S teeped in rich tradition for nearly a century, the two-story, white clapboard house and its surrounding coastal property have been the bedrock of the McEachern family for generations. Family archives reveal the property on which the house was built was part of 13 acres purchased in the 1880s by Rob McEachern’s great-grandfather, Stephen Jewett. “For about $85, I think,” Rob says. Before his death, the great-grandfather divided the property equally between his two sons. One was Rob’s grandfather and namesake, Dr. Robert Jewett. Originally a physician whose permanent residence was Winston-Salem, Jewett eventually moved full time to his summer house on Hewlett’s Creek. Above, maintaining its original footprint, the two-story, traditional home was built in 1930 by Rob’s father, Hugh McEachern, on land purchased in the 1880s by Rob’s great-grandfather, Stephen Jewett. At right, Rob and Carolyn McEachern enjoy an afternoon stroll down the tree-lined lane leading to their home. 52 WBM july 2014
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