Hi Dear Folk,
I don't know what you would call this eclectic style, mock Tudor? This is the front of the house. Every time another room was added on, another roof line had to be joined. He kept expanding to his neighbor on the right of the front of the house. He did have many friends on East Point and they would host lots of summer parties Henry Sleeper certainly did, but I don't think his immediate neighbor was invited. In fact the neighbor got so fed up with Henry expanding his way, that eventually he built a huge wall right down the edge of his property. Henry built within less than a foot of that wall. In fact one window upstairs is frosted because it's view is a brick wall.
Different gargoyle supports, Tudor rose and herringbone brick.
Notice all the great boulders. Cape Ann is almost all boulders. The early European settlers had ideas of farming, which would have been even worse if they had come here with land already allotted, because Cape Ann is not farming land. That is why so many turned to fishing and boat building. In fact they had to be a jack of all trades to make ends meet.
There is a quite large central area of Cape Ann, called Dogtown Common, no doubt harking back to villages in England having a Common. There is an interesting write up on the history of Dogtown Commons and how it got it's name.
Christine
I don't know what you would call this eclectic style, mock Tudor? This is the front of the house. Every time another room was added on, another roof line had to be joined. He kept expanding to his neighbor on the right of the front of the house. He did have many friends on East Point and they would host lots of summer parties Henry Sleeper certainly did, but I don't think his immediate neighbor was invited. In fact the neighbor got so fed up with Henry expanding his way, that eventually he built a huge wall right down the edge of his property. Henry built within less than a foot of that wall. In fact one window upstairs is frosted because it's view is a brick wall.
Different gargoyle supports, Tudor rose and herringbone brick.
Notice all the great boulders. Cape Ann is almost all boulders. The early European settlers had ideas of farming, which would have been even worse if they had come here with land already allotted, because Cape Ann is not farming land. That is why so many turned to fishing and boat building. In fact they had to be a jack of all trades to make ends meet.
There is a quite large central area of Cape Ann, called Dogtown Common, no doubt harking back to villages in England having a Common. There is an interesting write up on the history of Dogtown Commons and how it got it's name.
Christine
That's an amazing house.His poor neighbour! The history of Dogtown is interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt was a joy to visit and see all your wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about 'mock Tudor' - it strikes me there's several styles there! As you say, 'eclectic'; wonderful, though!
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