The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-28

eNImp., ut scores vi ante-bellum resi-
dents ct Washington. The suburbs o!
the c!t! are studded with old country
seats bearing more or less romantic
nime>, and showing still in their poorly
pres ryed state the Open-hearted libsr.
allty with which their owncrs adorned
life in those days. For wears these
places have gore a begging in the real
estate market. but of late. with Seere-
tary Whitneys purchase on the Ridge
road. demand has sprung up for them.
One Of the oldest country seats around
Washington is Mount Airy. the home oi
the talverts, situated a mile north Of
Bladensbu-g. It's buildings are of im-
ported Dutch brick. plaSteral and stuc-
coed creamy yellow. Around this old
house, when the city was founded, deer
roamea wild. Eleanor. the daughter of
Charles Calvert, fifth Lord Baltimore,
married John Parke CuStiS. whose son.
George Washington Parkc CuStiS (Gen.
Washington's adopted son. was for
years master If Arlington. Back and
forth between these two historic man
sions the obi fashioned numbering
coaches, with their yellow wheels aud
bodies and panels gilded with armorial
bearings, made frequent journeys.
kalorama, built by t;u,tavus Scott, Is
noted country place. Washingtons =
nephew, William bought ka!orama Of
Major Scott and sold il to joel Barlow,
the author nf The Columhiad." Here
Fulton. with his carpenter and black
smith. made his model of the first steam.
boat AMI sailed it on the mill pond in
Rock creek. back of the old mansion.
Decatur lived al kalorama. for short iit-
tetralS, AMI for sixteen wears his body
lay in the family tomb ON the place.
Nine. Decatur lived at kalnrama man.
sion in order to te near it, During the
war kllorama was used rs pest house.
1t i now occupied hy Nine Ioyctt. To
whom. with y her heirs, the estate has
descended
brentwood is another oll place of his.
tOric interest. 1t lies mile north of the
capitol on II magnificent hill II was
founded by Robert Brent in 1912. Gen.
Pearson. Of North Carolina, while in
Congress, married Miss Brent Pear.
sons mill IN Tiber creek was the first to
be- built here. The Tibcr, filled up, exists
only in sewer main. and its course is
So much a matter of tradition that not
one in fifty people in Washington can
tell whore IL once flowed.
Kendall Green. the country place Of
AMOS Kendall, postmaster. general, WAS
"a part of Brentwood. and Edgewooi,
Salmon p. Chasc's country seat, came
on, Of the Brent property The Metro
politan road now runs through the Ken
dali farm. Brentwood is now the estate
of Captain Carlisle Patterson, Admiral
poitet's brother.in-la Joseph Gales
had country place adjoining Brent
wood. Through the GALES place the rail.
road also runs. cutting it into two long.
narrow strips Of land.
On Analoston Island, in the Potomac.
opposite GeOrgetown. was tho home Of
John Mason, son Of George Mason, the
father Of Virginia, and the confidential
friend of George Washington. Here
Louis Philippe was II guest while In
Washington, Here James NJ. Mason, of
Mason and Slidcll fame was born Dur.
ing the war the old mansion was burned.
The out buildings stand as they were. A
causewav connects the island with the
Virginia shore.
One OF the most picturesque suburban
seats is the Tudor place. on Gcorgstown
Heights. Here Robt. r. Lee mnde his
last visit to Washington in 1869. Mr..
kenion now lives In the Tudor place.
Near by is mass of property which
Samuel Davidson wiilcd 10 George Wash.
ington for the national university pro-
posed by the first President, in case one
Of Davidsons heirs refused to accept the
condition Of changing his name to Da-
wilson. The condition was kent aud
the property never pasbcd to General
Washington, Evermay. the home Of
Davidson, one Of the richest men Of the
day, II near by.
The Llnthicum place on Georgetown
Heights, was once the home Of John G..
Calhoun. Clark Mills, the sculptor, had
n fine country seat northeast Of the city,
whore stood his foundry and tho model
of his equestrian Washington. General
Walbrdgc, OF New York. while in con.
gress built fine country mansion on the
heights north OF the city. II is now 4
Summer hotel. George Is. ,'orkhill, Ly
marriage, became one Of the heirs to
his property. Count Bodisco had very
fine country place, now known "a the
Blagdcn Estate Home. lie built large
man5ioD n huge conservatory, end
bowling alley. The property Is perhaps
the handsomest large piece OF property
near Washington, and it has been a con
stantly recurring proposition to bug it
for national park. Senator Sherman
recently purchased portion Of the 10.
disco estate. Hugh McCulloch, the VEN
erabn oN secretary Of the treasury, lives
on beautiful summer estate near Silver
Spring. the railroad station at the old
Frank Blair country place. Jubal Early,
in hi3 famous raid in 1861, CAPTURED the
Blair mansion. Montgomery BLAIR was
living in the mansion at that time, while
serving as postmaster-general
Boss Shepherd lad a country place
near Silver Spring. which he named
Bleak IIusn y. y. sun.
One Of the fcaturcs-of millionaire
t. od', new palace Of San Francisco