St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-18
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GREysToNE.
4 Dissertation IF Mr.. 1iidcm Magnificent
Home on the Hudson

4 Dissertation Of Mr.. Iitdcn Magnificent
Home on the Hudson
Mr.. Cleveland's Sunday at Greystone has
again attracted public attention to that ven
cradle and somewhat interesting place, writes
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette. The road which runs by Mr..
Tilden's front door becomes the boulevard
when it reaches New York. 1t is broad,
smoothly paved road, curbed and paved in
the most approved fashion. Greystone itself
stands on a knoll between the roadway and
the Hudson. commanding beautiful view
of the river.
Greystone is a huge pile of gneiss rock,
quarried from the neighboring hills, and is
impressive from its very size. 1t contains
90 rooms, and has frontage of
400 hundred feet In the center is tall,
square tower. It's effectiveness is in its
massiveness, and Mr.. Cleveland might scour
the banks of the Hudson without finding its
equal in this and many other respects. The
eiitice stands in park of 100 acres of mag
nifcent woodland slopes, broad meadows,
seauestered lawns and lovely glades and
glens.
From the uppermost room Of the tower,
four hundred feet above the surface of the
Hudson, the scene is magnificent. To the
north are the Peekskil mountains and the
environment of West Point To the west
are the Palisades; to the south the upper part
of New York city and the hills of Staten
Island, while on the east are the sail-hecked
waters Of Long Island sound. On every
hand the prospect is not less beautiful than
vast Near the house are several large silver
frs, which Mr.. Tilden imported from Greece.
These are interspersed with unique and
beautiful selection of trees and shrubs.
among which are golden oaks and alders,
purple beeches, and evergreens from the
deepest shades of green to the richest shades
of gold. Chief among the latter is beauti-
full specimen of Japanese arbor vitae.
From the rear veranda the grounds des-
cend BY a succession of six terraces to the
Hudson. four hundred yards distant Stand
ing directly west of the mansion is an oak
tree that towers above the other monarchs
of the forest 1t is symmetrical almost TO
fault. and never fails 10 attract atten-
ton. Mr.. Cleveland asked if there was any
tradition connected with it. His host smil-
ingly informed him that he knew of none.
except that it had been dubbed the "Tilden
Oak.n The spread of its foliage is seventy
feet.
The main hall of the building extends
clear across, from east to west, and is lofty
and wide On the right is the seeretary's
office. The secretary, as he sits at his desk
can look at portraits of William Cullen Bry
ant. Charles OConor and Samuel j. Til
den.
Next to this room is a wide stairway, and
next to it the dressng-room. At the end Of
the hall is tine entrance to the rear piazza,
and on the left one may enter the reception
room, the dining-room or the library. Mr..
Tilden's sleeping apartments and the chief
guests room are on the second floor. In
the latter Mr. Cleveland slept The furniture
is of satin-wood, trimmed with bamb The
room is forty by twenty feet in size, and per-
feet in its appointments. Not far. from this
room is another fitted up with handsome
billiard table and other requirements of the
game. The third floor is entirely occupied
ny slapDiIV-rOOmS.