New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
FRICK'S SUMNEP HOME.
Nezc UiIljoR Dollar House and Es-
tate al Prde's Crossing, Uass.

Manchester Mass. Aug 3 (SpecaD.-The latest
addition 70 the many beautiful houses along the
north shore of Massachusetts, Bay is the new sum
uer home nov being built AT Pride's Crossing for
Henry CLAY Frick of PittsDuTg This year Mr..
Frick has been in Europe for a time but for the
last three summers he has been member of the
fashionable colony at PriGe's Crossing He viii re-
turn here next spring the owner of an estate
which will rank among the most beautiful and most
spacious the north shore
About year ago 8Ir Frick retained Little 8
Browne, Boston architects to draw the plans for a
somewhat elaborate group Of buildings He had
already purchased about twenty-five acres OF band.
divided into pieces by Hale-s1- ON one side Of
the road be planned TO place a gardeners cottage,
a greenhouse and "a stable, the other his own
house and garage. The need Of more hand 20 pro-
vide ample lawns SURROUNDING The house soon be-
came apparent. and S1r. FricS boUght an adjoining
property of twenty acres from the Cabot family. lr
is expected that the bu:ld.ngs and estate when
completed will have cost about Slt0eo.
The ground plan of the house covers about 1900
square feet being LOO feet long by 50 feet wide.
Architecturaly the house VIII 5e in English rcuas-
sance style influenced by the colonial The most
striking exterior features ere the many windows
of elaborate design. the balconies aad bdlHsi~ades
OF ornamental irOnwork and the groups OF Covin-
THAN pillars. which in several places wherever a
porch extends from the main house rise To tne
ond story and support balustraGe bearing several
urnS The material Is brick with abundant TRIM
mings OF Indiana sandstone The house contains
between sixty and seventy rooTs
The garage is set close TO the house. ard. archi-
tecturaIly speaking. forms part OF the aane
group OF buildings 10 Is uf tus style 0s
architecture and o. tae Same materials lr is two
stories height. and 90 By 80 feet. It contains
ample for several automobile and "a dynamo
fo- reChargtns-
The stable, greeahouses. gardensrs cotUlse and
other small buildings are grouped oy themselves
TN other sile of Hdlc-st. Mr. rrick has kept
in Pittsbures about sin hIrsts Ecre De Is provi1-
iul for Twelve or -otiIteclL -Jtoic .
much admired. IL Is SNo stores hish - "v q
feet
The location or the estate Is In the heart OF the
most fashionable district on tine -r~.h shore. IN
the immediate Uei-hlOrncC0 are TIE tSclftS eL
Oliver AnieS Quincy A. Shaw. Judge Lar.ns. &. e..
Swift ana CthFrs we'll known in tat scciat WorHt
os Boston ana Nevs-NOrk. It + the diStTtrJ the
Boston and Maine -erVes by iHC B-i+lNt rs ~
prt S." TIE train which brings business men %
boston ON summer mornings and taxes tnem e'tc-
again at night,
Tn. construction cf so pretentiouS a place BY 2
man who - not and S1s hecD 4 reStonitn ts
evidence of tho growth Of he noTJA slcFe n gip-
ular favor. Not many years as9 -stNL,tI ~
sllrerle. almost CXcllSiye sWuN- 1r-'iS !ue N'tti
shore while il has not suppts ntcd <eN.pot,. n'.a
errrsnlv won a place nv the sdc ar !t. NettnFF -
n s1 many wears ago that the summer uen1ens 90
beverly Manchester and Maenciia wcve suNsiar-
riai men from Boston. and t41la almost nnWnctt
else To-day Iisev eor7C from FAR and near. rom
fsbf,aeo ('leve land. pfttshErg, cincinnati New
orleans. New-Yorx and even san franeiscos