New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
BUYS MILE TRACT.
j. D. Rockefeller adds to HIS
Westchester Estate.

yohn n Rockefeller has bought through III:
W Nichols four more farms in Westchester
which form tract of land about mile long
The properties are the Mandiville Yerks farm
of thirteen acres. on which are dwelling house
and a number of outbuildings. the Poyel1 tract
of thirty-fve acres of woodland; the Albert L.
Hammond tract Of seven acres. fronting In the
State Road, and the Coleman farm OF eighty
four acres adjoining the Briarclif farms OF
Walter w. Law.
With these purchases Mr.. Rockefeller owns
tract of about 1900 acres extending along the
State Road from North Tarrytown through East
View Pocantico Hills and Hawthorne TO Pleas
antvle on the Harlem Railroad He is also the
owner now of the greater part OF Butterniih
Hill. a tract of land on this hill Wnlch Is III
one of the parcels just bought is said to be $50
feet above tidewater and the highest point OF
land in westchester County. From this tract
a commanding view of the Hudson River. Long
Island Sound, Pennsylvania, New-Jersey ana
Connecticut, it is said, may be had on a pr1ghI
day. The Briarcliff farms Of Walter W. La"
comprise 5.400 acres.
On Buttermilk Hill is stone weighing, 1t Is
thought, at least two thousand tons. and whicn
is called Raven Rock. Many persons have tra'-
elled long distances to see the rock This rock
is on the Henry Lyons farm. which was recently
bought by Mr. Rockefeller.
nized roads in the tract owned by Mr.. Rookie
feller These roads he built and he is carrying
out a plan Of building on the tract five miles
of the same kind of road each year Whlie
these roads private, Mr. Rockefeller permits
any one to use them, except people in automo-
biles according to a person who is acquainted
with him. A number of owners of automooies
seemed to find considerable pleasure in using the
roads for speeding. They would run their We
hicIes at a rate of speed which endangered hre
and property. and they frequently frightened
horses which Mr. Rockefeller keeps on the tract
for his
That part of the tract which has been i'm
proved with walks and driveways, ETC., resem-
bles a park.
The work of laying out roads will be begun
In this tract as as the weather permits
1t is said that the erection Of private electric
light plant to supply the property and buildings
with power will soon be started 1t IS also
rumored that in the course of the winter plans
for magnificent dwelling house to replace the
one destroyed by fire few weeks ago viii De
perfected, and that the work of building the
house will be begun after the plans are
complete.
Some persons think that the plans will per-
haps call for the building of a castle on Butter
milk Hill and that the old home site will not
be improved 1t is said that Mr.. Rockefeller
has long had under consideration the building
of a castle OF the hill. 1t is also said that Mr.
Rockefeller wants buy up the little hamlet
of East View that adjoins his place on the
south, and to own all the property from the
Tarrytown waterworks TO Hawthorne.
According to several real estate experts farm
property at Pleasantville be bought at
about 500 acre and in Tarrytown at about
S500O ar