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104 whose name derives from that very tree and the wa- terside granite ledge. "There's a lot of movement and texture in the shingles," Gray says. The shingle voids (openings in the shingles) that wrap around the front and back of the living room and allow light to filter through, are special to Gray. The architect recalls an 1880s house he worked on, designed by the renowned architect William Ralph Emerson, which had the same motif. "Emerson created a rhythm of space in that detail," Gray says of the shingle voids. "I said to myself, if I ever have the opportunity to do this, I'm going to. It's one of my favorite details. There's a lot of character there." Some original features of the house were used in the new iteration of OakLedge. The foundation stone for the new work is actually veneer granite that was hand-cut from the original home's stone founda- tion, Gray says. Tinged orange and brown, the Cape Ann granite (also called Rockport granite) was locally sourced in Manchester. Another high point of the exterior is the square tower with a brick chimney, made to match the origi- nal. "We took it down brick by brick," explains Gray. "We wanted to re-create that tower." Today, the tower stands as a symbol of how OakLedge came to be. As Gray says, "I like to think that if someone who knew the original house came back and saw it years later, they would recognize [it]." Carpenter & MacNeille Architects, 106 Western Ave., Essex 978-768-7900, carpentermacneille.com See page 180 for resources