New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

Rockefeller formerly the country seat Of the As
Riawal sAnaly w9s originally p psrs r. q v lns era
Aspfnwan. the shipping merchant. from Nr. part
lett. and was for many years CONSIDERED ne nnss.
piece OF suburban p-cp.rty near Nev-Sork The
house that occupied the site OF the present Recke-
Teller ma-sicn wcs a huge rambling piie. WIT Wit
of ahicn were covered with ivy When the Aspin-
walls occup psd /; they were regarded AS one OF the
-rs!-tsfninc such vast properly was too great
even FOR their r1eans. ard they were finally Obliged
when Mr Rockefslls- came mo possession Of
the property NJ tore down the old mansion and
site Bq. he ies. the Srsa, stone gateways and
,Ae lc-r stretch G fence connecting them standing
,5e rs,e p5s5s ba, they are today practically the
same m design - they were a, the time Nnen ne
Aspnvas owred ile 7ro7eriy Ias oN one sasn ~,
that inCoSes the grounds q compe ely n,l nlonT,
from siGht by lnxuriant growth OF noneSsuoNis'
art the gate posts are covered with vines
Further back from the Hudson on the rocen1c S1
Hills t-- the vast estate purchased IN the tah ot
80; hv John - Rockefeller L : Yet IN an unitn-
proved cordtion Iut u ! Mr.. Rockefeller in,en,
,.,- % convert ne a., acres tha- he nas acquired
ir-o 4 narx and % build splendid mansion upon
no highest point OF land the property Ias
r-9srar- To rhe norm X oyerlooks the whole Of
81 rs Hollow. 70 the -, large part OF West
chester county erf 20 the south the populous VAL
fc, - ,h ~.-..s~h.n I,s name IS Of Dutch origin.
-. - ~ t,t-f,t II tSs colonial period /,
was rendezvous for The Indians. and durins W tns
Revolution. ssnai ~'iii2s " ,,aroenr % r5s
RrifISh wer. made prior 10 the Withdrawal OF the
American Army into the Highlands Washington
and hiS officers -eQlenty visited nc nsi5nt % r.
cor7olt-e the country with their 1elt glasses
IN making improvement on his estate NJ.
Rockefeller has o-sn Obliged 20 tear down '1ais
Iardr-.rk< OF the Revolution. Just sasi OF tne oo
mansion that n now occupies stood ph,
farmhouse in which Major Andre passed me nisn
before nis capture by ne American SCOUTS ur,Irr
m stood -. old .anirine house. wn-r@ 'ne pr,
oner hsite8 for refrsshment while being conveyed
% 'hr American camp
IT, xatsvay - NJ Rockefel.ers present nome
fronts on TIE old Bedford Road along the in@ az
,vrfr, ol posts OF the American Army were e-tso-
isn-d ir the Revolution II was -nis highway tnat
rh. rickers parroed whom Andre passed on nis
way 10 NeR-York WIKI the compromising nocu-
rn-r-- on ni~ person n had received from bsnedict
Arnold re : supposed % have stolen through ne
it-e az he u.so- wr-re The gateway SANDS Like
To- majority cf entrances 20 private grounds aonx
-na Hudson. the stone posts are oyergrnTu WITH
vines Nr Rcckefelier's posts however. arr some
What varied from the others because o. the bronze
urns which ;op them
Yv al odds the nandsOmest entrances along tne
lire of Broadway are those which lead 20 the
n ruir~ent country seat % Mrs Elliott r shep-
srl The stone OF which they are composed was
-r-ro-tet from abroad nd : OF A beautiful orao
.1.e- t-rhf-a~turaiiv considered. they are most
irr r7-e~siva Solid columns o. masonry capped with
polished stor4 blocks fank tn graVeilsd roadway.
ard from -ac~. both SIDES. sweep na-<iFe
curves OF stone slru0untei by AL ratings q
wrought ron. These curves terminate in square
masses % masonry. pa-eiled ana sIruount"d p!