June 2, 1916. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 25 
Building Operations and Improvements Along the Marble- 
head Shore 
DIRECTLY on the water front at Marblehead Neck 
there has been built for Paul Crocker, of Fitchburg, 
a “bachelor’s bungalow,” which, while of this generai 
type of building, is constructed of brick and theretore ts 
unusual for a bungalow. It is situated on Ocean avenue, 
well back from the highway and at the entrance to the 
driveway a garage has been built. The bungalow, which 
is of only one story, with a low, hip roof of slate, shows 
two front projections between which is a paved porch, 
with pergola top, supported by brick columns. On the 
water front there is a small brick porch, uncovered. The 
interior provides the owner with comfortable bachelor 
quarters for his own and guests’ use, and with rooms 
for his butler. The garage, also of brick, is a larger build- 
ing, as it has a second story with two or three rooms for a 
chauffeur; below these there is a large billiard room. 
The garage will accommodate two cars and has a most 
modern equipment and finish. Considerable work has 
been done on the surrounding grounds. Mr. Crocker’s 
work was planned by Page & Frothingham, Boston archi- 
tects, and was carried out by Gascoigne & Goddard, Inc., 
of Boston. 
House is of English Type 
ROM plans by Henry F. Keyes, a Boston architect, a 
house is nearing completion at Marblehead Neck for 
B. Devereux Barker, of Boston, whose place adjoins that 
of Paul Crocker, on Ocean avenue. It is of the English 
cottage type, with low roof showing merely an “eye- 
brow” window to break its length. The simple porch at 
the entrance shows a hood, also “eyebrow” in treatment. 
The windows just at the left of the doorway are orna- 
mental and afford light for the stairway hall. The ex- 
terior is of plastered finish. From the square hall one 
reaches a living room of good size and from this there ts 
a large sun room, brick tiled with a deep, rounded bay 
window end. Each-room is provided with a fireplace. 
The rooms are separated only by a spandrel arch. The 
dining room, which has an unusual fireplace of carefully- 
selected field stone, opens onto a piazza overlooking the 
rocks and the water. ‘There is the customary service 
department, planned for efficiency. The second floor has 
five bedrooms of good size and three baths. Fine views 
are obtained from all windows of the house. It has 
been built by the George A. Fuller Company. 
Bungalow and Greenhouse Built 
‘OR Richard E. Traiser, whose summer cottage on 
Ocean avenue at Marblehead Neck is one of the most 
picturesque on that shore, a gardener’s bungalow has 
been built, as well as a greenhouse. ‘The cottage is of 
stucco exterior finish and shows a snub-nosed gabled roof. 
Quaint windows with shutters and an attractive doorway 
are of interest. The interior provides a well-arranged 
tenement and there is a brick-paved piazza. The green- 
house is about 75 by 25 feet in size, with all modern 
equipment introduced. The work for Mr. Traiser was 
planned by Peare & Quiner, Boston architects, and was 
carried out by Thomas Snow of Marblehead. 
Will Join Marblehead Neck Colony 
ROUND is being broken, with considerable blasting 
necessary, for a bungalow at Marblehead Neck for 
Samuel D. Stevens, from plans by Charles M. Baker and 
Allen W. Jackson of Boston. It is to be situated on Fos- 
ter street, not far from the causeway connecting the 
Neck with Devereux. It will be of two stories witi 
pitched roof, a part of which extends much like the old- 
time “lean-to” fashion to form a cover for the modest 
entrance. It will have a stucco outside finish. A small 
hall with stairway, living room and dining room, also a 
breakfast room, a bed room and bath, with the usual 
kitchen department, will occupy the first floor. The 
second will contain three large chambers, two baths and 
two rooms and a bath for maids. ‘Two sleeping balconies 
are provided. Across the front a piazza will be placed 
to extend around the side to the dining room. <A smaitl 
garage is included in the plans. A new driveway from 
the highway involves removal of much rock. The work 
on the grounds and foundation is in the hands of John 
W. Duff, of Boston. , 
Remodelling Well-Known Residence zn 
HE Frederick Fletcher house on Foster street, at the 
Neck, is in process of extensive remodelling, to about 
double its former size by means of two new wings, placed 
at an angle with the main part. The roofs are gambrel. 
The place was formerly the Charles W. Parker estare 
and Mr. Fletcher, after becoming its new owner, carried 
out considerable work last summer, when the stable was 
rebuilt and made into an attractive summer cottage, well 
placed on the harbor front. In addition, a large garage- 
was built on the estate. The remodelling of the house 
this season will give a large living room with a cove ceil- 
ing and provided with a fireplace, a small square hall with 
square-turned stairway, and on the second floor a large 
bed room with dressing room and bath. The other wing 
increases the service department and provides rooms and 
bath on the second floor. There are enlarged piazzas 9on 
the water side. The exterior is treated with a plaster 
finish, to replace the former clapboards. The front en- 
trance has been changed in part. A small garage just 
completed is of a single story and is shingled all over.  {t 
has room for two cars and a workshop. Mr. Fletcher’s 
architect is E. L. Phillips, of Gloucester, and Jabish 
Doane of Marblehead is doing the work. 
Ts on Lighthouse Point 
N THE lighthouse point of Marblehead Neck a house 
is under construction for Rev. Charles A. Bidwell of 
Brookline, from plans by Nathan Douglas, a Cambridge 
architect. It occupies the site of a small cottage long on 
the ground which has been removed just back of its 
former position. The new house is of two stories with 
hip roof, and is placed high and is of Colonial style, with 
two tall fluted pillars at the front entrance to support a 
gabled pediment on the roof line. The outside finish is of 
plaster. Covered and uncovered piazzas surround three 
sides. A living room, with its big fireplace, extends wholly 
across the front, the main entrance opening directly into 
it, without a vestibule. This room is provided with nine 
or ten windows, so sunlight is freely admitted and views 
are widespread. ‘There is a modest dining room and the 
servants’ rooms beyond. The second floor is reached 
from a stairway almost hidden between the living and 
dining rooms. There are several good-sized chambers, 
bath and other rooms. R. W. Prescott of Danvers is the 
builder.—(Reprinted from Boston Transcript.) 
