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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
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