The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-28
FINE HOUSE
FOR CAPITOL
SUMMER RESIDENCE or PRESi-
DENT TAFT COMMANDS MAG
NIFICENT VIEW.
Executive Head of the United States
Will Move to New Home About
the Fifth Of June.

BEVERLY, Mass, April 2S.-Presl-
dent Taft is expected to arrive at Bev-
erly about June and will occupy the
Stetson cottage at Burgess Point, own
ed bv Robert D. Evans, of Boston. On
the easterly side the cottage faces the
Atlantic carrying with it magnlh-
cent view of Marblehead, the Islands
out in the harbor and down along the
shore. On the westerly the windows
look out on Beverly harbor and the
scenery along the cove up toward the
town proper.
Originally the cottage was built for
A. B. Turner, of Boston, and later ne
sold it to John Stetson, the theatrlcai
manager, who occupied it for many
seasons. Some years ago Evans
bought the estate and made extensive
improvements.
The cottage is a two-story and q
half building, shingled and painted
green in harmony with the trees Whlcn
flank the broad avenue and the shrub
berry which abounds in that vicinity.
There are also stretches of we'll Kept
lawns and the place is one or the
beauty spots along the shore. En-
trance to the estate is guarded by TWO
stone posts, the cottage itself being
hidden from the travelled way by the
trees although it is but five minute
walk from the road.
Running around on three sides is
wide Neranda. On the ocean SIDE is a
tower crowned with a dome. There is
a veranda leading from the second
story on the ocean side of the house
over the dining room and which can
be reached from every one of the bed
rooms.
From the hall one enters the large
living hall on the left. The living
room is finished in panelled sycamore,
with a tapestry paper running to the
ceiling moulding. From this room the
staircase leads to a balcony around
which are the bedrooms, six in num-
Der, on the second floor. chandelier
hangs from a panelled ceiling.
| To the right is the music room, fin
ished in white, and off the entrance
| hall is a small sitting room, also fin
| ished in white.
The library is on the left, finished in
| cherry, with plenty of shelf room
| telephone and other tables. There is
a splendid secretary in the center
of the living room. and on the ocean
I side is a fireplace, with large plate
glass mirror.
| From the living room on the LEE
| the dining ROOM about 35 by IS feet
with windows opening on the ocean
| The dining room is finished in panel
! led English oak to a height of four
| feet The dining table, the Chippen-
dale buffet and the Colonial chairs are
all in mahogany. There is a COM
| Portable fireplace in this room.
| From the dining room the well
equipped buffers pantry and beyond
are the kitchen and the servants din
| ing room, with the servants quarters
over these on the second floor
| On the second floor are the bed
| chambers, all with ocean views. The
are for the most part finished in white
with cheerful paper. The beds are OF
! brass and the furnishings are COM
plete On the third floor are a NJ
Der of guest chambers.
| The cottage is lighted by electricity
and has every convenience. Across
| the avenue is the stable, finished like
| the house with shingles and painted
q dark green. The stable can accom-
modate half a dozen horses and still
| furnish room for a large garage.
| Beyond the Stetson cottage is the
| Evans residence and from the tip end
of the point is q pier running out into
| deep water from which passengers
4 can be landed from the yachts which
can moor a short distance from the
| shore. The cottage is so situated that
all who enter the avenue can be easily
seen and ample protection given the
| Tafts.