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Interiors
Art Deco: Donna Terry of Boston Design and Interiors,
Inc., introduces 1930s elements into the sitting room
design. Below, Norfork Designs create a gentlemen's
retreat and bath with a sink from Designer Bath.
redesign
Show House Update
The Danvers Historical Society employs North Shore talent
to revamp Glen Magna Farms's Endicott Mansion.
By Jill Diver
interior designers have created
a new look for the inside of the Endicott Mansion on the Glen Magna Farms
property in Danvers. Changes made to
the former home of Joseph Peabody—the
richest man in America when he died in
1844—were recently unveiled at a soldout preview during which guests were
invited to walk through 15 rooms.
Wayne Eisenhauer, president of the
Danvers Historical Society, says the mansion, which is currently used for weddings, corporate events, and parties, had
not been redecorated since 1963.
When Sandra Biondo, chairperson for
the show house, learned it was the 50th
anniversary of stewardship of the mansion for the Danvers Historical Society,
she thought, "This place really needs
help." Consequently, she developed a proposal to redecorate the home.
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The Endicott Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places, which
means designers could not alter any of
its architectural features or fixtures. Designers were asked to submit proposals
and design around existing pieces in
the house in an effort to give the rooms
historical significance.
It was a collaborative effort. "Each
designer had to be aware of what other
designers were doing because of the
open format of the mansion," says Biondo. There were historical limitations,
as well; the colors had to be historical, the molding couldn't be touched,
and no structural changes [could be
made]."Everyone was on the same page,
which made it so much easier," Biondo
says. "And yet the designers…still had
photographs by eric roth
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