The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-06

G5 EXECUTRIX'S PEREMPToRY SALE
H:Y bsIaIe OF hanson Robinson, dec'd.-Thomas
Sons, Auctioneers.-Yery Elegant Country Seat
ana Farm known as "Woolton Hail." Mansion,
Farm, and Tenant Houses, 80 acres, Philadelphia
New Castle county, Del, squares from Bellevue
Station, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal
timore Railroad, half mile from the River Delaware
miles from wilmington, miles from Chester,
and % miles from Philadelphia On Tuesday Nav
16, ls7l at IL o'clock noon, will be sold at public
sale, without any reserve whatever, at the Phade-
phia Exchange
All that very elegant country-seat and FARM COM
prisnG 20 acres OF land, situate on the westerly side
of the Philadelphia and Wilmington turnpike and on
two private roads, three fronts, about miles below
Chester above Wilmington rs from Philadelphia
half mile OF the river Delaware, and about squares
from Bellevue Station, on the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad. The improve
mansion main building 40 by As feet, extreme length
81 feet and circular piazza and poTtco around three
sides OF it; constructed the castellated style OF
architecture, being built in the most substantial
manner throughout; has large hall in the centre,
saloon parlor, conservatory, dinng-room, library,
kitchen, scullery, store and china room, and fire.
proof safe on the first floor; commodiOus chambers
(each having bathroom and marble-top stationary
washstand, hot and cold water, water-closet on
the second floor; chambers 2 bathrooms and
water-tants (Which are supplied by hydraulic rims
one OF the tanks Will contain 1900 gallons OF spring
water on the third floor, and an observatory above.
Balconies, with windows opening TO them from all
the rooms; private stairway, numerous closets Qn-
Guiding cedar and wne), stained glass windows, mar
BILE mantes, walls and ceilings beautifully frescoed,
handsomely papered and painted, gas with hand
some hXtures) and water throughout bathrooms,
Water-closets, be-calls furnaces, cooking range,
etc.
A genteel 2I-story stone farm house, two.story
stone tenant house, stone stable aud carriage house
(Norman style), stalls for five horses; stone ice
house. filed, with keepiug-room for provisions;
frame tool house, stone and frame barn, gas house.
built OF stone, complete arrangement for making
gas, the operation very simple; frame chicken
house, acres of woodland ryulet of pure spring
water runs through it, and collected by small dam,
and carried 225 ct through iron pipes into the ram
box the surplus flowing into the pond; also fish
pond, beautiful stone wall on the turnpike 'front.'
capped with North river tagging; very elegant
Usage orange hedge, forms beautiful curve around
the front lawn the gravel drives about haf-mile in
length ranging from 10 to 20 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,
in the centre Of which is handsome iron summer
house, surrounded by beautiful trees abundance Of
fruit trees, apple orchard, ETC. Also 4l6 beautiful
and 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
son, for his own occupancy, and no expense has
been spared to make it a very elegant and finished
country seat all the materials being OF the best and
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 beautiful and extended view up and down
the river and surroundings.
The location is especially healthy. Photographs,
plans and pamphlets, containing more full parttcu-
lars, may be seen at the Auction Rooms Phadel-
phia or at the ofice OF Samuel NJ Harrington, ESQ.,,
Attorney for the ExecutriX, second story, building,
Seventh and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware,
MuSI6 any Ouo WISHING W NlCu Odu BOI
a conveyance. Trains leave Philadelphia at $50 and
II A. NJ, and 2'30 8, and P. M. for Bellevue Sta
ton. The house and premises will be ready for in
spection at all times. On Tuesdays and Fridays OF
each week carriage will be at Bellevue Station on
the arrival OF II A NJ. and 230 p NJ trains from
Philadelphia to convey visitors to the property.
Terms OF Sale.-Two-th 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 as collateral.
Immediate possession. $1,000 to be paid at time
Of sale.
M. THOMAS SONS, Auctioneers,
415s5t Nos. 139 and 141 S. FOURTH Street.