The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Georgian Court, George J. Gould's
country home at Lakewood, N. J..
Is one of the most magnificent places
in America modelled after the old
English estates. It has it's gatekeepe1
and it's lodge. its master of the hounds
and its master of the hunt. In ap-
preaching the magnificent mansion
That adorns the grounds, one comes
upon 1t unawares in the midst Of g
heavy forest Of pine trees so close
together that a carriage cannot pass
between them. The house, with or.
nate decorations of marble, is built
on the style somewhat of the Partisan
palace of the boulevards. To the front
OF 1t, to the sides, to the rear-every-
where that the eye may reach-are
forests of stately pines.
The house stands on one of the
banks of Lake Carasaljo. The estate
Is Enclosed by an. iron fence fifteen
feet high and supported by great mar
bic posts. The mansion, in the style
OF the Italian renaissance, presents an
imposing figure. It is Of brick, COW
cred with stucco work. The south
front, facing the lake, Is shielded by
large piazza with a marble balustrade
and occupied by number Of statues
In bronze. On the other side Of the
house there Is a similar porch, with
circular loggia in the center and porte
cochere. The entrance to the grounds
Is on the side. It is 1anked with elab-
crate pillars and closed by great iron
gates.
Regal splendor of Georgian Court.
The interior decorations are of the
eighth century and are known as the
Georgian style of architecture, popu-
lar in England during the reign Of the
last kings Of that name. The hall ex-
tends upward two full stories in the
center Of the house. The second sto-
ry and roof are supported by rows
Of white marble pillars. At one end
Of the hall is a French eliptical stair
case. rising to the second floor. and at
the other end Of the hall is an i'm
mense fireplace Of an old English de-
sign. A broad balcony extends around
the hall on the second floor, from
which one may look below. The bed
rooms and private suites open from
the balcony in all directions. On the
ground floor are the showrooms, and
it may be truthfully said that in no
other house in America are they so
magnificent. There is the great Geor-
gian room, grand in it's sumptuousness.
Then there Is the draWing-room, the
dining-room, the billiard-room, the
mOrning-roOm, the mushroom, the
library and the sun parlor. In the
same floor, in a wing, are. the kitchens
and all that pertains to'~the culinary
uSpdi IlIleilI. s.--..-.. 1852.
In the decorations alone a. fortune
has been spent. In the main hall Is
the famous frieze Of the Canterbury
Pilgrims" by Robert v. Sewall, which
is one of the finest examples Of mural
decorations in this country The IL
brary is finished in burnt wood, the
decorations being by J. W. Fundock
from famous paintings.
The south part Of the house on the
second floor is given up to the apart
ments Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould. There
are the boudoir, two large sleeping
apartments, a sitting room and sewing
room. On the same floor there are
ten guest chambers and six bath
rooms. The third floor Is used for the
children, the governess and the serv-
ants. The barn is built on the same
style as the house, being constructed
of marble and Is itself palace.
Another country home of Mr.. Gould
Is Furlough Lodge, in the Catskills. It
Is situated within a short distance Of
the ground where Jay Could as a
youth, helped to survey the country
and over which he carried the rod and
chain for many a weary day. Fur
Tough Lodge is not exactly farm, al
though it is large enough to be one,
comprising $500 acres in the heart
Of the Catskill mountains. It Is In
the center of gorges and forests and
is traversed by streams and dotted
with lakes. It Is within easy sight Of