N Oma 
New Essex County Clubhouse 
Commodious New Quarters at Manchester Will Take the Place of Structure Destroyed 
by Fire 
SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
AVA P| 
Arie | 
Wy 
1 ely " 
com ceadtecg tee ME 
Betin.. (973. 
NE 
We le 
iy" 
Ml mn 
Sit tat tle HY 
' Millie (ae 
H ae ila ‘ af, 
ara ta ATT, 
if LTC AM i y ai 3 
1 CATION & «| 
al tin CO 
it 
By 
ff 
ST aa aT 
Wary 
lé 
Wi OTT 
“i, CMO ! 
! mein wf 
Ih | 
9 (aT 
m 
} ifitth 
F 
eel Ml 
nm \ lH 
a eects, MC Ca i Ml) F 
a Ee MM cc gia den eth ei 
a eer A ik ina AT 
M 
Ng ztangy. nv 
Wiser 
Architect’s Sketch of Essex County Clubhovse showing the side overlooking the links. Entrance is on opposite side of building 
ORK on the new clubhouse for the Essex County 
club at Manchester is progressing rapidly and 
the outside work is completed up to the second 
floor. About 60 workmen are engaged in making a 
new home for the club to replace the structure des- 
troyed by fire more than a year ago. When completed, 
as it is expected to be early in the spring of 1915, the 
members will have one of the best appointed and most 
commodious club houses in this section of the country. 
Aside from the many pleasure-giving features of the 
louse, it is practically fireproof, built of brick with a 
slate roof; it is a structure which will not be an easy 
prey for fire. 
The new house is built of Harvard brick, of an 
Enghsh type of construction, with an English slate 
reof. In the pitched roof there are dormer windows, 
which will light the third story. The latter will not 
be finished at the present time, being left in the rough 
until the building committee decides what use shall be 
made of it. Practically the only woodwork on the ex- 
terior is that in the casements and the large columns 
supporting the piazza roof. 
The turn in the avenue leading to the clubhouse 
will not be changed materially, although it will be 
made easier of access by a slight change in the grounds 
lay-out. An automobile shed will probably be built 
off the northwest side of the house before the main 
structure is finished. . 
In the new structure the quarters of the men and 
women will segregated, a feature which will appeal to 
both. Other features are a clock tower with a clock 
which can be seen from the golf links, an automobile 
entrance which will admit of three cars to take or 
leave passengers at the same time, an ample terrace 
allowing meals al freseo and a better distribution of 
sunlight afforded by situating the new building at 
right angles with the former structure. 
On the first floor to the right are the ladies’ quar- 
ters, at the southerly end; the office and the men’s 
rooms are to tne left cf the main entrance, which is in 
the center of the house. Directly in front of the en- 
trance is the large living room, 48x24 feet, with an en- 
trance through French windows to the piazza and ter- 
race. The two rooms for the ladies on the ground 
floor, one 20x20, the other 17x30, will be used for 
bridge and as a reception room. The spacious dining 
rcom is reached from the living room through the 
tower room and is in a wing directly behind the latter. 
The dimensions are 25x42 feet. An excellent view of 
the links is had from the dining room; there is an en- 
trance to the piazza and terrace. 
Ladies’ dressing rooms and a locker room, with 
access by a private stairway, are at the right on the 
second floor. On this story there is also a large men’s 
committee room. To the north in the second story 
wing are quarters for the housekeeper and six servants. 
Chambers and bath rooms will take up the remainder 
of the second story. 
The tower and clock are placed on the eastern 
side of the house and are easily seen from the links. 
The terrace on this side will be enclosed with stone 
balustrade and adjoins the piazza. It is 30 feet wide 
“and 70 feet long. 
Although the ladies have received every attention 
in the matter of quarters, the men will not find them- 
selves neglected in their commodious section in the 
north end. On the first floor in the men’s apartments 
there is a lounging room, a cafe, coat rooms and loung- 
ing rooms, From the links a roomy piazza leads to the 
men’s quarters. This piazza will give the male members 
an opportunity to partake of a luncheon after a round 
of the course on the golf links if they so desire, some- 
thing which has been considered by many a long felt 
want. 
An unobstructed view of the road and the en- 
trance is had from the office in the entrance hall, the 
latter being 36 feet in length. 
A feature which will be generally appreciated is 
