The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
GREY STONE.
A Description of mr.. TiIden's sIzgnifceu
Home on the Hudson.

n Description OF mr.. Tfiden's nsgnitic ent
Home on the Hudson.
Mr.. ClevslsDd's Sunday at Greystaue hes
sgain attracted public attention 10 that vsu-
sTable and somewhat interesting place,
writes a correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette. The road which rms
cast Dir. TildeR's front door becomes che
boulevard when ii reaches New YORK II is
broad, smoothly paved road, cur bed sud
paved in the most approved fashion. Grey
stone itself stands on knoll between the
roadway and the Hudson, commanding
besuufui view OF the river.
GreystOre is huge pile OF gneiss rock,
QuRrried from the neighboring Mills, aud is
Impressive from its very size. IL contains
ninety.niue rooms, and has a frontage of
four hundred feet. In the center Is u tall.
square tower. Its effectiveness IL IN its mas
siveness, and Mr. Cleveland might scDnr the
banks of the Hudson without finding its
equal III this and many other respects. Toe
edlhce stands II park OF one hundred ald
twenty acres of magnificent woodland
slopes, broad meadows, sequestered lawns,
and lovely glsdes and gieDs.
From The uppermost room OF the tower,
4C0 feet above the suIfa0s OF the Huison,
The scene is magnificent To The north are
the Peekskill Mountains ard tha environ
ments of West Point. To the west are the
Palisades; to the south the upper par. Of
New York city and the hills OF Ssatec
Island, while 10 the east are the ssil.iec ked
waters of Long Island Sound. On every
HANG the prospect is not less beautiful than
vast Near the house are several large gil yer
frs, which Mr.. Tilden imported from
Greece. These are interpreted with unique
end beautiful collection Of trees snd SHRUBS,
among which are golden eaks snd slders,
purple beeches, and eYergreeus from the
deepest shades OF green 10 the richest shades
of gold. Chief among the latter is bsauti-
f~rfc nf Tor1 VI nj
From the rear yeranda the grounds de-
scend by a succession of six terraces TO the
Hudson, 400 yards distant. Sta ldiug di.
Iectly west OF the mansion is an oak tree
that towers above the other monarchs of the
forest Ii is Symmetrical! 10 s fault. aad
never fails to attract attention. Mr.. Cle7e-
lard asked II there was any tradition con-
Deoted with it His host smilingly in f0rmed
him that he knew of none, except that it
had been DUBBED the "Tilden Oak" The
spread Of its fOlisge 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 Seoretsry's
Office. The Secretary as be sits AT his de k,
can look at portraits OF William Cullen
Bryant, Charles 0'Conor and Samuel j. Til
den.
Next to this room is q wide stairway, and
next 20 il the dressing-room. At the end of
the hall is the entrance to the rear piazza,
and on the left one may enter the reception
room, the diningroom or the library. Mr..
Tilden's sleeping apartments and the chief
guests room are on the second floor. Ia
the latter Mr.. Cleveland slept. the furni-
ture is of satin wood trimmed with bamboo.
The room is forty to twenty feet in size, and
perfect in its appointments. Not far from
this room Is another is another fitted up
with handsome billiard table and other re-
auirements of the game The third floor is
entirely occupied by sleepiDg-rooms.