The Samuel Corning House is a historic
First Period house in
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly incl ...
. It is a 2.5-story five-bay house with a central chimney that was apparently built in stages, and is also notable for early 20th century preservation actions. The first portion, to the right of the chimney, was built c. 1700 as a typical First Period two story single cell structure. Around 1720 the left side was built, and a leanto section was added to the back at a somewhat later date.
The house was purchased in 1920 by
Quincy Adams Shaw McKean and
Margarett Sargent
Margarett Williams Sargent (August 31, 1892 – 1978) was a noted painter in the Ashcan School and a follower of George Luks. She exhibited as Margarett Sargent and Margarett W. McKean.
Early life and education
Margarett Williams Sargent was bor ...
, who made it the centerpiece of Colonial Revival complex they built on their estate, which they named "Pride's Hill".
Their architect,
Joseph D. Leland of Boston, expanded the house with a group of vernacular wings to the north and east of the original. The first addition, a studio for Margarett Sargent, was built in 1921, with further additions continuing for much of the decade.
Frank Chouteau Brown
Frank Chouteau Brown (1876–1947) was an American architect, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and educated at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts, the Boston Art Club and in Europe. In 1902, he began practice in Boston and from 1907 to 1919, was ...
, "A House That Grew" in
Architectural Record
' 59, no. 3 (March 1926): 201-214. Leland's work on the estate was the subject of a feature article in ''
Architectural Record'' in 1926.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
It is now a condominium complex, still known as Pride's Hill.
See also
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References
Houses in Beverly, Massachusetts
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
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