The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
A. L. BARBOUR'S CASTLE
WASHINGTON HOME OF THE as
PHALT KING TO BE ABANDONED.
He Doesn't Care to Look Into tbe
Back Yards of Mr.. Sherman,s
Houses, and VIII Build Elsewhere.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Mr. A. L. Bar
oour the asphalt king, intends to erect a
private residence in Washington which
shall rival any mansion ever built in Naw
York, and on which there shall be abso-
lutely no limit Of cost of construction. He
intends to erect the most artistic and beau
tlful private residence in the national can
ital And all because he does not care to
look into the back yard of some prospective
neighbors.
Visitors to Washington are Invariably
taken out to Fourteenth street and are
shown Barbour Castle 1t is an imnosin.
stone structure, situated on the top of
gentle eminence, surrounded by COSTLY
parks, and commanding a beautiful view
OF the city, which seems to lie at its feet
Here Mr. Barbour and his family live when
IN Washington, which is only rarelv for
Mrs. Barbour and her daughters USUALLY
spend the winter at heir Fifth-avenue resi-
dence in New York. and their summers M
thelr country place the Hudson or sail
ing the seas in their yacht. few years
ago Chlef Justice Fuller rented the house
paying $4,000 a year.
Barbour Castle was the site proposed as
the private residence of the President of
the United States when bill was intro
duced in the last session of Congress nro
VldlnS Tor a domestic residence of tha
ciilei executive, where he could live with
ms Ianl1y, while the White House was tn
De turned practically into the PresidenttS
business office. The bill was introdmcad in
tle senate, and when it became known that
barbour castle was to be bought for the
purpose. opposition arose in the Senate. and
the bill died in committee ~
Senator John Sherman of Ohio ou,,
Soliie property winch adjoinS the handsome
PARK surrounding Mr.. Barbour's home Mr.
BafDour has never been willing 10 sell anv
OF the land Recently Mr. Sherman decided
70 erect a row OF houses on the land he
iionSihs 70 nlm Most unfortunately the
erect VIII front away from Mr. Rarbour;s
properly. consequently, the present heau-
llIui view which Barbour Castle commands
from almost every window will soon he shut
out by row Of tall houses and instead Of
the pretty prospect which now delights tho
eye, there will sooa be nothing to he senn
from the windows but the fiat roofs of Mr.
sherman houses and the very Drosaic .le
talis or domestic life in the back wards IF
Ihe sherman row. Mr. Barbour, it is un
oerstood, sought to purchase Mr. Sher-
man s property, and Mr.. Sherman offered to
purchase Mr.. Barbour's property. Neither
gentleman would sell
Mrs. BarDour intends spending her win
ters hereafter in Washington almost en-
urely, and as the Barbours are fabulouslv
Weaithy and stand in the front rank of
washington society, being among the most
lavish entertainers here, Mr.. Barbour has
instructed leading firm of architects TO
prepare plans for new residence He
owns large tract of property in the close
vicinity of Red Top, President Cleveland's s
possible, even a better view of Washington
than did Barbour Castle, and here a new
castle will be built, free from all threats
of coming back yards.