It is not often that you see a garden folly of such magnificent beauty preening above the evergreens in a suburban landscape. But there it was, in all its glory, taking its place amidst the trees—a replica of an 18th century garden pavilion—grandly anchored on the grounds of a breathtakingly beautiful North Shore estate.
Though garden pavilions date back to ancient Rome, this exacting jewel is a replica of a 1793 summerhouse folly designed by architect Samuel McIntire in Danvers, Massachusetts.
It was built entirely to scale and includes hand-carved mahogany urns, drapery, and capitals.
The glass in all windows was made in France exactly as it would have been made in 1793.
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The views are exquisite, affording a glorious glimpse of the pool and the expansive grounds surrounding it. Built as a pool house, this very special garden folly is one of only two replicas of McIntire’s original work in existence today.
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Hats off to the architectural firm of Liederbach and Graham whose reproduction is truly a work of art.