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North Shore iSes Home Bf Raland C. Lincoln. 
Original part was built nearly 220 years ago. 
To a remote period in the past be- 
longs the quaint old house now used 
as a summer residence by Roland C. 
Lineoln at Manchester. The original 
part was built nearly 220 years ago, 
now fashionable North 
Shore was the haunt of fisher folks 
and farmers. 
In those days the house stood near- 
er the road, in the shadow of an older 
dwelling that crowned the brow of a 
neighboring hill. The same forest 
land formed a_ protective back- 
ground, but the great apple orchard 
which grew blooms and fruit at one 
side shows now but a remnant of 
its former growth. ‘“‘Little Or. 
chard,’ the house is still called, the 
name being given it because of this 
At one side, beneath the overhang- 
ing eaves, snuggles another porch, 
framed in ivy, while farther on, to- 
ward the rear of the dwelling, a 
broad veranda nestles within the 
shadow of a gnarled apple tree. 
Passing up the central path to the 
entrance door with its old-time brass 
knocker, one enters the hallway, 
typically colonial in design,. and 
characterized by an aleoved recess. 
IIere the finish is whitewood, and 
the low-stud walls-are hung with pa- 
per in tones of blue and_ white. 
Shehtly to the right of the center is 
a handsome staircase that sweeps by 
low treads and broad landing to the 
second floor apartments. The hand- 
curved balustrades are topped with 
Residence of Roland C. Lincoln at Manchester Cove. 
orehard. And it elung to the old 
abode through all the passing years. 
Originally the dwelling had_ only 
four rooms, each 13 1-2 feet square, 
but since Mr. Lineoln’s purchase it 
has been considerably enlarged. 
The first step in remodeling was to 
remove the house to its present loca- 
tion. Then the grounds surrounding 
it were laid down to grass land, 
flowers and shrubbery. The house 
itself was thoroughly renovated, and - 
at one side a wing was added. Later, 
as additional room was needed, a 
second and similar wing was built 
on the opposite side of the main part. 
The low, rambling dwelling, buff 
with white trim, that now econ- 
fronts the gaze of the visitor, is most 
artistic. The handsome entrance 
porch is an exact replica of the one 
that graces the Pingree house in 
Salem, wherein was committed the 
atrocious White murder that involv- 
ed so many men prominent in the 
social affairs of the old Witch city. 
mahogany rails; while the newel 
posts show exquisite decoration. 
Halfway up this staircase, just at 
the landing, is shown a most interest- 
ing innovation in house decoration. 
Ilere between two high beams a 
broad space has been- opened for the 
display of bric-a-brae, while beneath 
is inseribed the motto: ‘‘In God’s 
hands stands this house. May good 
luck come to it, and bad luek go out 
of it.’’ 
Opposite the entrance stands a 
fine old cabinet filled with rare speci- 
mens of Lowestoft, including a com- 
plete tea set, which the mistress of 
this charming home was fortunate 
enough to secure some few years ago 
from the deseendants of an old sea 
captain, who in the days of the 
town’s commercial prosperity 
brought it home from over the seas. 
A most interesting feature of the 
hallway is the quaint panel bearing 
in burnt-in letters the name of the 
house, It graces the arch above the 
staircase landing. It was while trav- 
eling in foreign lands that Mrs. Lin- 
coln conceived the idea of having 
this panel made. She consulted a 
workman, told him the story of the 
house, why it was called ‘‘Little Or- 
chard,’’ and upon receiving the fin- 
ished panel was agreeably surprised 
to note that each corner was adorn- 
ed with tiny apples. 
Leading from the staircase hall is 
the dining-room, a well lighted apart- 
ment, low in stud with beamed eeil- 
ing. The finish, like the hallway, is 
whitewood, and the walls show a 
covering of paper in tones of pink 
and blue. At one end of the room 
stands a recessed sideboard, the up- 
per part showing a china cupboard, 
tlanked on each side by the bookease 
section. Below the sideboard proper 
are shelves and closets. The fur- 
nishings include Chippendale chairs, 
and a beautiful Sheraton sideboard. 
seyond the dining-room is the liv- 
ing-room, a large, square room, with 
oddly beamed ceiling. At one end ex- 
tends a built-in bookease, on the top 
of which repose some rare old Delft 
ware and English china. The walls 
are adorned with many exquisite pic- 
tures, one of which—‘Tired of 
work’’—is by the late William H. 
Ilunt. A cozy inglenook, equipped 
with a built-in seat, is an interesting 
feature of this apartment. This seat 
is fitted with plush-covered cushions, 
and the woodwork beneath is stud- 
ded with brass nails, the name 
“Little Orchard’’ being wrought in- 
to the design. 
From the living-room one enters 
the tea-room, a sunny apartment of 
ample proportions. Here, as in all 
parts of the house, the treatment is 
entirely colonial. At one end of the 
room is a fireplace of wondrous 
beauty, topped with a mantel ex- 
quisitely carved in garland effects. 
This fireplace is from an old and 
gone home in Prince street, Boston, 
that once vouched hospitality to La- 
fayette. Apartments on the second 
floor are as attractive in finish as 
those on the first floor. They are 
characterized by the same low stud 
and beamed ceilings, but the win- 
dows are of the quaint dormer-kind, 
so conspicuous a feature of the sec- 
ond-story of old-time colonial dwell. 
ings. The furnishings for the most 
part are colonial, although a few 
modern pieces have been introduced. 
—Boston Sunday Globe. 
