The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-21
a err or VILLAS.
stately Homes Of the Fashisnsbses ut New
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J Corr. g. r. Chronicle.

Stately Homes Of the FAshiensbies ut New
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NEWPORT, June 25, Iss2.--The first sum-
mer residence built In Newport was In I6Ss.
Il was erected by George Jones, of Savannah,
who paid $500 for his lot, price that -.
tonished everybody then. In 1646 Wills
site near BY cold for $1,000, which recently
brought 100000. From this beginning IN
1888 rapidly grew colony Of, 1t first, some
Whist simple but spacious homes, and the
first comen were mostly Southerners. ] 70
member that during the war, when Southern
gentlemen, one after another, offered their
villas for sale, having lost their fortunes,
Newporters were very downhearted and were
confident the resort was killed - such. II
did kill the hotel life, and the hotels were
then cut Into. cottages and the sites sold for
new private residences. The old homes
passed into other hands and Newport, In.
stead Of losing It's prestige, took start from
that time, until to-day 1t Is the finest city Of
country sests IN the world. s.-5 "sss#.
q. As m instance Of how land has increased
in value, let me tell you Of one farm and
Whist has come from II. The late William
Beach Lawrence bought this farm twenty
I've years ago for sl2, 900. 1t had m extend
cd sea front and Ii the most beautifully To-
Gated piece Of land / know or First came
Pierre Lorillard, OF tobacco fame, and took
slice, three or four years ago, for his villa
site. For this slice OF this $4,000 farm he
paid $3.50, 900 and there he erected an $4,000
nansion. A wee bit next went to gentle
man for $4,000. Fred Kernochan, ME-. Lor-
lizards brother.in-law, paid $5o,oo0 for his
site, and put up house 1t cost Of 500, 900.
Last year four more sites were sold from
this farm, one 10 Miss Catherine L. Wolfe Of
New York, the wealthiest single woman In
America, for the enormous sum Of si9l 900.
The house she is building on II will cost as
lnnehimors. One ef the other sites went to
General Van Alien for sos LOCO, and Miss
Julia G. Rhinelander purchased apiece for.
$4,000. There still remains good portion
Of this sie, 900 farm 10 thc Lawrence family.
This 10 but one example Of what has hap
psned In this way In the last score Of years.
Immense fortunes have been made and are
making every day IN the buying and selling
of real estate. A few gentlemen In Boston
recently dubbed together and bought, IS m
investment, half . million dollap'wo of
land lying quite out of the city, feeling sure
that Newport will grow. f@w
CURIOUS APPRECIATION.
tits % curious afectatIon Of simplicity
that leads the Newport summer residentsto
style their houses acottages.pr r There are no
more palatial residences In America. A
while ago Law In an illustrated New York
newspaper pictures Of the most costly and
beautiful Of San Francisco's private DWELL
ings. But for the lack Of grounds and park
like surroundings they were strikingly like
Nswport,s finest ''cottages." There are be-
tween three and four hundred OF these sum-
mef home. some are, indeed, vefitabls
cottage honsss, but The majority are spacious,
imposing structures, picturesque In style, and
surrounded by the most exquisite lawns, on
almost every one Of which are hothouses,
stables and porten' lodges. Half Of these
villas belong 10 New Yorkes; sixty Of them
are owned by Bostonians. There are half .
dozen cottage owners from Chicago; large
number from Baltimore and Washington.
But New Workers give the tone and charac-
ter 70 the place.
The finest of these villas lie along Belle
we ayenua, the iAshionabls drive, which IL
three niles long. The most desirable are
those which face The sea, and are set upon
the famous Newport Cliff. Along this ciid,
though priyate grounds, lies the elf walk,
the most beautiful foot path In the world.
Its bed Ia like mosaic, 10 smooth and even
Il the gravel Of which It 10 made; and it,
turf borders are cut rs evenly % those IN
any park. This path which winds IN, and
out among the gardens. Lies sometimes upon
the very edge OF the sea, and again runs over
. great rock, against which the surf dashes.
Even though thus public pa.h runs through
such famous spots is George Bancroftb rose
gsrders and BY Nh, Astor's terrace, no In
trusion Is ever reported, and flower or leaf
have rhessr known to be touched.
eta STATELY HOUSES.
The most stately and costly Of the New.
port houses. ID The ."ChAtea u-sur- mer'. Of
George Peabody Wstmore.L I DO not dare
say what this house hes cost. once saw
scms wood carvings NJ which As4o;OD had
been paid In italy, which were placedIin the
ceiling Of one room. italian workmen cans
from their home and worked one year In
merely putting this ceiling In place. Mrs.
John jacob Aston owns the "Barreda place."
"Hawthornden," which cost the Spanish
Minister when he built II $3.50, 900, and Mrs.
Astor has quite made Il over. Mr.. Kerno-
chan, OF New York, has place on which
the ball room alone cost $4,000. L. T.
Morton, our Minister TO France, calls his
ylssefFsr Lawn" and could probably get
100000 for II. Theodore Havemeyer, Of
New York, has . 100000 cottage. Ex-'
Governor Z. d. Morgan has superb house,
Charles II. Russell has . perfect lawn Of
twenty three acres In the heart of The town.
A. 3. Hatch, OF Fisk 4 Hatch, paid 10000
Tor stone house with small grounds, . few
years ago, and put $4,000 worth Of furhis
turs In u. James Keene had : beautiful
placs, but the house burned one vintee
night, and b has since been paying 5000 =
year rent, bis family living here oil thu time,
Whsn b com~ On from Nov York b. char
tsrsa spscial stsamsr, paying 500 for his
fare whore other mortais pads n.
This be did every Saturday during two or
three winters, Remaining here but few
henn eAch tims. II u mo uncomaon thing.
for Mr. Keens, when In Boston, TO hire q
sPseaAi tfsin n the regular time of running
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