The Washington times., 1906-07-29
Famous UD-the-Hud8Oa Estates.

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While the Long Island group n
country estates IS oftenest in the Ur-s
by reason OF the fox hunts and other
spectacular entertainments given
there. the estates themselves are u1r
large IN area compared with those 20
be found in Westchester county and
elsewhere up the Hudson"
II IS there that the RockefeIlers. Oh
kings. have extended their personal
holdings so hat each has title deeds
20. several thousands of acres. John
DIS holdings being the larger His
stone castle IN the FoCau-ica Hits
stands mile or two back firm Irv-
ingtOn. on a table land. where It oom-
mands an unTfvaled view OF the Hue
son River. It's valley north and south.
and a wide stretch q New Jersey
across the noble stream Ths place
cost millions. but no one knows how
many. You can get a notion from
the cost OF the greenhouses. which
was $3.50 COO
About a hundred houses have been
destroyed 20 enable the creation OF ths
John d. Rockefeller estate and a less
ct number for the creation of his
brother Williams. The house on the
latter estate. you may remember. was
originally the home OF General and
Commodore William r.. ASUiUwaN.
who made his fortune IN the Panama
railroad and for whom the city u
AspinwaU. now Colon, was named
The house contained 100 rooms when
William Rockefeller bought it, Wheth-
er he has Increased their number has
not been made public; he has spent a
good deal Of money on IT. at all events.
When John d bought his PoCantico
Hills place and built thereon he
planned 70 spend most Of his winters
there. but since then he has created
his lakewood. y. j.. estate. where he
likes 10 spend the cold weather. be-
cause Of the mnder climate there.
While the Lakewood place has cost
him a lot OF money il doesn't rival
the Pocantico Hills estate In costi-
ness
None Of the other famous east .
Hudson River estates-thc late
GouIds. nov occupied by Helen GO
WIItclaw R5fTs ODhir Farm. EST
Iished by Holiday. the famous
Western eNpressmau Lei 7. Ior1C
Elerslie. near RhineEeck, John ia, ".
Astor's. at PhiueclifCc; D. .. Mills at
Staatsburg. Frederick ". Vanderbilt s.,
al Hyde Park; Stuyvesaut Fisns. AT
Garrison S. and the rest-oan COM
pare in extent OF cost with either of
the vast Rockefeller estates, hut eacn
represents a large outlay of money
and each has its own peculiar charm
The Fish estate dates from Coleman
DAYS. and is the only orc of the en-
tire group that has been iu posses
sion Of the same family more tHaH
three on four generations. Fefnciu-e'
The Astur place. was established 10y
the second in line. Most of the other
great places in that Pc sion. belonging
10 families of national reputation ca
cept tie Gould estate. are inhabited uy
the FIRST members az lue families u""
occupying them
j. T. Moreans estate. CrdsSJon, Is
on the west bank of the HF'r, AZ
Highland Falls. near West Point. ami
il is from there that he makes MS
famous daily yachting trips 10 BUSH
moss I'm the warm weather. when i'm
America. one az the most Interesting
features of the Morgan place is his
kennel of coIl.es lie has been destrlo-
e5 as the most extensive gentleman
breeder of coIliesiin the United States,
btt he gives away most Of Jse young
docs whoever receives "a collie pup
from Morgan may be sure OF his high
esteem.