New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-25
9snnirp prspsrtp for Sale ans 90 Eet.
A RARE CHANCE.
FOR SALE.
sEAsHoRE ESTATE
Manchester y-the-Sea
MASSACHUSETTS.

r.. h.,u,,,,, and extensive estate known az Eagle
Head" tho Summer residence. during the past - 80
OF the late Mrs. John Henry Towne Uorm''" y. ~
delphia) Is now offered for sale 1t comprises "t ar
a, I.nd of which o5 acres with frontage OF high and
picturesque rock INCLUDING Eagle Head Ito
on the Adjoining. IL on the east Is "a. o1 =,
Of the late Richard. H.. Dana. while immeula'eN We" VI
I, 1. the Old Neck Beach. more than mile IN 'e"s'
r., d.s,rn,,.d a. IN. Sinzing Beach" from the pecu
lar character Of its sand Near the middle OF THIS oescn
| stands the Masconomo House. "a wel'Kno"n snu GA
ceent hotel. and quiet place OF feso' LOT ~" ~.
tourists That portion Of the estate wn'ch fronts 'no "
:. hcb rising In parts than 100 feet ABOVE INC
water It consists OF picturesque WOODLAND n'orsPe''cu
with rocks and Commands magnificent views OF inc o
and along the coast In both directions Inc o""""o
q, IN. estate comprises meadows pasturage ana iarm ana
Will. H.. NATURAL beauties have been carefully preserved
Including much old timber IL has also oeen mpo'cu ny
excellent carriage roads and foot walks ample saroe"'
and much beautiful shrubbery
Tho place derives its from Eagle Head ROCK,
,ir,ntc mass OF the red grantc rock peculiar to this
coast which jus out into the sea ana rises Pec'py
some seventy feet above H., thus constituting ~" u
the highest hesdland the immediate coast
Mount Dessert and Florida excepting only "ay hcau'
,,,o,, u. midway between Beverly and Gloucester.
bc,wecn which towns the coast known as INC Horch
shore" occupied by the most oeauuui estates anu
Summer homes in vicinity OF Boston lhis district
no,cd for its fine roadwsys and beautiful drives Near
no. NohI.hrad III. rendezvous Of the Eastern Yacht
lub and its waters the favorite cruising sround TOT
Massachus ctts yachtsmen. Along ne NORM ono'e Vi
Massachusetts, Bav located the summer MONIES o
MANY a, m. oldest and best Boston families ana
also OF constantly increasing number OF famipfs rop
mar. dlsant ctles VITO seek seashoe residence Many
~ the.. estates rival in elegance those Of newport inc
natural beauties Of this coast being much the inner OF inc
A.,
by hc.Sca Is rs miles from Boston on the
.,.rn h,ancb a. the Boston and Maine Railroad with
numerous tiains each way.
Tn. present house Is Of frame. built some 20 years
nc. from design. by the architects Ware Van Brunt
Ella
taius upward OF 20 rooms. two bathrooms, furnace
water ga French range. elevator, etc. and IS ready
for immediate occupancy. Although 10 occupies oeau''
,ul site and commands view unr'alled by any other
so-caed North Shore still more beautiful resi-
Dental sta lies beyond and above H. opportunity mus
exists for ENJOYING immediate occupancy without Inter
f-rng with the erection OF finer and moro permanent
mansion.
The estate Il provided with cood stable and large
farm ham II has an abundant supply. OF good water
and its own system ~ drainage constructed under tho
supervision Of Col Geo. l.. warIng. Tho grounds have
boen kept under high condition Of cultivation ond their
many natural BEAUTIES retained and enhanced The house
ten minutes. drive mil. from Manchester station
and fronts directly the open from which II IL
distant less than 100 yards although the ground on which
stands rises sbruptv nifty feet above the level
tho The Of the property fronts directly upon
the Beverly and Gloucester highway the opposite side
NJ which the grounds belonging N the newly organ.
lied Essex County Club where a clubhouse Is N be
erected. and which will maintain polo hcld baseball
ned tennis ctr tho membership OF the club con-
.istins of summer residents along the shore
The average rate ~ aNation IN Manchester for the
pas. has s. 20 per thousand. Even last
year. after the completion NJ the extensive wsterworas
built bv the town the rar Of TAXATION only $3.50
n lowest obtaining anywhere in this
Opportunity IL thus afforded for the acquisition OF one
~ the oldest estates only NJ thu North
shore. but NJ the whole Atlantic scaboari The property
admits Of division into several sites but has exceptional
value for purchaser desiring 10 possess and hold prr
msnrntlv q large estate.
The o. this property has been PLACID change
the undersigned. whom application for further
formation may be addressed.
ALEX. =. PORTER,
~ state ST., Boston, Mas.