The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-12-30
Jay Gould's Country Home.

To-day the visitor who steps from
the train at Irvington on-the- Hudson,
and who asks to be directed to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jay Gould. will be, told to
ascend the hill as far as the road goes,
then to turn to the left. and pursue the
avenue for a mile until he comes to a
pair of gateposts of white stone, which
mark the entrance to the grounds of the
millionaire. Endless gateposts that are
nearly white, and they are all of stone,
meet him on every hand as he passes
along the magnificent thoroughfare.
Handsome residences do not crowd, but
follow one up on another without inter
fuption. The Episcopal Church, that
is not third as lofty as the most mod
est Broadway edifice, will make any.
body stop five minutes to look at 1t.
The crest of the hill, sweeping up from
the roadway and further inland. is
crowned with stone mansions, who's.
windows overlook the foliage, the viii
las, and the churches below. and COM
mand an uninterrupted view of the riv-
er. At the miles end the gateposts
which mark the entrance to Mr.. Gould's
estate are reached. They are taller
than those which have preceded them,
but they are not exactly white. They
are of handsome granite. just beyond
them is porter's lodge built of stone.
A broad roadway. mooth and shining
as the pavement of Partisan boulevard.
sweeps into what seems to be a vast
park. The ground is undulating. and
covered with rich sward. Clumps Of
ancient trees break the smoothness OF
the surface here and there. A herd OF
cattle of rare breed is permitted to roam
without hindrance. At one distant
point gossamer-like tower, surmount-
ed by dome and a glided ball, rises
above low white structure an
eighth of mile in length. This
is hot house in which in mid.
winter. are flowers and vegetation
of every sort. At another distant
point a gray tower and series Of
opening among Iii tie t dsss" 1hnse 4o in
sweeps in great curves, and finally de-
scending, gently leads through dense
grove of evergreens, and thence sud-
denly into an open space, in which
stands the wonderful mansion that is
inhabited by Jay Gould in the summer
season. It is built of dark gray stone,
which is shot with BLUSH tints. The
many parts which go to make it up are
picturesquely grouped together, and
afford multitude of graceful angles.
Rich traceries cover it, and the Who'll
is like lace work cut in stone. The
Gothic double doors are stone, even to
the sashes in their upper part, which
are set with diamonds of glass, as are
the windows. On one side q lawn
sweeps upward, ending in a narrow
vista between the trees. On the other
side hill, in parts heavily wooded and
in parts covered with grass only.
stretches far downward to the river
The view takes in the stream, which at
this point is broad as lake, for miles
to the north and to the south. The
Palisades are set forth in their full
sweep, and Nyack glimmers like toy
city on the further shore. Here Mr..
Gould lives from May until December.
His stables are filled with fine horses.
There is no article in the way of luxu-
rious food that may not be supplied to
his table at short notice. He has a
library that he bought as it stood from
a gentleman who had collected it in all
the literary markets of the world, and
his house is filled with objects of art
that have been obtained in the same
princely way, and at the cost of untold
dollars. N. Y. San.
THE conservatory above described
has since been destroyed by fire.