McKim's revival guesthouse

  Built in 1899, The Guest house stood behind the Low House. Commissioned a few years after the Low House was built, it shows the transition of Mckim, Mead & white from their consolidation 

period into the high classical period. Another thing that influenced the design is the limited funds that

contributed to the material for the facade. Instead of going for expressive shingles Mckim opted to use wooden planks as in the Breese house (1897). This also explains the lack of detailed decorations both in- and outside. The Guest house is connected to the Low House by a route which takes inspiration from the English garden design of the 19th century. The route which slopes into the landscape 

reinforces the connection with the Rhode Island landscape, it leads away from the Guest House to the trees nearby and curves towards the guest house for a frontal approach. This facade is kept as ordenary as possible to re-enforce the moment you enter under a canopy. which functions as a 

portico. Where Mckim attached the portico to the Low House he now (to keep the shape in tact) 

inverts it into the volume. With a few steps he lifts the Guest house from the landscape to re-enforce the brick plinth. The Guest House was organised on two axis like the Low House. It contained a living room, bathroom and a bedroom as most important room. The bedroom had a patio attached with a view over the whole bay.