The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20


Eandolphs. was purchased yesterday
from Airs. Virginia NJ Allen OF this city.
b. the Coolidge family. of Boston.
This brings the old place back 20 The
blood OF Sos original builders and owners.
1lr. J. Randolph Coolidge. the oidcs, NOM
Der OF the family. is the son OF Ellen
Randolph. of Monticello. and Joseph
Coolidge of Boston.
Miss Randolphs parents were Thomas
Mann Randolph. eldest son Of tho first
Thomas Mann Randolph. and Martha
Jefferson. daughter of the President.
The place. which lies about fourteen
miles west of Richmond. is proba-
bly,. at this time the best and
most interesting specimen Of early colo
nial architecture in Nirginia-buiit by
william Randolph of Turkey Island. the
progeni0r of that noted Virginia family.
about l69O-iUs. on n site selected for
It's beauty. lying in "a curve OF the river
on lofty blum. nestled amid original
oaks and clms. originally with terraces,
extending through romantic grove 90
the lOwgrOunls. 10 stands to-day living
picture of the past.
An ANllLNI HOUSE.
The house is in the form of the letter
II. the two perpendicular lines beins rep
resented by wings about - feet deep and
% feet long and the horizontal line by a
saloon hallway about % feet wide and 80
feet long. running north and south with
doors opening 90 the east and west upon
massive stone steps. UIarricI from the
neighbOriug hillside. while arched door
ways open 40 each end into the wings
Heavy doors are placed in front of both
winrs. and on entering either at the north
or s1,th one is struck by the quaint beau
tv lhd desirn of thc graceful walnut
staircasos and haud-c8rvcd balustrades
leading 90 tno upper floors that, at the
..0ull. for some queer and unknown rca-
son cutting 01 the upper part of the
archcd doorway to The saloon hall. TIE
floor boards. about eight and ten inches
wide OF heart pine. not toueutd ana
gro0ved. are as perfect and close fitting as
when laid. near two centuries ago-whiIa
the beams in fho attic supporting the
Gothic roofs are as sound and large
as those of the Golego Mills with tine
exception OF the handmade, wrought
iron nails which fastened the thick heart
shingles ana the cilpboards and the
wronght-iron hand made strap hinges
end brass locks io the doors not piece
Of metal was used in the build
ing The whole structure being held TO-
rether hy wooden pegs. apparently as
strong ana unvielling to-day as when FIRST
driven into The seasoned timber TIE
foundations f0r about four feet above
ground are of brick, ana also the east
and west ends Of The south wing viii e
tho entire house is wanscotod in panels
OF black walnut cut and made ON the
spot by English w0rkmon. and now SO
hardened hy age as 90 Doe almost impene-
trabie to nail cor tool but the face of 10
aI smelrol hy heavy coat of lcaQ-co.-
ored paint. concea'ins the beautiful erain
of the wood laid on 0y % former propria-
tor 90 satisfy the within and bad taste OF
"a young and eXactine wife.
WHERE JEiFEASON STUDIED
The ancient structure is tUo stories.
with attic. wine cellars .otc., and STANDS
now as when first erected excepting that
decay rendered 10 necessary fo replace Che
old heart shingles hy slate. which makes
ro change in the general cnect and APP
pcarlnce ON Che east, directly opposite
th. door OF the saloon hallway. in ruins.
The brick chimney fallen. and the grained
orched roof cavel m at the edge
of the expansive old flower garden with
its boxed walks and Uueer-shaped beds.
Stands fne small building where Thomas
Jefferson and ThomHs Mann Randolph,
as children together received the rudl-
mcnis ul education ana discipline Mnlcn
finally raised h0m to the proud poliu-
cal and social elevations of their later
years
ON hc west stands Il quaint building
exactly lAe Che schoolhouse. devoted o.
bachelor guests whore their id.osyncratic
enioymcnts mrnt mot interfere with
the rcpuee of ile more stlid members
Of the household Running north from
this were the smoke house Kitchen. ana
dairy. OF frame and at right angles 20
the west We're several brick quarters Tor
the house servants the quarters for the
field hands having been an some distance
20 the east near The large barn and
stables. Facing the north front OF the
house is q glorious avenue OF spreading
eims. archng the roadway and looking
through their vista one sces beautiful
avenue OF venerable cedars bordering the
private road Tor quarter OF a mile
20 the highway
william Randolph, who had seven
Sons cave Tuckahoe to Dis second son.
Thomas. and the family were SO numer-
ous ana the same Christian names so
common. that 20 distinguish them fine
ffrauaflv. they were designated hv their
i.mesteads. and the descendants OF
Thomas are known as the Tuckahoe
branch in which the vencmted home
stead remained by direct uneal descent
untl 1N0 when A. was conveyed 10y
A.N'fH" Mann ItNANl'tN. NN'AN AANNN-
con of the first Thomas. ana Lucy fat-
tersan of New York his wife. 90 Heze-
Khan and Edwin Wight OF Richmond.
probably formerly Of Connecticut and
in iE' ny Edwin wight 90 Joseph Allen.
% Richmond and by him 70 his son.
ltchor. Allen. who in l>o3 married
Miss Virginia Mitchell. Of Richmond, and
they have resided thcre since that da.e,
and from whom Mr. Coolidge buys A.
1liE FAMILY VAULT
The family vault OF the Tuckahoe Ran
doiphs lies about 200 yards east by north
from 'he mansion. on the east side OF The
garden. concealed from view by grape
hrbors and shrubbory. In 10 Is the dust
az Thomas Randolph and judith Church
il his wife. William Randolph. and
Mary fase. % Roosevelt his wife. Thomas
Mann Randolph and his FIRST wife. Anne
Carey. % Aupihnl (his second wife and
widow. Gabrielle Harvle. married Dr.
sohn RrockenbyouEh. OF Richmond. and IS |