New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
MARLETON HOUSE.
-HF HANDSOME NEW HOME OF ALFRED
MARSHALL AT MAMARONECK,
on THE SOUND.

yarleton House, the new home of Alfred Mar
,Asr at Marraroue,k. on Long Island Sound is
4, fne sample Of what a person practically un-
s5-ted fer time and means and having plenty
:, artistic taste can do toward establishing an
deal country place in the suburbs. About three
years ago Mr. Marshall, who is the owner OF
gsanboat and other transportation lines. be
cane tired Of city life and resolved TO build a
model country mansion. He wanted to be near
be Yacht and golf clubs in Larchmont, Of which
be and Mrs Marshall are members, so he Sc
lected a size Of seven acres Of shore front on
Ori5nta Point which is known as one of the
most exclusive colonies on the Sound. On the
Point are the mansions Of the late James NJ
Constable, Henry u. Fiagler. Edwin H Wealth
tTbee, Albert c. EostUiek, John r Hegeman,
Henry siegel, Peter +. Meyer and other wealthy
NsW-yorkecs.
Nj Marshall calls the place Marleton Hall.
TIE name IS composite one. the first part Of
Il being made from the first three letters in
NJ. MarshalTs name, and the remainder from
The last FIVE letters Of Mrs MarshalIs name,
who was before her marriage Miss Pehdleton.
When Nj Marshall completed the house, LAST
fall he did something which glaGdened the
hearts Of the men who had helped TO build it
sni caused them to wish him good luck. He
gave a dinner in the village hall in Mamaroneck
10 which every artisan who had worked on the
house was invited. one hundred and twenty
I've guests sar at the feast, which consisted Of
course dinner with wine. music and vaudeville
attractions
Perhaps the finest features Of MarIaton House
are the magnificent entrance and reception halls,
Measuring thrty-fye feet in one direction and
forty-fYe in the other. Besides the halls. the
first fOor contains the library dining hail. bill
lard room and a cosey little room which Nj
Marshall calls his den. AL Of these. including
The halls, which are broken by aIcoves with
inviting window seats, overlook the waters of
ae Sound
There is no drawing room, the immense recep-
to1 hail, with lis YuIe log burning brightly in
! he fireplace, taking the place Of that The
ha-s are finished in Italian walnut and red, this
4 color being also introduced into the hangings.
ihe library is in Empire green, and green is
4 Lso the prevailing color in the billiard room,
4 Which Is done il Dutch style. In the den Al
h a--11ta tLing has been used for the wainscot-
Eg mosaic floor and q Gy.ned ceiling, with
S-1s1 windows give q fine effect.
Iae dining room has a seven foot wainscot
c ---L oak. with tapestry in dark blue shades
L '-l--g frieze above.
II large Teranta overlooking the Sound runs
1- III length Of The east side 0f the house II
'---=ets the billiard room At the south end Of
-5 building with the dining room 1t the eX-
--lF north. This winter the billiard room and
Ing han yeraulas are inrlosed and fitted up
smoking rooms. with antique Dutch furni-
~= swings and reclining chairs
--s o. the guest rooms on the second floor is
- NE Dutch room. and has 4 dark blue
- with Delft blue stencil frieze above a
( ,-@ sne1 supporting a collection Of quaint old
- mugs and pieces Of china. The 1nantel
- Due Delft picture tling. which, with .