 
an ample fireplace, will be finished with panels of tapestry. 
From a wide corridor the den, billard room and dining- 
room are reached. The dining-room overlooks the water 
and opens into a breakfast-room. The den is finished en- 
tirely in panels of mahogany, like the mantel. It has a 
curved ceiling effect. The billiard room has panelled 
walls and a beamed ceiling, a fireplace and comfortable 
window recesses, The service part of the house has been 
most carefully planned for efficiency. 
On the second floor are seven or eight large bed- 
rooms, with baths and dressing rooms, linen closets, etc., 
and a sun room. ‘The third floor is well supplied with 
rooms and baths for use of servants and with ample 
storage rooms. In the basement the heating and lighting 
equipment, laundry and other essentials to a big house 
have been thoroughly well installed. A brick garage for 
Mr. Curran is included in the general plans and already 
has been constructed at the foot of the lawns, in the rear. 
It is of modern tyne, as to its general plan and equipment, 
and is of brick exterior finish. A wall having square 
posts of brick with tops marked by white urns and with 
round rails connecting the posts, is in keeping with the 
style of the house, The work has been done by W. A. & 
H. A. Root, Boston builders. 
Breed Cottage a Notable Addition 
Among the several new places at Phillips Beach this 
season is the house just finished for Edward F, Breed, on 
Ocean avenue, where it is a notable addition to the at- 
tractive houses forming the colony there. It is a Colonial 
style of house, two stories and a half high with overhang- 
ing hip roof and dormer widows. ‘The exterior is fin- 
ished in board siding, and the windows have shutters. and 
are provided with flower boxes. A small brick-paved 
porch shows Colonial treatment, with round columns, An 
unusual thing for a country or shore house is the lack of 
a piazza, other than a second-story balcony, which forms 
the roof of a sun parlor. The first floor, with its square 
hall, has an unusually attractive stairway, with mahogany 
vamp rail and with its halfway landing provided with a 
bay window. There is a long living-room with fireplace, 
stationary seats and bookcases, and from this room there 
is a glazed-in sun parlor. The dining-room has panelled 
walls and its corner cupboards are quaint. There is the 
customary kitchen and service department, The lower 
floor is all finished in white, with mahogany French doors. 
The second floor is well arranged with several chambers 
and baths and the third floor also contains two or three 
rooms, a bath and storeroom. The wall papers all through 
the house are an attractive feature. The house was plan- 
ned by a Lynn architect, A. E. Burgess, and has, been 
built by Cutler Titus of Swampscott. A garage conform- 
ing to the style of the house also has been built. 
Is Similar to Breed Residence . 
Well under way is a house on Phillips avenue which 
is to be the home of Frank C, Spearin, from plans by 
Burk & Bottomly, of Boston, and built by Morrison & 
Young of Salem. In its general exterior appearance, it 
is quite similar to the new Breed residence, not far away, 
and like it is of Colonial character. The plans of the 
first floor is almost identical in its layout, except that 
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there is a reversal of rooms at the right and left of the 
square hall. The entrance porch is ornamental and there 
are double, instead of single, columns. There in a sun 
parlor at one end, and, like Mr. Breed’s residence, there 
is no piazza, but over the sun room there is a fine balcony. 
The interior finish shows in the dining-room a panelled 
dado of five or more feet in mahogany, like the mantel. 
Fireplaces are in the principal rooms, The second floor 
gives, in addition to the owner’s suite and sleeping bal- 
cony, two chambers, a bath and a sewing-room. The 
third floor has maids’ rooms, bath and storage places. 
The house is so situated that it will get a flood of sun- 
shine. It will be ready for occupancy later this season. 
Ts of Semi-Italian Type 
New among residences at Phillips Beach is that which 
is under construction on Phillips avenue for Bartholomew 
J. Donnelly of Lynn from plans by a Boston architect, J. 
Chandler Fowler. It is of a semi-Italian type, its exterior 
finish of limestone veneer, of which the columns support- 
ing the veranda and other trimmings also are made, The 
roof is of tiles. The entrance will be impressive. On the 
lower floor will be a long and wide living-room, a spacious 
hall and dining-room, all with fireplaces, and also a break- 
fast room, which will be finished entirely in limestone. 
The usual kitchen and connecting service rooms have been 
planned with care for their intended purpose. The second 
story will have six sleeping rooms and three baths, with 
tiled floors and walls. A garage is to be built, to con- 
form with the style of the house, and there will also be a 
greenhouse and the grounds will be laid out in a formal, 
yet attractive, way. The house is in the hands of a Lynn 
builder, Nathaniel Belden, and is not expected to be ready 
for the owner until early in October. 
House of Dignified Appearance 
Since last season there has been finished for Rufus B. 
Sprague a large house down in the field on Bradlee ave- 
nue, near the water. It is of substantial look, two and 
a half stories, with pitched roof and its exterior is of 
veneered tapestry brick with white trimmings. One end 
has a sun piazza with sleeping porch above, all screened. 
The living-room extends entirely through one end of the 
house and the dining-room opens upon a sun room. ‘The 
hall is of Colonial character, conforming to the general 
style of the house. The second story has five or six 
good-sized chambers, baths and dressing rooms. The 
attic is unfinished. The plans were drawn by Putnam & 
Cox of Boston, and were carried out by Morrison & 
Young of Salem, There is a small garage on the place, 
with brick exterior, and with modern interior plan. 
Attractive in Its Simplicity , 
The Carroll P. Brown place at the other extreme end 
of Bradlee avenue makes an attractive addition to the 
colony of houses at Phillips Beach. It stands high above 
the roadway and is simple in its appearance, with its 
white exterior of siding. The porch is in keeping with 
the general simplicity of the house. The small hall with 
stairway has at the left a spacious living-room, with fire- 
place, and there is a sun room with sleeping porch over it. 
The dining-room has an old-time corner china cupboard 
of Colonial design and a panelled dado. Doors are of 
French casement type, of mahogany, Upstairs, the ar- 
rangement of bedrooms and baths is for entire comfort. 
The third floor also is finished off. The house, furnished 
and now occupied, is unusually attractive. There is also 
a small garage, the site for which was dug out from a big 
bank of earth. It is of plastered outside finish. The 
work for Mr. Brown was planned by Morrison & Young 
and was carried out by them. 
