tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post2067504825801914096..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: THEN & NOWThe Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-61698783024660097212012-04-22T10:44:13.694-04:002012-04-22T10:44:13.694-04:00Okay, okay, okay Anonymous, I can't take a hin...Okay, okay, okay Anonymous, I can't take a hint---see today's post.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-1779510842638904312012-04-21T14:53:52.231-04:002012-04-21T14:53:52.231-04:00And The Big Announcement is................And The Big Announcement is................Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-66265552908611725492012-04-16T00:01:53.756-04:002012-04-16T00:01:53.756-04:00Donna--the additions to the Freedley cottage are a...Donna--the additions to the Freedley cottage are actually charming, and were made only a few years after original construction--making of the original house a dumbell configuration.<br /><br />Chip, the family purchased most of the shore front lots, thus restricting development and preserving landscape, and yes, he bought and resold many of the cottages over the years. My impression is that he was very devoted to both the larger community where his philanthropy was epic, and to preserving the character of Grindstone.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-6622507042666092392012-04-15T20:07:20.120-04:002012-04-15T20:07:20.120-04:00HaHa - of course it figures that I would like cont...HaHa - of course it figures that I would like contemporaneous additions.<br /><br />So how did Mr. Dixon preserve this colony? He didn't own all the cottages did he? And what about Erdenheim Farms - did he preserve that too?ChipSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533749227364674468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-28215014062598719922012-04-15T18:38:21.531-04:002012-04-15T18:38:21.531-04:00I'm heartened too! Not a bad turn of non-even...I'm heartened too! Not a bad turn of non-events, except for poor Tillinghast Freedley's cottage. (Love that name; I'm sure he was widely known as Tilly)Donnahttp://streetsofsalem.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-49172605403522245092012-04-14T18:41:25.353-04:002012-04-14T18:41:25.353-04:00Montana Channing,
Charming memories---and they ma...Montana Channing,<br /><br />Charming memories---and they make me nostalgic for my own beetle. Gas had gone up to .27 a gallon when I started driving. I nearly posted a picture of the bench---now I see I should have (its memorial plaque in honor of Samuel Wetherill has long been stolen)The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-68975757513823885762012-04-14T18:39:00.928-04:002012-04-14T18:39:00.928-04:00Chip, the renovations on the Berkeley cottage were...Chip, the renovations on the Berkeley cottage were done in 1934. The Trotter cottage renovations were completed no later than 1915. Be sure to click on the modern view of the Berkeley cottage, another favorite of mine, because the continuous wave pattern of the shingles is really terrific. Grindstone owes its remarkable understated state of preservation to the son, referenced below, of Eleanor Widener, who married the grandson of George Dallas Dixon (cottage also pictured) in a quiet ceremony shortly after her father & brother went down on the Titanic. She preferred rugged Grindstone to the limestone and gilt splendors of her mother's Miramar in Newport.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-10646380477469772972012-04-14T17:55:35.004-04:002012-04-14T17:55:35.004-04:00fitz dixon owned the one called "harbor hill&...fitz dixon owned the one called "harbor hill" and ran it as an inn for a time. i spent 3 glorious days of my honeymoon there 42 years ago ($43/day double occ. american plan - all meals included) and we returned to celebrate our anniversary for the 12 years the marriage lasted (that's the last one pictured i think). we even got to meet mr dixon one time we were there. we then headed for nova scotia in a brand new VW beetle ($1839) with $143 in our pocket. simpler (and much much cheaper times). gas was 28 cents a gallon.<br /><br />you didn't mention the fantastic carved granite bench down on the water that you can sit on and stare at mt desert across the bay.<br /><br />hate the new security words - "amenert ilawayb" - baracks best friend in kenyamontana channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653665432364488811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-15249466990246216032012-04-14T16:10:36.285-04:002012-04-14T16:10:36.285-04:00DED -
This is so heartening to see! It seems like ...DED -<br />This is so heartening to see! It seems like pictures of wonderful old houses are often followed by a note * demolished or * burned. And before and afters usually depict some sort of desecration while these are all mostly intact or even improved! <br /><br />I am especially impressed by the sensitive expansions of the Berkeley Taylor and Nathan Trotter cottages.ChipSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533749227364674468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-90115048335342168682012-04-14T10:32:21.386-04:002012-04-14T10:32:21.386-04:00Devoted, these are only the earliest dozen of abou...Devoted, these are only the earliest dozen of about 30. Stay tuned for more.<br /><br />Scott, the Ridgway cottage is my favorite too--a really neat little piece of architecture---and not in the least forlorn--the plywood window covers are just winter boarding.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-27278118049746536222012-04-14T10:23:40.985-04:002012-04-14T10:23:40.985-04:00The forlorn John Ridgway cottage is one of my favo...The forlorn John Ridgway cottage is one of my favorites.Scott Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811055807138445326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-5324865015277398742012-04-14T09:13:20.271-04:002012-04-14T09:13:20.271-04:00I share your feelings on Then & Now essays, bu...I share your feelings on Then & Now essays, but glad to see that so many wonderful examples of historic seaside houses have been preserved here.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com