, 1881-07-15
MADISON'S HOME.
THO Magnificent Montpelier Estate to
IEe Sold under thu Hammer.

THO Magnificent montpelier Estate to
lEc H0IA tnnt1er tlAn Hammer.
W.ss,iiSnroN, y. c., july TO-" Mont
petlcr." well known as tho hons of l'rcsi-
dent Madison, a,ld one Of the historic places
Of Virginfa, ia advertised 10 lye soil nj public
snlo on july IS. Tho homes of ttD several
Presidents Of tho United States contributed
by Virginia llave MI leen regarded with
considerable National interest, but except
Mount Vernon. the homo Ut Washington,
comparatively )ltt1e IL khOwt Of tl,em by The
public. Montpelier Is beautifully situated,
IN Grunge County, about eighty milcs south
OF Washington, o.. tic line ut tho Virginia
Midland Railroad, md I'll what Is known rs
tho Piedmont section oilvlrgInIn.-n section
noted for fertility Of soil and ptct-
uresnucncss of scenery. Although near lilo
l,ase of tho Southwest Mountains, 1t Is sif-
ilciently elevated 10 furnish commanding
view Vt tie ilne rolling country by which II
Is, surrounded, rs we'll MS the blue Ridge
Mountains, which rsso iii tic distance. The
estate comprises over 1900 acres Of land.
Immediately about tho old homestead aru
eighty acres Of improved grounds, l,nnd.
son.Hly graded with sraveletl walks and
drives. Directly In front and to tho right Of
the residence Is MI aveilue shaded BY fully
developed white pina trees. said TO hive
been, planted by President Mudfs0lt III Ills
youth, and beyond this ~ II grove 1f stately
wutnut trees whose age is measured by cunt
urtes. At Tho base Ut tho hill tilere Is II
valley %Atcrel byn perennial stream Which
" cnpa!le Ut llGiliG converted, nj MI i'eull-
Siderable expense, into II mountain hike,
which would materially cnt,nnco tho beauty
Of tile landscape. ~ tue rear nf tic house y
nn eXttuislt lnwil,, wllicl, was the gnrden spot
0f the parents Ut President 0lntiis0h. The
present garden wits locatnd by Atr. Madison.
mud occMpIcs tcrrnced hillside about SOD
yards IT. the rear Of tho residence.
Tic Wow from tho castern sidc Is bounded
BY The ", wooded ID, stones M of tne Southwest
ty MIL grandeur. The architectural design
Of tho liollse N slnflnr to TINT ut Mount Vur-
nor. ind MONTICELLO. being constructed Of
brick and stone, with pOrtlco Ill front sllll-
70 interior, conve'ilences,, tlo Montpelier
liol!estei!tl L. fur superior to Mount Fern0l!
md Monticello. THE estatG PASSED out Of
the control 0t tile Madison family sonle tl,tr-
" or forty years nRo by sale, sli'ce which It
!ias several times cllangud ownership, but
Inns Hltccessiyely been occupied by t!lo Owli-
ers themselves. Until n very recent date the
grounds have bee1i rresgrret III their original
beauty, md Improved ut c0its!tcrNbl. TX
pense. Recently they have ,stlterc.t sotnu-
md groves arg nll 'lntact, an,I ut a:slnull ex.
pet!sc can bc restored to their original form
| md beauty.
Tho remains OF President Madison rest In
tho fn1nily 1nrylnR.grou,id on tl'e estate, mn!
9nre ,nnrked by 2 plain grant silaft erected
emblem Ut tho Dorlc simplicity Of llis mi',ti
md character. The descendants uf tho Mind.
lsnn faulty are, for tho lnost part, still resi-
denis Of the lpighb0rlOou, t,l the same c;lll
| b. said as to tho descendants nf thnse wlIu
were President Afadlsol:'s friends ulltl neigh.
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