The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-07-27


Of contract, through Mr. Haydel's alleged
delay IN perfecting plans for Castleg0uld.
the great house which Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould plan to erect on their estate at
Sands Point, Long Island, has called at
tention anew to this proposed reproduc-
tion Of the famous old Kilkenny castle.
ireland, on American soil. The action is
the outcome OF a dispute over the plans.
dating back some time. and there are few
Instances on record in which an architect
has been sued on similar grounds. 1t Is
stated that Mr.. Haydel will bring a
counter action though attorneys on either
side will make no statement yet.
1t Is now about four years since Mr..
Haydel was commissioned to visit Kill
kenny castle and prepare plans for a
ceived the freed freedom n of the he castle castle and
special privileges In the matter OF making
measurements and photographs through
the courtesy Of the owner the marquis OF
The work of developing the 3O0-acre es-
tate at Sands Point has proceeded with
more or less interruption. but nothing has
yet been done about the new house.
which Is to be its chief feature. The
grounds are laid out and most Of the
stables and outbundfngs have already.
been erected. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould live in
a cottage near the site Of the proposed
new house when they visit the estate
The castle plgns, still at the Office Of
Mr.. HAydel IN Fifth avenue, make an in
teresting study, including as they do
corporated in a private dwelling If the
present plans for Castlegould are finally
carried out. this American counterpart of
Kilkenny castle will rear its towers on
a nigh BLUM which commands an extern
sive view Of the sound The house will
cover an area 300 feet square, and will be
built to inclOse an open court on three
sides, the main front facing the sound
1t is planned to build the house of a
stone said to be Identical with the stone
OF which Kilkenny castle was originally
constructed. Mr. Haydel brought a sam
pie Of the Kilkenny stone back with him
after his inspection of the Irish castle.
and quarry Of the same kind Of stone
was found in this country. The product
of the quarry was used In the construc
tion OF the stable which Is about 800 feet
long, and will accommodate 100 horses
Castleg0uid Will have three towers. the
highest OF which will rise 100 feet above
the ground The main entrance is to he
In the base of this tower. Mrs. Gould
has given much time and study to the
interior details Of the house, and Mr..
Haydel frankly says that to her belongs
the credit for thinking of practically all
the unusual features which are to be m
oorporated in it, Perhaps one Of the
most striking features OF the construr-
ton will be subway through which
servants will enter and leave the house.
This subway, which will extend back to
a ravine toward the highway, will Glso
be used by tradespeople for the delivery
of goods, trunks or other articles. The
Castlegould in a crescent shape. forming
In reality dry muat, over which APP
proaches to the main entrance will lead
BY means OF bridges. This arrangement
il is believed. will obyiate the confusion
so often an Objectionable feature at big
house, where many servants, merchants
and supplies must enter the building
daily.
The main entrance to the castle will be
in the east front. stone vaulted drive
way Will lead to tower entrance hall
which will be forty feet square. From
this hall, which is to be on the ground
level entrance is to be had through a
Naulred arcade direct to the big orangerie.
This room, 100 by 10 teet, VIII occupy
the cast wing, and is to be finished in
marble and mosaics and will have a high
vaulted ceiling. also of stone.
From the entrance hall one f.snt OF
stairs will lead down to big vioakroom
at the basement Level, and another 70 tne
first floor level. On this floor there are
to be twelve living rooms, reception
hall, music room, ballroom, dining room.
library and rooms for other uses. Open
ing from the court and terrace Is pri-
vate entrance hall leading to the eleva-
tors, ballroom and staircase hall, COM
prising the court front. In the big round
towers of the Sound front will be the
drawing Ioom and the morning room
each about forty feet in diameter and
commanding 4 view Of Hampstead harbor
and the sound The breakfast room,
twenty feet square. will face the main
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west front. Between the dining room and
the hall a vaulted corridor will lead to
the library, a room 120 by 40 feet, with
shelf room for many thousands Of vol
umes In the tower at the southwest
corner OF the castle is to be the billiard
room, fifty feet In diameter. Between
the orangerie and the main tower hall
will be a small sitting room 80 by A
The second story is to be given up prac-
tically to bedroom suites. There will be
twenty-five bedrooms and baths for the
accommodation of the family ana guests
The west wing from front to rear on
this floor is to be devoted to the private
apartments Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould. Mr.
Gould will have his office in the room In
the southwest tower.
The thEd floor, like the second. is most
ly to be devoted to bedroom suites and
baths, with the exception OF the west
wing. which is to be cut up into twenty
five rooms for servants.
feature of the architecture OF Castle
gould calculated to heighten the imposing
effect of the three towers Will be stone
gallery or balcony. extending, across the
south front. The balcony, which will be
1OJ feet long by five feet wide, may be
reached through windows from the main
floor. These windows constitute one OF
the unique features of Castlegould, for
which Mr.. Haydel says credit is entirely
due Mrs Gould. he having simply worked
out the mechanical manipulation OF them
at her direction. The windows are to be
ten Dy eighteen l6cL, anu Ol CuuESc Will
be much too heavy to operate by hand
For this reason they are to be controlled
by electricity, and by pushing series of
buttons in the side of the wall they may
be raised or lowered either singly or to-
gether. They can be operated as easily
by child as by a grown person. Still
another of the unusual provisions of the
house will be found in the hall on the
main floor, where accommodations for
large orchestra hre to be provided.
In the basement along the Sound front
will be bowling alley. At the head OF
1t is TO be dais for the use of persons
watching the games. The whole will be
finished in Louis XIV. style, and will con-
stitute an architectural departure. The
rest OF the basement will be given up TO
service. being cut up into kitchen, 40 by
a storage room or refrigerator, so by 65
feet, a silver vault, rs feet square;
castle Office so feet in diameteri a wine
cellar. a room for trunks. a servants
dining room and a laundry. Some Of
these rooms will be beneath the main
court terrace, the level of which consti-
tutes another peculiar feature OF the con-
struction in that 1t Is only two feet below
the first floor level.
The foundations Of Castiegould will ex-
tend twenty-five feet underground. ana
the cellar will be given over entirely to
the furnaces, boilers and other heating
apparatus.
< set OF chimes will form another fea-
ture OF the Castlegould estate. The first
four of the bells reached the estate the
other day. and are to be placed In the
tower OF the new carriage house. The
largest one received weighs about 1900
Mr.. Haydei takes great pride in the
plans for Castlegould, but at the same