Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-10

house was built not many years ago. and has
still to see its best days. The old Buell.
mansion, occupied by Rev. Edward Hunger
lgreatly improved by Mr., Hungerford. The
Plat homestead is substantial and fine
looking residence, and the home of Henry
LOOMS, Esq, is Justly considered one of the
mos. tasteful and elegant private houses in
Burlington. The Mayor Dodge place, now
occupied by Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, and the
residence OF Elihu Is. Taft, ESD, are also fine
examples of the class of architecture Of
which we arc speaking. Were it not for the
general aspect OF neglect surrounding the I'M
occupied Underwood mansion at the head of
Pearl street, it would still be, undoubtedly,
one of the handsomest and most imposing
residences in the city. Everybody is fami-
lar with the appearance of "Overlake," Col.
Cannon's superb mansion at the foot of Pros
pect street. We hardly know whether to
class this place among the older or later style
of residences, as it differs essentially from
both, and is, perhaps, entitled to class
of its own. 1t is the unique residence
of our city, and is daily visited by scores
of sight-sccrs, who are also generously
accorded the privilege of driving through the
spacious and handsome park which sur
rounds it. The residence Of Col. Horace j.
|
loveliest mansions of the city, and its pecu-
liarly picturesque style of architecture, MS
well as the improvements added by its pres
| ent owner, makes il one of the most notable
| and most admired of all our private build
ings. On Willard street stands the elegant
home OF Il. j. Phelps, ESQ, one of the most
admired aud tasteful residences in the city
1t is surrounded by beautiful grounds, and
imprcsses the mind at once rs the abode oil
culture and refinement: On Union street, II
good example of the substantial style OF ar
chitecture is the Blodgett house, occupied by
r.. G. Stevenson, Esq. DR.. Lewiss house,
opposite, is also notable rs one Of the hand
soonest residences on the street. On Will
| liams street, Hon. j. ID. Hatch's place is
beautifully situated in the midst of extensive
and finely arranged grounds. The house
| itself is a model of quiet elegance aud good
| taste, aud is always pointed out to the visitor
as one of the fine mansions of the city. On
Adams street is the palatial residence OF
Bradley B. Smallcy, Esq, one of the most
| beautifully situated as it is one OF the most
elegant homes of our city. This fine house
has recently been refurnished in the most
expensive and artistic manner, and is now
cminently beautiful without and within. On
| Church street, our townsman MIR. James A.
Shcdd has fine residence, remarkable for
| its position in the business centre OF the CITY,
OF the third class of residences, the mod
ern, ornamental style, Burlington has large
representation, many of them exceedingly
beautiful. A graduation has slowly and very
percepiibly been effected between the fine
| houses of thirty and forty years ago and the
fashionable Queen Anne style of the present.
We shall speak first of the residences which
show the evidences of the transition, and
lastly of the elaborate and aesthetic Queen
Anne style of to-day. The Baxter place on
Main street. now occupied by Col. G. w.
Hindes, is the most notable example of the
transition. This house had the deserved
reputation of being the most ''ornamental'
in the city until the respondent Queen Anne
style came in and eclipsed it. DIR. Grinncll
has peculiar but very handsome residence,
on the same street. 1t can hardly be cassed
as Queen Anne" but has many of the ar
| tistic effects Of the latter, and is recognized
as one of the most attractive of the modern
style residences which have recently sprung
up in our city Mr. G. II. Hayward's resi-
dence on the same street is one of the most
notable of the new residences in that part of
the city. On College and Champlain streets
A. Taft, Esq. and L. G. Morgan, Esq, have
built two very handsome houses, the grounds
of which are not separated. DIR. Binghams
house on College street is a very pretty aud
attractive residence, as also Mayor Morse's
house opposite. b. Turk, ESD, has hand
some residence on the conner of College and
Willard streets. On Pearl street, Mr..
Henry j. Nelson has a fine residence in
the modern style. On Maple street we
also notice the beautiful home of L.
Brayton, Esq. Mr.. W. A. Crombie's house
on Prospect stree, is model of elegance and
beauty in architecture, and Mrs. George
Francis house, adjoining, is a remarkably
handsome place. On Willard street we note
the superb new residence of e. w. Wood
house, Esq, which has one Of the finest sites
in the city, overlooking the lake and the
Adirondack. The Bigelow house, occupied
by }. A. Arthur, Esq, and the residence of
MIR. Edward Lyman are also notably fine
places. Mrs. John T. Drew has an elaborate
and handsome residence on the same street,
and the residence of Gen. William Wells
on the corner of Main street, ID acknowledged
to be amoug the most elegant of the homes
of Burlington. William III. Root Esq, has
picturesque cottage on the same street, and
Edward Barlow, Esq, has handsome and
tasteful residence. On Union street, we note
the handsome house of G. p. Frissell, ESD,
Mr.. j. d. Kingslands beautiful residence and
grounds; the elegant residences of Messrs
w. w. and o. j. Walker. A. 4. Richard
son, Esq, has notably fine place, end Gov
Tafts house is especially picturesque. Messrs
IL. RODy n. w. Bufrllt ana y. y. fOst nave
fine residences on the same street. On Elm
wood avenue the residences of Messrs. NJ. S
Kelsey, X b. Walker and Mrs. ii. NJ. Bal
lard are especially elegant and attractive. On
Battery street we note the pleasant and beau
tiful homes of DR.. 10 II. Linsley ii. i,
Wing, Esq, and +. Smith, Esq. On Shtl
burn street, c. NJ. Spaulding, Esq, has
magnificent residence.
Of the Queen Anne style of architecture
we note the deliberately built and beautiful
residence of j. G. Reed, Esq. ,on Main street
the handsome house of Mrs. l.. NJ. .Clapp o.
: the west, and the uncompleted residence o
= Henry Wells, ESQ.,. on the east, which bid
fair to be one OF the most elegant prival
, buildings in town. Other smaller and les
= elaborate houses in Queen Anne style hav
been built and are building in various part
. of the city, but the ones we have mentone
= are the most notable. -
y The above list of the fine residences u
i Burlington, we are aware, is by no means
complete one, nor did we intend to make
u such. Our object was simply to mentio
some Of the more notable of the homes {
= our citizens, whose beauty and fine SURROUND
u ings have made them the admiration of a
/" who visit the city, as well as the pride of a
" BurlinptOnians