The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-25
AN ELEGANT MANSION
cosr ABourA QUARTER OF 4 MILE
 LION DOLLARS.

s,. New oieost House in hidsehe'"- rr.etsd by a Prominent New Ha'e" Builder. ,,.
 The snlendid new mansion In Ridge- no,a inst erected for Colonel George M' olcott of New York by L. h. h'"''e' ,,a well known New Haven mason hu,,s.r. is justly pronounced by the New York Times one of the gfahaes' mansions to be seen among the NC" ,,,,ora hills. between Lenox ana stockbrIdge on the one side anu iNe" yor, on the other. Mir. Kinney mas ,us' so,o the finishing work on this me house. and his foreman, MT. sedei' nus been in Ridgeheld getting ready to snip the huilding apparatus back to 'his citv The mansion occupies histor'c s,ot at the head of the main street overlooking the valley which lies at the foot of the Ridgefield hills. mere ID not a more slightly location In 'he VII laee, and the view from any room III the house is magnificent.
 rho o,cott mansion Is the first thing that attracts the attention Of person driving into Ridgeiield street from the Dsnbury road. It is n stately building of cream colored brick, standing upon the hillside at the left, and behind IL rises A tall tower which Is upon the stables. The building is almost entirely Of brick and iron, and will be as neariy Hre proof as a house can be made. Not timber nor lath has been used m us construction, except In a few places where wood is a necessity. The walls are laid upon a brick surface and the floors are supported by iron girders' The most striking feature of the ln- terior is the immense hall and rotunda which extends to the roof
 The architect is W. B. Hubby Of New York, who designed the postoftice in this city. The interior arrangement appears to be perfect even to the sllsht- est detail. The building will be lighted by gas and electricity. and complete plants will be established upon the grounds. There is a net work of pipes md wires beneath the floors to convey the water and gas and electricity to every room in the house.
 RidgefeId has no water supply, but that fact will not inconvenience MT. Olcott. An artesian well has been sunk to depth of nearly 400 feet. and the water will be pumped by steam into two immense tanks at the top of the io ipn nf five feet in height and the tanks will be capable of sustaining the weight of fifty tons of water. The pressure will be sufficient to afford supply of water for any purpose.
 The stables are perfectly appointed and the interior Is to be finished ir yellow pine. The coachman will have apartments in the building, and there will be every convenience, even' to g special supply of water from an extra tank in the tower.
 It is said that the cost of the place when completed will not be less thar $250,000.
 As a splendid specimen of fine worl the walls of the rooms speak for them selves. They are hard finished in plaster Paris, and better work of the kind i: not to be found.
 The Olcott house is great addition to Ridgefield.
 Ex-Governor Phineas c. Lounsbury has very fine country home in Ridge field, as some of his old New Haver friends who have visited Ridgef1eld art aware.
 Ridgefield has contributed not fev men to New Haven who are among ou well known and influential citizens o to-day.