{"id":1098,"date":"2019-06-02T02:31:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T02:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2019-06-02T02:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T02:32:59","slug":"beauport-the-sleeper-mccann-house-gloucester-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2019\/06\/02\/beauport-the-sleeper-mccann-house-gloucester-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauport, The Sleeper-McCann House – Gloucester, MA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sleeper McCann House was the summer home of Henry Davis Sleeper, one of America’s first interior designer.<\/p>\n

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In 1907 Sleeper began construction, the house was relatively modest scaled\u00a0Arts and Crafts-style house.<\/p>\n

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Until 1925 the house went through several expansions projects, a lot of times the additions were pieces of old buildings, including windows from a church in a gothic style, fire places and doors from Connecticut and an “Indian-repelling door” from\u00a0Deerfield, Massachusetts between others.<\/p>\n

Sleeper decorated all 56 rooms to evoke different historical and literary themes.<\/p>\n

The Pine Kitchen was decorated in a “Colonial Revival”or a post medieval English style, its has wood paneling throughout,\u00a0 the beams are thick and without any treatment, the furniture, the appliances and the decorations call out the period.<\/p>\n

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“Pine Kitchen”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“Pine Kitchen”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Pine Kitchen”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Revere Room\u00a0 also called Chapel Chamber because of its ceiling and the windows, which shape is are very typical in a gothic church.<\/p>\n

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Paul Revere Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Paul Revere Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Paul Revere Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Belfry Chamber is a floral dream.\u00a0 The pattern used in the wall paper is called ‘D\u00e9cor Chinois’, it was originally created in 1832 to mimic eighteenth century, hand-painted Chinese wallpapers.<\/p>\n

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Master Bedroom, compared to the rest of the house is the most simple one when it comes to decoration.<\/p>\n

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The Marine Room, its a large study next to the master bedroom.<\/p>\n

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Marine Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Golden Step Dining room, this room is decorated in the 1920’s style, early art deco, the window looks out to the sea making it very bright.<\/p>\n

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Golden Step Dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Octagon\u00a0 room. The number 8 appears in this room in many places, the number of walls, the sides of the table and the number of rugs and lamps.<\/p>\n

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Octagon room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Octagon room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The China Trade room, the hand painted wallpaper in this room is one of a kind, it was discovered in an attic in Marblehead. Each panel depicts a different activity.<\/p>\n

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China Trade room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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China Trade room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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China Trade room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After Sleeper’s death in September 22, 1934 Beauport was sold to Helena Woolworth McCann.\u00a0 McCann preserved the house as it was; at her death, the house was inherited by her daughters from whose hands it passed into the care of\u00a0Historic New England\u00a0in 1942.<\/p>\n

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