Pinebank III, built when Pinebank II burned out in 1868. Designed
by Sturgis & Brigham in Gothic style with red brick and imported
English tan terracotta. The driveway entrance was made to
commemorate all the Perkins homes with the dates they were built
worked into the terracotta over the door, while the Pond entrance
retained the prior balcony porch concept. Pinebank III seems not
as elegant as its predecessor, but life there must have been
pleasant. To the east the family had easy access to the Pond via
their cove in the adjacent vale later filled in by the Park
Commissioners. To the west, easy access was
had to the Pond via a set of sandstone steps installed in 1864
and purchased from the auction of the former John Hancock Mansion
on Beacon Hill. Notable also were the giant cottonwood trees on
either side of the house and its ivy, brought from England.
