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REAL ESTATE
An extraordinary 8.58-acre family estate offers a
grand residence, carriage house, 4+-stall stable,
apartment, a helipad (pending FAA approval), and
more with total privacy abutting conservation land.
OCEAN LODGE
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, MASSACHUSETTS
By: Jessica Hall
I
n the late nineteenth
century, the storied North
Shore coastal community
of Manchester-by-the-
Sea blossomed as a Gilded Age
summer resort for privileged
members of the prosperous
industrializing society. Wealthy
families who had amassed great
fortunes were looking to spend
them on summer estates away
from big cities. Taking advantage
of the lack of income tax, massive
shingle-style and Colonial Revival
cottages were built on large estates
overlooking the sea. ey were
not only visually appealing and a
tool with which to showcase their
wealth but a sagacious investment.
As summer mansions erected, the
village grew to support its needs,