Evening star., 1917-04-10
HISTORIC HOUSES LONG
PRESERVED BY PAINTING
Colonial Structures in New England
Show Effect of Attention to
Proper Care.

Many prominent Westinghouse who
have summer estates in historic New
England are interested in the clean
up-paint un" campaign. which empha-
sizes the fact that there are many
frame dwellings on the New England
coast built more than 200 years ago
and now in a perfect state of preserva-
ton as the result of occasional appli-
cations of paint.
As examples of this, attention has
been called to the Lindrns. 1T DanNers.
Mass, built in 1870. which was used as
headquarters by Gen. Gage. The wood
has been painted to resemble stone con-
struction.
The Lee house. at Marbiehead, Mass,
built in 1868. was often visited by
Washington, Lafayette, Jackson and
Monroe. The towers were used to sight
incoming vessels. The Tristram Dal-
ton house. at Newburyport, Mass, was
built in 1920 and is in an unusually
good state of preservation. The as
sembiy house, in Salem. Mass, was
built in 1880. 1t was in this mansion
that Washington led the first dance.
The Rogers house. in Peabody
Mass. was built in 1900 and is still one
of the finest show places of that near
sea country resort.
Some other historic houses. all of
which present an attra ct1Ee appear
ance today after more than u century
of exposure to the elements. are: The
Quincy mansion, home of Presidents,
at Quincy, Mass. built in 1885; the
Ladd- Gilman house, Exeter, n. H., re-
constructed about 1852. now the home
of the Sons of the Cincinnati; Lord
Timothy Dexter house, Newburyport
Mass. built about 1870; the Nichols
house. Salem. Mass. built in 1852; Ap-
thory mansion, Cambridge. Mass. built
in 1851: Oak Knoll. the home of the
poet Whittier, built in 1900; Kittredge
house. North Andover. Mass, built for
DR.. Thomas kittredge, prominent
surgeon in the continental army. in
1884: the Pickering house, Salem,
Mass. built in 1850; among it's occu
pc is was Timothy Pickering. quarter
rn=Sger general of the continental army;
Gov. Wentworth home. Portsmouth. n.
H. built in the latter part of the six
teenth century: the Royal house. Med
ford. Mass. built in 1s41. and used by
Col. John Stark as headquarters dur
ing the revolutionary war; Middleton
de Wolff house, Bristol. r. l., built in
1905: the Eassal-Craiaie House, Cam
bridge, Mass, built about 1850. This
was used for some time SIS headquar-
ters by Gen. Washington during the
revolution. Henry w. Longfellow
lived there for several years.
The Endicott house. Danvers, Mass.
was built in 1900. 1t was once occu-
pied by Capt Joseph Peabody of Salem,
owner of many sailing vessels when
Salem was a great merchant port.
Wayside Inn. Sudbury, Mass, built
in 1890. This was the shelter for many
famous men during early days of the
country
The Stark mansion. Dunbarton. n. H,
built in 1855, is one of the most his
torical colonial dwellings in America.
Vernon house, Newport, r. l.. built
about 1880, headquarters of Gen.
Rochambeau during the revolutionary
war.
The Prescott house, Newport, r. l.,
headquarters of Gen. Prescott in 1777.
st. PauPs Church, Wexford, r. l.,
built in 1907, used during the revolu-
rion as a barricade.
Rock Hill Church, West Newbury,
Mass.
New England has for centuries been
noted for it's colonial doorways, and
these relics of a st-disappearing
architectural art have been kept in an
excellent state Of preservation by reg
ular applications of paint Some Of
the best examples are:
The doorway of the Lincoln house,
Manchester, Mass. built about 1860.
Doorway of the Gardner house,
Salem, Mass, built in 1900
Doorway of the Gov. William Dunn
mer house. Newbury, Mass, built in
IT'S.
Doorway of the Nichols house. built
In 1882.