The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-10
BiRON GRfNT'S HOTSE ron SALE
The Palace On which Iord"n's DAY Gould
spent III ,5OO.OOO.

Messrs. Driver have now announced In
our advertising columns the sni'. IN Tuk"n,
house yard on July =. 81 the enormous ana
costly mansion which MIR. Albert Grant built for
himself over aguin- Is nslngtOn Palace. II has
never "" boon inhabited. The house and
grounds are believed To- have cost $500 900. AMI
they occupy seven acr's oi lnni. To clear tn
site two ancient residences. W IN gardens, o u
kcnsinron house and Sir Thomas Colby :
mansion. were demolished. ana collection ui
small t'n"mruis cali "a jennings buildings.
couiuniu- % population ot LOO in 10 hou- =,
was also pulled Gown. i,rmlSS ON WIS "llhn'u
To replace the dwii wall of kNnsngton Enr
deus opposite hy "a light iron ruling erected nt
MIR. Albert Grant IS expense ANA the boundary
ni the new st tr WIS s"i back some elAut trUt
from tho road IT, make the lines true. I'm e
lime tree ISL tu- lHit IN tlr pdhir fuotpnih.
The now nous" H. cd Sipn" and - ''n-l tutri
10y n central block ami two wngs H. WIS
erected according g. d,eikns 81 MIR. i. ].
Knowles. The brown ana rilird iron screen
IL pierced hv gates ut each side. aud a carriage
drive l"ads up {" ti' House. IN" ,ntrnir q
portlno H. supported hN two great pillnrs Of red
Aberdeen nlarni' ca'h in on" p,err. Ths
Inriro gives adm 49, on INTO very lEht ANA
lnttN central bail. Wtl ilutrd whit" marble coll
unns and ~tou" CurNaiid- to support lis roof.
ThrNIcW o. bounded on curh side 10y the ~ta r.
fruit ANA flowers The stairs on ga IN side are
mdrhic her.. a. are tn guests stairs. ~ up-
building. The floor al the central han j. %
tss-rlutru pavement. II gives upon q marble
paved couSrrNatO .rpnird s. a hli.i glass lone.
few palms ami terms placed IN IN 7on~''rNd
tory at present show now II may hereafter i"'
decorated. l,inht and lrit oi II arr two draw
ing rooms. the Blue ami the yellow. th"ir cell
inE- paint ii. as are those ~ the other principal
rooms. 10y Mr.. frederick sang.
Along the whole south of the house runs a
marble terrace descending 10y stops INTO tho
gardens. and the visitor ON his first entrance
into ia" TAIL looks. al pros mt. through tle con.
-erNatory upon the lawns and shrunhrrus. ana
the green banks which have been hunt w Ia
bound the view ut the extremity pt the estate.
IT, however. before entering the cons ,rNa'ory
he turns to the right or lett. he viii Ind on on
side great dining hail divided in two 10y doors
which rise at will with the roof, and having liz
cslling painted WIN designs ryiMlhs To ihr
billiard room. The authors whose bust- are
figured ON the ceiling OF the library are Chuu-
Ger. Shakespeare. Milton. AMI Bacon. The other
Wing Of tho mansion il occupied by the lon-
picture gallery which WAS meant to receive the
collection now dsp'rsed and 10y ia" In II
apartment in the house, n music salon or bali
room IN white and gold. with painted medal
lions of female tu'rs on lis walls, and painted
crinng. flut"d shafts oi white marble are
placed in set- Ut two points. SO as To- suggest u
dvis ON of the hal into thr'" There Is 4 s.mi
lay suggestion In thr picture gallery; Ihrr" j.
"a iight morning room IN the front II the nous
ON each side. Above are thr@ nQors. VIII
suites OF state bedrooms and baths. Below u d
large kitchen fitted by Herring X Son. and '.l
| Mrage and rvuntS' apartments extensive
enough e real tn lnisrminase pnsSahs"s un.
| warmed throughout 10y hot water pipes pass n
under hr,u-n grltinES. The skirtings IN th,
passages are ~ marble; in the rooms of wood
| quoi.rie in oak and IA IN" others of pitch pinr
| Tine oak pAnrin- ol the dining room walls i'
| particularly good. The STAR imlu-iradr- rr "
| iron. painted IN whit" and gold AMI -urmount '
| hy "A hundruil If maple. The service stairs ar
| g stone. Walnut wood II largely used III tn
In the grounds in front Of the house there o.
nr"mnrhau" trir' elm, thi"N tr"r- t-inE IRON
one stp. h ami la u" south gardens Ga re- Ar
| ancient mulhrrrir-. apple trn"~. and otNrr irul
trees Lanr.-. hlacs. anrusi mus. ana oth'
| shrubs have been planted Nltuih tl" last inu
| years. but are now we'll grown. ana tlru-hr
| have already hunt among them Water low