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HE SUMMER HOME of W. B. Weeks at the 
corner of Neptune and East airan Sts., Beverly 
Cove, has undergone a general improvement the past 
winter. An addition which houses a spacious living 
room, music room and two chambers on the second floor 
is one of the improvements completed. An alcove has 
been put into the enlarged dining room and a new 
butler’s pantry has been installed. Two additional 
baths have been put in on the second floor. One of 
the peculiarities about the Weeks’ home is the manner 
in which the roof is cut up, there being 16 gables. L. 
R. Goulding of Boston was the architect, W. 8S. Fifield 
of Boston doing the building. 
The tennis courts of the Montserrat club at Bev- 
erly Cove have been re-surfaced and repaired this 
spring by Connolly Bros. of Beverly Farms. 
A cottage for Charles H. Price of Salem in the grow- 
ing year-round colony at Montserrat has been built this 
year on property formerly of the estate of the late Henry 
W. Peabody. ‘The house is finished in terra cotta, in con- 
formity with others built by Mrs. Peabody in the same 
section. Lord & Neal of Salem were the contractors; 
Arthur G. Richardson of Salem was the architect. 
FOS TENSIVE ALTERATIONS have been made this 
at the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. William 
M. Wood at Pride’s Crossing. A new approach to the 
house has been made and considerable re-grading done, 
adding considerably to the appearance of the house it- 
self. The size of the house has been materally in- 
ereased to allow for a number of additional guest 
rooms. A verandah overlooking the sea has also been 
added. The house has been re-decorated throughout. 
The dining room has been re-finished in oak, with walls 
panelled to the ceiling. The billiard room is also fin- 
ished in panel effect. A new dining porch for use in 
mid-summer is one of the features of the improvements. 
Putnam & Cox of Boston were the architects. Connolly 
Bros. of Beverly Farms have had charge of the work. 
The residence of the late Francis Bartlett at Pride’s 
Crossing, which will be occupied this season by Mr. 
and Mrs. Bayard Warren pending the completion of 
their new home at Pride’s, has been thoroughly reno- 
vated inside this spring. It has been re-decorated and 
painted and general repairs made. Connolly Bros. of 
Beverly Farms did the work. 
A new garage is now being erected on the estate 
of Francis L. Higginson at Pride’s Crossing. The di- 
mensions are 25 x 30 feet; it will house three cars. It 
is of wood construction, one story high, .with floors 
of conerete. Connolly Bros. of Beverly Farms are the 
contractors. 
A new residence of brick is being erected this 
spring at Pride’s Crossing for Mr. and Mrs. Bayard 
Warren on the former Endicott estate. The new dwell- 
ing is situated on the hill adjoining the property of 
Herbert M. Sears, Mrs. Warren’s father. The house 
is approached by a long winding driveway leading 
from the highway about opposite the Oliver Ames es- 
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tate. The house aa is Baa, in style and is typi- 
cal of the many excellent estates in this vicinity. Guy 
Lowell of Boston is the architect; Bigelow & Harriman 
of Boston are the builders. 
A? MINGO BEACH hill, Pride’s Crossing the cot- 
tage on the estate of W. A. Gardner occupied by 
the chauffeur has been renovated, whereby a living 
room, new stairway to the second floor and lavatories 
have been added. Publicover Bros. of Beverly Farms 
did the work. 
New baths and closet room have been added to 
the Owl cottage of Arthur Luke of Beverly Farms this 
spring, Publicover Bros. of the Farms doing the work. 
The residence of Quincy A. Shaw, 2d, at Beverly 
Farms has been remodelled throughout this spring. A 
living room, with built-in book cases of panelled oak 
and a large open fire-place; a plant room, -piazza and 
toilet are added to the first floor plan; on the second 
floor there is an enclosed sleeping porch. Four chambers 
and two baths were made possible by the addition. 
The remainder of the house has also been renovated. 
Howard A. Doane of Pride’s Crossing has been doing 
the carpenter work; Amos A. Lawrence of Boston was 
the architect. 
HE SHELDON HOUSE on Harbor St., West Man- 
chester, occupied by Admiral Colby, has been en- 
larged this spring by the addition of two chambers. 
The addition was effected by removing a portion of 
the roof and raising it. The stable on the estate has 
also been repaired. Connolly Bros. of Beverly Farms 
were the contractors. 
A large tennis court, 120 x 50 feet, has been built 
this year at ‘‘Glass Head,’’ the West Manchester es- 
tate of Gordon Abbott. Connolly Bros. of Beverly 
Farms were the builders. 
A number of elm trees have been set out this 
spring on the estate of Reginald Boardman at West 
Manchester. The avenues have also been changed ma- 
terially. Connolly Bros. of Beverly Farms have been . 
doing the work. 
NE of the building additions at Manchester the past 
year is the new home of Richard S. Lovering of 
Boston on Old Neck road. It is 24 stories, of Italian 
architecture and is finished in stucco and terra cotta. 
The house has been occupied since the first of the year, 
the Loverings moving in about February. The approach 
to the house is from the rear of the property, with a 
winding. driveway. There is a brick-paved loggia over- 
looking Manchester harbor on the south side. The liv- 
ing room on the first floor is finished in cypress, the 
front hall in oak, and the dining room in white. The 
first. floor plans include a den for the owner’s comfort. 
The second floor is devoted to chambers, nearly all of 
which have an ocean view. Parker, Thomas & Rice of 
Boston were the architects for the Lovering house. 
Roberts & Hoare of Manchester were the builders. 
