The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-09

N= ExECUTRIx'S PEREMPToRY SALE
III Estate OF Hanson Robinson, dec'd-Thomas
and Farm known as 'Woolton Hail." Mansion,
Farm. and Tenant Houses, 80 acres, Philadelphia
and Wilmington Turnpike, BrandywiBe Hundred,
New Castle county, Del, squares from Bellevue
Station, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal
tlmore Railroad, half mile from the River Delaware,
3 miles from Wilmington, miles from Chester,
aud 28 miles from Philadelphia On Tuesday, May
l6, ISL at IL O'Clock, noon, VIII be sold AZ public
All tnat very elegant country-sea ana farm, COM
prsDQfO OF land, situate on the westerly side
OF the Philadelphia and Wilmington turnpike and on
two private roads, three ronts about miles below
Cbester above Wilmington, % from philadelphia,
half mile OF the river Delaware and about squares
from Bellevue Station, on the Philadelphia, Will
miDgton and Baltimore Railroad. The improve
ments are elegant and spacious three-stOry
mansion, main building 40 by 4s feet extreme length
sides OF it; constructed the castelated style of
architecture, being built in the most substantial
manner throughout has large he'll in the centre,
saloon parlor, conservatory, dining room, library,
kitchen, scullery, store ana china room, and nre-
proof safe on the first floor; commodlous chambers
(each having bathroom and marbe-top stationary
Washstand, hot and cold water, water-coset
the second floor; chambers 2bath-rooms, and
water-tan (Which are supplied by hydraulic rrms
OF the tanks Will contain l5O0 gallons of spring
water On the third floor, and observatory above
balconies, with windows opening to them from all
the rooms; private stairway, numerous closets a.
cluding cedar and wine, stained glass windows mar
bic mantes, walls and ceilings beautifully rescOed
handsomely papered and painted, gas with hand
some 1xtures) and water throughout, 8 bath rooms
wateI-closets, be-calls, furnaces, cooking range
ec.
genteel 2K-story stone farm house, two-story
stone tenant house, stone Stable aId house
Norman style) stalls for five horses; stone ice
house. filled, with a keeping-room for provisions;
frame tool house, stone and frame barn, ges house,
built OF stone complete arrangement for making
gas, the operation very simple; frame chicken
house. acres Of woodland, rivulet Of pure spring
water runs through 1t, ana collected by small dam,
and carried 325 T. ct through iron pipes into the
box, the surplus flowing tnto the pond: also a nsh
pond, beautiful stone wall on the turnpike front,
W na0 mr.
Usage orange hedge, forms beautiful curve around
the front lawn; the gravel drives about haf-ne in
length ranging from 10 to 90 feet wide; are thor
oughy made, paved with large stones and covered
with broken stones and gravel, and underground
drainage; large vegetable garden, beautiful lawn,
Ill the centre OF which is a handsome iron summer
house, surrounded by beautiful trees abundance OF
fruit trees, apple orchard, etc also, 4l6 beautiful
ard well grown forest and evergreen trees on the
sides of the drives and around the mansion.
This property was built by the late Hanson Robin
SOD for his own occupancy, and no expense has
been spared to make 1t very elegant and finished
country teat all the materials being OF the best. aud
the grounds beautifully laid out The mansion is
located in the centre Of extensive lawn, elevated
ouer 200 feet above the river Delaware, and COM
mands D beautiful and extended view up and down
The location is especially healthy. Photographs,
plans and pamphlets, containing more Iull particu
iars, may be seen at the Auction Rooms, Phiiadel-
phia or at the oflce OF Samuel NJ Harrington, Esq,
Attorney for the EXecutriX, second story building
Seventh and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware
where any one wishing to view the premises can get
a conveyance. Trains leave Philadelphia at 80 and
IL A. NJ, and $780, 5, aud p. M. for Bellevue Sta
tion. The house and premises will be ready for in
snection at ali times on TuesdaJs and FRIDAYS Of
e. ch week carriage will be at Bellevue Station on
the arrival OF II A. M. and 230 M trains from
Philadelphia, to convey visitors TO the property.
Terms OF Sae.-Twothirds Of the purchase money
may remain on the premises, to be secured, with
interest, etc.. by bond and mortgage with policy OF
fire insurance transferred collateral.
Immediate possession. $1,000 to be paid at time
M. THOMAS Il SONS, Auctioneers
415s5t Nos. 1S9 and 141 s. FOURTH Street.