24 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
T THE END of a half-mile driveway overlooking 
Wenham Lake is the new residence of William 
Phillips, Third Assistant Secretary of State, of Wash- 
ington and North Beverly. The new home of the for- 
mer secretary of the embassy at London is near his 
mother’s house, Mrs. John C. Phillips, ‘‘Moraine 
Farm.’’ ‘‘Windyknob,’’ the home of his brother, 
Dr. John C, Phillips, also overlooks the lake. The new 
home of Mr. and Mrs.* William Phillips is of Ital- 
ian type, rough finished, with slated roof. Columns 
with iron balustrades mark the porch at the entrance, 
with flat iron grill work at the windows, several of the 
latter being surrounded by small balconies. The house 
faces a court 100 x 100 feet, with an enclosure of rough- 
cast walls, with wrought-iron panels intersecting at 
intervals. There is an ornamental fountain in this 
court. On the lake there is a brick terrace, with lower 
grass terraces and lawns. At each end of the house 
there is a loggia with vaulted ceilings and tile pave- 
ments. The terrace, with iron railings, connects the 
loggias. 
All: of the “rooms* on’ the, dirst soon) have ea 
height of fourteen feet. From the vestibule, with a 
marble floor, there is a large hall, which, like the ves- 
tibule, is of Caen stone cement finish. The stairway 
at the right has ornamental wrought-iron balustrades. 
There is also a smaller hall and coat rooms. The draw- 
ing room has dimensions of 40x20 feet and the lh- 
brary, extending from front to the rear of the house, 
is of the same size. The dining room is 30x 20 feet, 
with beamed ceiling. All of these rooms have large 
fireplaces. The lbrary is panelled in oak from floor 
to ceiling; the drawing room is panelled in white in 
the same manner and the dining room is finished in 
rough plaster, with stained woodwork. The service 
section, in the basement, includes the usual kitchen, 
pantries, laundry, drying room, servants’ hall and a 
modern heating and lighting equipment. 
There is a suite of several rooms over the library on 
the second floor, planned for the owner’s use, including 
chambers, a dressing-room, bath, boudoir and balcony 
for open-air sleeping. There are also four large guest 
chambers, with connecting bath and several rooms and 
bath for servants. There are three servants’ rooms 
and an unfinished space for further guest rooms in the 
third story. 
The grounds about the new Phillips home have 
been developed on an extensive scale. The half-mile 
driveway, which is the entrance to the house, winds 
through the surrounding hilly country and overlooks 
the broad expanse of Wenham Lake. Arthur A. Shurt- 
leff planned the grounds and garden. Bigelow & Wads- 
.worth of Boston were Mr. Phillips’ architects; E. A. 
Abbott of Boston was the general contractor. Con- 
nolly Bros. of Beverly Farms did the work on the 
grounds. ; 
LARGE ADDITION, 2 1-2 stories, to the sumemr 
residence of Bradley W. Palmer of Boston at 
Topsfield has been completed that spring. It is of 
stone, with conerete floors and is considered absolutely 
fireproof; there is a red slate roof. There is a living 
room and dining room on the first floor of the addition, 
with guest rooms above. The service portion has been 
removed to the new part of the house. A new main 
entrance has also been built into the old house. Con- 
siderable regrading and planting of shrubbery has been 
done on the grounds, which comprises about 2500 acres. 
Wm. Chester Chase of Boston was the architect. Bige- 
low & Kilham of Boston were the builders. 
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