New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-09
NEWPORTS NEW COTTAGES.

SUMNER HOMES AND WHO HAVE BUILT THEM
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEASON.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.l
NEWPORT, May TN a previous letter two
new, spacious and elegant summer homes at Newport
were described Others only alIlte more imposing have
been erected many Of the coagers have made more
or less extensive alterations In their houses An elegant
villa has been built for Mr.. Thomas Dunn, who acquired
a fortune in the China trade and who a sOn-n-law of
the late Captain Charles Hunter Of the United states
Navy. The house is west OF "Mabone Hail." where
Mayor Bedlow resides The dimensions s6xiS feet,
including "a 2l2story addition. tho main house being
three high. II built after the Queen Anne
STYLE the material used is native stone with brick trim
mngs the roof being covered with Pennsylvania slate.
The front is protected by handsome pOrte-cOchere,
the roof OF which rests on IA cluster OF carved
columns The windows in the yestibule arc filed with
coorcd glass, also those in the windows each
landing On the third floor complete suite OF
rooms and five chambers, in addition TO six in the
extension for the OF the servants This floor is all
finished IN ash The second floor is very conveniently
arranged and is fnsned in a careful and substantial
manner The main hall Is finished with quartered oak,
the wanscotng extending up the staircase. 1t has
fine hardwood ceiling panelcd with large carved beams
and brackets, on which designs of watcries, vines,
ETC.. exqustely carved The floor is laid in fancy
marquette sly the wood being cherry and ash The
parlor, which IL provided with Two French windows Is
finished with white maple and cherry the mantc i of
blrPs-eye maple. The library has bay and French
nal dining-rOom is finished with handsome quartered
oak, and is lghted by two French windows. II has
neybreas OF stuccO work stable, 35x5O feet has also
been built for Mr. Dunn which s similar in sly to the
and the house stands OH an elevation sho" to good
advantage.
on Glbbsave. a neat and cosy cottage has been
built for Professor wolcort Gibbs. OF Harvard College
The dimensions are 4ix3S feet. There is small pro-
lection in the rear in the second story the
west sde bay windows up two stories, porches at the
front and entrances ana uncovered terrace on
the west The library finished in walnut the dining
rooom in pine the main hall in ash the vesbule having
tiled floor The cottage Is two and half stories mgn,
rectangular in form, and Is called modern Gothic. I
paZZa the east and north sides from when there
is an unobstrIcted view OF beach only few rods dis
IL is entirely finished and VIII DC occupied Dy ITO
fessOr Gibbs early in the season.
A fine villa has also been erected on GlODsaye for
Miss Emily o. Gibbes, OF New York, after the
Swiss style, the dimensions Of which 35x
10 feet, with an addition 2jx3O feet. IL Is two
and half high All of the principal rooms have
black walnut mantes, and are finished in pine
and painted particOlors. The rooms IN the second
story have marble mantes. over the addition in the
gable are carved flowers of There
are pazzas three sides and handsome portecoches
ut the front The root is ornamened with red ridgng
and iron caps and finals The main staircase extends
the upper oor and Of black walnut This residence
is admired for its welproporuoned lines II has all of
laid out In a very tasteful manner.
Mr. s. W. Phoenix, OF New-YOek has materially i'm.
proved his villa Hadon Hill, and ever since last
Fall has had q large force OF wOrkmen employed He
has built two additions the southwest corner, one
being story high, for MUSHROOM, and tho other
three stories high. BY the addition secured mag
nihcent billiard and mushrooms The billiard-room
is flashed in chestnut, with blackwanut and
chestnut mantels, and a neat hardwood floor, laid
fancy design The musc-rOom is octagOnal. 1t has
heavy pannelled ceiling OF DuteFnut the floor being
nlaid with maple ana cherry. The old finish the par
or has given way TO Of oak, and like all ne other
rooms this floor, IL has been WanscOted with the
kind Of wood. The main hall has been wanscoted
with back-walnut which extends to the second story
the panels being OF mahogany, elegantly polished Tie
dfaWmg-roOm with oak These rooms have all been
provided with expensive wooden manels to correspond
with the finish.
Professor Alexander AgassiZ has been expanding con
siderable money on his summer residence as Castle HILL
lie had large addition made the front at the right OF
the main entrance, which has Gothic roof TO CORE
spOnd with the main house. He has also added porch
10 the front (Which cover for oarTiage)
baywindow to the paror, and extensioTfOr the
wants dningrOOm He has also built laboratory where
he proposes TO instruct class Of young men during the
Summer It Is supplied with all the necessary
apparatus This building presents very neat exterior
the being finished in manner resembling the East
lake style The professor VIII have small steam yacht
this place during the Summer when no Will use for
the purpose OF coming the harOOr instead OF tax
Ing the road.