NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 23 
Activities — The Phillips 
Residence at Wenham; 
Snelling House at Beverly 
A Review of the Winter’s 
Farms, Etc. 
ILLIAM PHILLIPS, former secretary of the 
American embassy in London, is to have a residence 
near that of his mother, Mrs. John C. Phillips, “Moraine 
Farm,” Wenham Lake, and of his brother, Dr. John C. 
Phillips, whose place, “Windyknob,” also overlooks the 
lake. Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips (Caroline Astor Dray- 
ton) have spent the winter in Boston, occupying the resi- 
dence at 407 Commonwealth Avenue. ‘Their new home 
will be Italian in type, of rough finish, with roof of slate. 
At the entrance the porch is marked by columns with iron 
balustrades, and flat grill work of iron will be placed at 
the various windows, some of which also will show small 
balconies. ‘The house will have an ornamental, yet substan- 
tial appearance and will face a forecourt, 100x100 feet 
in dimensions, enclosed by rough-cast walls intersected 
here and there by wrought iron panels. ‘There will be a 
fountain in the forecourt. On the lake front there will 
be a terrace of brick with lower grass terraces and lawns. 
On this elevation the doorway will show fluted columns 
and an ornamental pediment, and at each end of the house 
there will be a loggia with vaulted ceilings and Mercer 
tile pavements. The terrace, with iron railings, will con- 
nect the two loggias. 
The first-floor plan is on a large scale as to dimen- 
sions, all the rooms having a height of fourteen feet. 
From the vestibule, with a marble floor, there will be a 
large hall, which, like the vestibule, will be of Caen stone 
cement finish. The stairway at the right will have orna- 
mental wrought-iron balustrades. There will be also a 
smaller hall, coat rooms, etc. The drawing room will be 
40 by 20 feet in dimensions and the library, extending 
from front to the rear of the house, will be the same size. 
The dining room will be 30 by 20 feet, with beamed ceil- 
ing. All of these rooms will have deep fireplaces. ‘The 
library is to be panelled in oak from the floor to the ceiling, 
the drawing room likewise will be panelled in white and the 
dining room will be fiinished in rough plaster, with stained 
woodwork. The service part of the house, placed in the 
basement, will include the usual kitchen, pantries, laun- 
dry, drying room, a servants’ hall and heating and light- 
ing equipment of the most modern type. 
On the second floor a suite of several rooms over the 
library, planned for the owner’s use, includes bedrooms, 
a dressing-room, bath, boudoir and connecting balcony 
NORTH SHORE 
CHANGES 
By Chas. E. Alexander. 
Reprinted (by permission) 
from Boston Transcript 
of May 24, 1913. 
for the open-air sleeping. There also are four good-sized» 
chambers, each with connecting bath, for use of guests, 
and several rooms and a bath for the servants. In the 
attic, there will be three rooms for servants and a large 
unfinished space capable of future expansion for guest 
rooms. All the interior finish will be attractive and the 
house when completed will be impressive. 
The grounds are in process of development to make 
fitting surroundings. Bigelow & Wadsworth, Boston, are 
Mr. Phillips’s architects and the work is being carried out 
by E. A. Abbott, Boston. Arthur A. Shurtleff, the land- 
scape architect, has planned the development of the 
grounds and garden. A half-mile drive way to the house 
winding through hillside country and pasture and over- 
looking the lake, is a feature of the plans. 
FOR R. P. Snelling of Needham, a house of Dutch 
colonial style has been built on the eastern end of 
West Beach at Beverly Farms, on land which was a part 
of the Henry Lee estate, from plans by William G, 
Rantoul of Boston. It is of three stories with gambrel 
roof, having dormers to break its lines, and there are 
big square chimneys. ‘There is a square-top portico with 
columns at the main entrance, and bay windows, piazzas 
with lattices and other distinguishing features make the 
house attractive. It is of stucco exterior finish, on terra 
cotta blocks, and the roof is of red tiles. From the 
vestibule the hall extends through the house to a glazed 
piazza on the water side, where there is an unbroken view 
of the ocean. The stairway is placed at one side in an 
alcove. The living room, about 20 by 35 feet in dimen- 
sions, is finished in dark oak panelled to the ceiling. The 
room shows an ample fireplace. The dining room, also 
spacious, is panelled, and its floor is of tiles. ‘This room 
likewise is provided with a fireplace. The servants’ hall, 
and general service part occupy the basement. ‘The 
second floor gives the owner four master’s bedrooms and 
baths, and over the service end are five rooms and a_ 
bath for the servant’s use. The attic provides two mas- 
ter’s bedrooms, one of very large size, and a bath. ‘Pub- 
licover Brothers of Beverly Farms were the builders, and 
the avenues and ground improvements were done by D. 
Linehan & Son of Pride’s Crossing. 
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