Hamilton House
Romancing the past South Berwick, Maine Shipping merchant Jonathan Hamilton built this striking Georgian mansion and National Historic Landmark c. 1785. Its picturesque situation on a bluff overlooking the Salmon Falls River made it an ideal location for Hamilton’s shipping business and, more than a hundred years later, for the summer retreat of Emily Tyson [...]
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
A designer’s dream Gloucester, Massachusetts Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a National Historic Landmark, was the summer home of one of America’s first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper. Perched on a rock ledge overlooking Gloucester Harbor, Beauport was Sleeper’s retreat, backdrop for entertaining, and professional showcase, and an inspiration to all who visited. After Sleeper’s [...]
Shumway House parlor
Three-walled alcove consisting of paneled west wall housing central fireplace flanked by paneled door to left and cupboard to right, with built-in drawers above the fireplace; north wall with original dado paneling and door; east wall with modern reproduction dado. Brick hearth and painted pine floor boards are eighteenth-century in date but not originally from this room. The granite fireplace is a reproduction of the one originally in the house.
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Featured Homes Tour a Renovated Midcentury Deck House A Lakeville homeowner’s unerring eye and solid instincts bring new life to a neglected old classic Read More → A Historic Litchfield County Home with a Modern Sensibility For his own retreat in Litchfield County, designer Jason Puiia leads a sensitive renovation that honors the home’s storied…
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After more than a year of energy efficiency improvements and cosmetic upgrades, Historic New England presents the grand reopening of the Lyman Estate in Waltham this Thursday, June 7.