New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
BEEoHER.s COUNTRY PLACE SOLD.
"BoscoBEI," NEAR PEEKsKILL, BOUGHT BY
CHI. BUTLER FOR $4,000,

"BoscoBEL," NEAR PEEKsKILL, BOUGHT BY
CHI, BUTLER FOR $4,000,
GBoscobel," the nne country. place of Henry Ward
Beccher near Peekskil. has been sold by Phillips &
Wells the real estate agents of No. 1874 Nassast, 10
c. ii. Butler OF Butler Bros, OF No. $50 Broadway,
ono Of the largest notiOn-mportlng firms In this
country. for $4,000. The place bought by Mr.
Bcccher in 1885, and covers about thirty-six acres
1t overooks the Hudson Just south OF the Highlands
and toward the east commands beautiful view, tho
edge of the estate lying Just thirty feet from tho high
est point in Westcbester County.
For twenty years Mr.. Beeeher occupied the cottage
that was on the grounds when he purchased them.
AS his family grew larger the cottage became made
quate for the many guests who enjoyed hts generous
hospitality IN 1873 he built the present handsome
house at q cost OF s70. ooc. The foundation is Of
granite, the first two stories Of pressed brick laid
in cement and the third floor is Of wood. On the
east. south and west sides runs piazza from twelve
to thirty feet wide. The house is supplied with all
convenience gas. electric BELLS fine bathrooms. a
biiliardroom and little carpentershop in which Mr.
Beecher often tinhered and hammered Altogether
there are twenty. three rooms
surrounding tho house is park containing a col
lection OF trees and shrubs surpassed in this country
only by that Of the Smithsonian Institution at wash
hgton, and containing many specimens which can
not be found in that collection. There 5000
mental trees ahd shrubs embracing $50 varieties, and
more than 1000 frut trees and vines. These all
set out in groups by skilled landscape gardener. be-
ing classified and labelled
For this collection, Mr.. Bcechcr was indebted
mainly to his missionary friends. Knowing the de-
light that no took in identifying "Boscohel' whom
ever they camc upon especially rare, beautiful or
interesting tree Or shrub, they sent II to him. China
Ceylon, India the Pacific islands, Africa Europe and
in fact all quarters Of the globe represented In
this BARK, which would have cost fortune to any
one else.
Boscooel is the name Of little hamlet in which
Charles II hid some time during the troubled times
following the execution of his father. Mr.. Beecher
chose the meme merely because he thought It pretty
and appropriate, but Il was after accidentally dis
covered that many generations ago, Of the female
ancestors OF the Beccher family had lived at Boscobel
90 that the name was peculiarly fitting.
MF beecher passed most of the summer and a
good part q the winter at Boscobel and altogether
spent more than FOO 900 on the place A year and
Q half before his death he added another story 10
the cottage which had been his first home there
30 that all his family could DO with him. Ioscobel5
he regarded his home, and the name Will remain
linked with his
Mr.. Butler win at once have the house repanted
ana ne PARK properly cared for 1t Is fortunate
that Boscobep had fallen IN such apprcciaflye hands
Tor MT Butler VIII spare no pains or expense 10 keep
the place AZ its former owner would have wished.