Unique Experiences
Live auction item! Private Tour of Historic Beauport
- Item Number
- 257
- Estimated Value
- 1500 USD
Item Description
Rockport Music Trustee, Margaret Ziering, and her husband Chip will host your private tour for eight through historic Beauport, the Sleeper McCann house. Beauport's site manager will take your group on a private tour of Beauport's treasures and share the amazing history of this beautiful site. Beauport was the summer home of one of America's first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper. Perched on a rock ledge overlooking Gloucester Harbor, Beauport became Sleeper's retreat, backdrop for entertaining, professional showcase, and an inspiration to all who visited.
The interior and exterior of the house contain Sleeper's lifetime collection of curiosities, colored glass, folk art, china, and silhouettes in every nook and alcove. Each of the forty rooms is distinguished by a historical or literary figure, theme, color, shape, or object. No two rooms are the same, with each more visually dazzling than the last. The house is framed by newly restored Arts and Crafts-style terraces that include intimate garden rooms with dramatic views of the harbor.
Following your tour, you will enjoy those dramatic views while sipping champagne and enjoying hors d¿oeuvres on the terrace (weather permitting). To continue your delightful evening, you will join Margaret and Chip in their lovely Eastern Point home for a 4-course dinner and fine wine.
Item Special Note
Date to be mutually agreed upon June through September 2015
Absentee bidding is available for this item. An absentee bidder form is available here.
Donated By:
Historic New England
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