The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

loca

ted

in S

andw

ich, N

H

THE

PATI

ENCE

PRE

SCO

TT H

OU

SE: A

HO

ME

FOR

THE

CEN

TURI

ES In

early

Dec

embe

r of 1

767

as th

e sun

rose

ove

r the

New

Ham

pshi

re w

oods

nea

r Lak

e Asq

uam

, it r

evea

led

a sm

all p

arty

of t

rave

lers

who

wer

e on

a miss

ion.

Th e

ir m

issio

n ha

d be

en o

rdai

ned

by G

over

nor W

entw

orth

w

ho w

ante

d to

settl

e the

San

dwic

h ar

ea an

d ha

d se

lect

ed o

ne D

anie

l Bee

de o

f Gilm

anto

n as

the r

ight

per

son

for t

he jo

b. In

retu

rn, D

anie

l had

neg

otia

ted

for a

one

hun

dred

acre

par

cel o

f lan

d an

d w

as d

eter

min

ed to

star

t th

e new

settl

emen

t by

build

ing

a hou

se fo

r him

self,

his

wife

Pat

ienc

e Pre

scot

t, an

d th

eir s

even

child

ren.

As t

he w

eath

er tu

rned

foul

, the

par

ty co

ntin

ued

thei

r clim

b up

Red

Hill

and

from

that

van

tage

poi

nt D

anie

l ch

ose t

he p

lace

now

kno

wn

as W

entw

orth

Hill

for t

he si

te fo

r the

ir ne

w h

ome.

Patie

nce w

as n

ot sa

tisfi e

d an

d ur

ged

the p

arty

on

to E

agle

Cliff

. St

andi

ng o

n th

e roc

ky o

utcr

oppi

ng at

the p

eak

and

look

ing

over

the r

ollin

g su

mm

it of

Buz

zell

Ridg

e and

the l

ovely

lake

belo

w, P

atie

nce d

ecla

red

this

to b

e the

site

of h

er d

ream

s. Th

e jou

rney

had

bee

n lo

ng an

d ar

duou

s, m

ade m

ore s

o be

caus

e of t

he co

ld an

d w

et co

nditi

ons a

nd D

anie

l w

as st

ruck

with

illn

ess s

o se

vere

that

he c

ould

not

trav

el. H

e was

left

alon

e with

two

labo

rers

to w

atch

ove

r hi

m w

hile

Pat

ienc

e and

the o

ther

s mad

e the

ir w

ay b

ack.

Th e

y w

ere f

ortu

nate

to fi

nd a

doct

or w

ho w

ould

ag

ree t

o as

cend

the c

liff i

n or

der t

o sa

ve D

anie

l. D

anie

l bitt

erly

rese

nted

Pat

ienc

e’s st

ubbo

rnne

ss an

d bl

amed

he

r for

the i

llnes

s tha

t nea

rly to

ok h

is lif

e. In

retr

ibut

ion

he o

rder

ed h

is w

orke

rs to

bui

ld o

n W

entw

orth

Hill

, fo

reve

r des

troyi

ng P

atie

nce’s

dre

am o

f liv

ing

on th

at ri

dge.

Patie

nce n

ever

coul

d ge

t the

spot

out

of h

er h

ead

and

ever

y ye

ar at

abou

t the

sam

e tim

e in

early

win

ter,

she

wou

ld tr

ek to

Eag

le C

liff ,

carr

ying

a rifl

e to

gua

rd ag

ains

t wol

ves,

and

look

out

ove

r the

lake

and

the e

ncha

nt-

ing

ridge

she h

ad w

ante

d to

call

hom

e.

Mor

e tha

n tw

o ce

ntur

ies l

ater

, San

dwic

h ha

s bec

ome t

he q

uint

esse

ntia

l New

Eng

land

vill

age t

hat l

ooks

mor

e lik

e the

pas

t tha

n th

e pre

sent

. Th e

lake

is a

beac

on fo

r tho

se w

antin

g to

expe

rienc

e it’s

spar

klin

g w

ater

s and

pr

istin

e env

ironm

ent a

nd B

uzze

ll Ri

dge r

emai

ns ju

st as

it w

as w

hen

Patie

nce P

resc

ott fi

rst f

ell i

n lo

ve w

ith it

ba

ck in

176

7.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Th e n

atur

al b

eaut

y of

Buz

zell

Ridg

e was

not

lost

on o

ne N

ew H

amps

hire

nat

ive w

ho g

rew

up

on S

quam

and

knew

the l

and,

the l

ake,

it’s h

istor

y an

d th

e leg

end

of P

atie

nce P

resc

ott.

Nan

cy P

hilli

ps w

as fi

rst i

ntro

duce

d to

Den

ley

Emer

son,

who

ow

ned

Buzz

ell R

idge

, by

her D

ad at

the a

ge o

f 4. A

ft er h

er fa

mily

sold

thei

r ow

n sm

all S

quam

lake

cotta

ge in

197

9, N

ancy

and

her h

usba

nd, B

rook

lyn

born

Elli

ott B

erko

witz

, beg

an th

eir o

wn

miss

ion

to re

claim

a pa

rt o

f Squ

am fo

r the

mse

lves

and

thei

r fam

ily. Th

us b

egan

the a

cqui

sitio

n of

Den

ley

Emer

son’s

Buz

zell

Ridg

e. Th

e cou

ple h

ave a

visi

on fo

r the

pro

pert

y th

at w

ould

pay

resp

ect t

o th

e ric

h hi

story

of

the a

rea a

nd b

e a re

fl ect

ion

of th

e ide

als o

f the

rugg

ed N

ew H

amps

hire

settl

ers w

ho fo

llow

ed D

anie

l Bee

de

and

Patie

nce P

resc

ott t

o th

is ar

ea an

d m

ade i

t the

ir ow

n. Kn

owin

g th

at m

uch

of th

e visi

ble h

istor

y th

at re

mai

ned

in S

andw

ich

was

embo

died

in th

e arc

hite

ctur

e tha

t de

fi ned

the t

own

and

outly

ing

area

, the

coup

le d

ecid

ed to

bui

ld a

hous

e tha

t, fro

m th

e out

side a

t lea

st, w

ould

re

plic

ate t

hat a

rchi

tect

ure,

as if

it w

as co

nstr

ucte

d in

anot

her c

entu

ry. B

ut th

ey al

so k

new

that

any

hous

e tha

t w

ould

bec

ome a

twen

ty-fi

rst c

entu

ry h

ome f

or a

mod

ern

fam

ily w

ould

also

hav

e to

inclu

de al

l of t

oday

’s am

eniti

es so

that

it co

uld

func

tion

as a

fam

ily h

ub in

our

cont

empo

rary

wor

ld. T

o ac

com

plish

that

goa

l, th

ey

reac

hed

out t

o th

e Ver

mon

t com

pany

, Con

nor H

omes

, kno

wn

for i

ts re

plic

atio

n of

hist

oric

and

auth

entic

ar

chite

ctur

al d

etai

ling,

and

toge

ther

they

des

igne

d th

e new

hom

e tha

t now

sits

at th

e foo

t of B

uzze

ll Ri

dge.

Th e h

ome h

as, o

f cou

rse,

been

nam

ed P

atie

nce P

resc

ott

in h

onor

of t

he w

oman

who

fi rs

t fel

l in

love

with

th

e rid

ge an

d Sq

uam

Lak

e. Th

e Gre

ek R

eviv

al fa

rmho

use r

epre

sent

s an

arch

itect

ural

per

iod

that

reac

hed

its

peak

prio

r to

and

durin

g th

e civ

il w

ar. Th

e st

yle w

as a

cele

brat

ion

of th

e em

ergi

ng A

mer

ican

dem

ocra

cy an

d w

as a

prol

ifi c a

rchi

tect

ural

bui

ldin

g st

atem

ent t

hat w

as co

mm

only

foun

d ac

ross

the N

ew E

ngla

nd la

ndsc

ape

as se

ttlem

ents

beca

me v

illag

es an

d to

wns

and

citie

s. M

any

exam

ples

can

be fo

und

in an

d ar

ound

the t

own

of S

andw

ich

and

the s

trik

ing

atte

ntio

n to

ver

nacu

lar d

etai

l wea

ves a

thre

ad th

roug

h th

e reg

ion’s

hist

ory

and

allo

ws t

he n

ew P

atie

nce P

resc

ott h

ouse

to si

t com

fort

ably

in a

setti

ng an

d a r

egio

n ste

eped

in h

istor

y an

d ap

prec

iate

d fo

r the

arch

itect

ural

char

m an

d be

auty

of a

n ea

rlier

tim

e and

pla

ce.

Mic

hael

C. C

onno

r of C

onno

r Hom

es an

d N

ancy

Phi

llips

of F

utur

e Pas

t

*Th i

s litt

le bi

t of h

istor

y m

ay o

r may

not

be e

ntire

ly ac

cura

te d

ue to

var

ious

diff

eren

ces i

n so

urce

s as w

ell as

a sp

rinkl

ing

of im

agin

atio

n.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

From

the o

utsid

e our

Pat

ienc

e Pr

esco

tt ho

me i

s an

auth

entic

G

reek

Rev

ival

Cap

e in

keep

ing

with

the e

arly

arch

itect

ural

styl

e of S

andw

ich,

N

ew H

amps

hire

. Th

e atte

ntio

n to

hist

oric

al d

etai

l in

the

repl

icat

ion

of th

is ch

arm

ing

hom

e mak

es it

a pe

rfect

exam

ple

of a

‘New

Old

Hou

se’ t

hat l

ooks

as

thou

gh it

has

alw

ays b

een

ther

e !It’

s loc

atio

n is

just

a mile

from

lo

vely

dow

ntow

n Sa

ndw

ich

and

the S

quam

Lak

e bea

ch an

d bo

at

launc

h. Th

e h

istor

ical

Dou

glas

fi r

slate

gra

y fro

nt d

oor w

ith

mah

ogan

y sil

ls an

d oi

l rub

bed

bron

ze h

ardw

are i

s su

rrou

nded

by

pila

sters

and

side

lit w

ith p

aned

gla

ss.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Insid

e Pat

ienc

e Pre

scot

t the

be

autif

ul in

terio

r com

bine

s tr

aditi

onal

elem

ents

with

co

ntem

pora

ry li

festy

le to

de

liver

the f

eel o

f yes

terd

ay w

ith

the m

oder

n am

eniti

es th

at g

ive

com

fort

to u

s tod

ay. U

pon

ente

ring

we a

re g

reet

ed b

y hi

gh

ceili

ngs a

nd w

ide p

ine fl

oor

ing

with

hist

oric

squa

re h

ead

cut

nails

thro

ugho

ut th

e ent

ire h

ome.

Th e m

ain

stai

rcas

e with

oak

tre

ads a

nd m

aple

new

el ris

es to

th

e se

cond

fl oo

r, w

hile

the s

unlit

ki

tche

n ru

ns fr

om th

e fro

nt o

f th

e hom

e int

o th

e ope

n co

ncep

t di

ning

and

livin

g ar

ea.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Kitc

hen

Th e k

itche

n is

a wid

e cor

ridor

styl

e fe

atur

ing

all w

ood

whi

te fl

at p

anel

cabi

netr

y ha

nd cr

aft e

d in

Ver

mon

t, w

ith d

ovet

ail d

raw

ers a

nd sa

tin

nick

el kn

obs a

nd p

ulls.

Th e

co

unte

rs ar

e of h

oned

bla

ck g

rani

te

with

a ba

cksp

lash

of s

ubw

ay ti

le

in m

atte

whi

te. Th

e re

frig

erat

or is

co

unte

r dep

th, w

ith an

eat-i

n co

unte

r, hu

tch

spac

e for

pho

ne

char

ging

stat

ions

or c

ompu

ter,

and

ampl

e sto

rage

thro

ugho

ut. Th

e fl

oor

is stu

nnin

g bl

uesto

ne st

yle

por

cela

in se

t in

a lin

ear p

atte

rn.

Th e s

ink

is da

rk g

ray

Kohl

er b

lanc

o an

thra

cite

sil

gran

it an

d th

e app

lianc

es ar

e st

ainl

ess s

teel

by

Jenn

-Air.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Dini

ng L

ivin

g Are

aTh

e kitc

hen

open

s int

o a d

inin

g ar

ea w

hich

fl ow

s int

o th

e liv

ing

spac

e, bo

th su

rrou

nded

by

a wal

l of

win

dow

s tha

t loo

k ou

t to

the

beau

tiful

ly la

ndsc

aped

ston

e pat

io

and

the w

oods

bey

ond,

fi lli

ng th

e ro

oms w

ith li

ght.

Th e

re is

a ga

s fi

repl

ace w

ith b

lack

gra

nite

su

rrou

nd an

d a d

ove w

hite

man

tle

whi

ch m

atch

es th

e trim

thro

ugho

ut

the h

ouse

. Th

e spa

ce is

pai

nted

in

Benj

amin

Moo

re p

ale o

ak.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Mas

ter B

edro

om Su

iteTh

ese q

uart

ers i

nclu

de a

sleep

ing

room

, la

rge h

is an

d he

r wal

k in

clos

ets d

esig

ned

to in

corp

orat

e bot

h ha

ngin

g an

d fo

lded

clo

thes

and

mas

ter b

ath

with

a

hand

icap

ped

acce

ssib

le sh

ower

syste

m.

Th e a

rea i

s pai

nted

ceda

r key

whi

ch is

a sh

ade d

eepe

r tha

n th

e res

t of t

he h

ome.

Th e b

eaut

iful a

nd co

ntem

pora

ry m

aste

r ba

th h

as a

whi

te C

arre

ra m

arbl

e co

unte

rtop

on

a sol

id w

ood

raise

d pa

nel

vani

ty fi

nish

ed in

Ben

jam

in M

oore

par

fo

ur, a

pea

cefu

l pal

e gra

y gr

een.

Th e

wal

ls ar

e the

rich

tone

of s

ea h

aze s

ettin

g off

th

e whi

te an

d ch

rom

e fi x

ture

s bea

utifu

lly

agai

nst t

he g

rani

te st

yle p

orce

lain

tile

d fl o

or an

d sh

ower

. Th

ere i

s also

a ta

ll un

it w

ith d

raw

ers,

cabi

net s

pace

for s

uppl

ies

and

a lin

en cl

oset

adja

cent

to th

e roo

m.

Th e l

arge

win

dow

look

s out

to th

e m

ount

ains

del

iver

ing

won

derf

ul li

ght t

o th

e spa

ce.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Powd

er R

oom

Th e p

owde

r roo

m fe

atur

es a

Kohl

er

pede

stal

sink

set o

n a w

ide p

ine

fl oor

and

a lar

ge w

indo

w

look

ing

out t

o th

e San

dwic

h M

ount

ain

Rang

e. Th

e wal

ls ar

e Be

njam

in M

oore

gra

y ow

l.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Seco

nd F

loor

Th e s

econ

d fl o

or in

clude

s tw

o be

droo

ms,

a ful

l bat

h w

ith tu

b an

d a s

mal

l offi

ce o

r sto

rage

sp

ace.

Bot

h be

droo

ms a

re su

nny

and

brig

ht w

ith la

rge c

lose

t spa

ce

and

high

ceili

ngs.

One

is

pain

ted

in B

enja

min

Moo

re

cash

mer

e gra

y whi

le th

e oth

er is

br

acke

n cr

eam

.

Th e b

athr

oom

feat

ures

a de

ep

tub/

show

er co

mbi

natio

n in

whi

te

off se

t by

a dar

k gr

ay ti

le fl

oor.

Th

e whi

te d

ove v

anity

is to

pped

w

ith w

hite

Car

rera

mar

ble a

nd

the s

how

er tr

im an

d lig

ht fi

xtur

e ar

e oil

rubb

ed b

ronz

e. Th

e w

alls

are p

aint

ed in

Ben

jam

in M

oore

tra

nqui

lity

with

a w

indo

w th

at

deliv

ers l

ight

and

anot

her

beau

tiful

vie

w.

The P

atien

ce P

resc

ott H

ouse

Th e T

own

of Sa

ndwi

ch, N

ew H

amps

hire

, w

ith a

popu

latio

n of

120

0 is

loca

ted

on th

e sh

ores

of S

quam

Lak

e and

nes

tled

betw

een

two

maj

or to

urist

regi

ons o

f the

Gra

nite

Sta

te -

Th e

Lake

s Reg

ion

and

the W

hite

Mou

ntai

ns. I

t is

a cla

ssic

New

Eng

land

setti

ng w

ith co

lore

d fo

rests

, win

ding

road

s and

rolli

ng h

ills.

In ad

ditio

n to

the m

any

fi ne b

usin

esse

s list

ed

on th

is sit

e, Sa

ndw

ich

is ric

h in

nat

ural

bea

uty

and

histo

ric in

tere

st, o

utdo

or ac

tiviti

es an

d cu

ltura

l eve

nts y

ear r

ound

.

C

raft

dem

onstr

atio

ns, c

lass

es, a

rt g

alle

ry

exhi

bits,

and

perfo

rman

ces o

f dan

ce, t

heat

er

and

mus

ic, o

ff er t

he ar

ts to

resid

ents

and

visit

ors a

like.

Sw

imm

ing,

boa

ting,

bik

ing,

hi

king

, cro

ss co

untr

y sk

iing,

bird

-wat

chin

g or

ju

st en

joyi

ng a

picn

ic in

a sc

enic

spot

are a

ll w

ays t

o ex

perie

nce S

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