The Washington herald., 1908-06-14

New York. June 13-Just north OF 1sst
street, on Riverside Drive-or Boulevard
Lafayette, as it is stil known to the
Of New Yorkers-there is being
erected what is destined to be one of
the city's show places in the line Of
residential construction. This is the new
house Of DR.. Charles V. Paterno. who. as
president OF the Paterno Construction
Company, has put up many Of the finest
apartment houses on the upper west side
and on Morningslde Heights, and who aft
er building these structures to house thou
sands OF other people, has now deter
mined TO build a home for himself which
Will be distinctive in location, exterior
appearance, and interior arrangement.
Castle Paterno. as II Is to be called.
has been designed by Architect John c.
Watson, and will occupy a site about
50 by 275 feet, running through from
Riverside Drive to Northern avenue.
The drive at this point is about 125 feet
above the Hudson River, while from the
curb line Of the drive TO the terrace at
the first floor level Of the castle will be
an additional eighty feet. so that the
structure will occupy a position well over
200 feet above the river.
VIII Cost s5OO,OOO.
The cost Of the castle has not yet been
estimated with any great degree of ex-
actness. but 1t is believed that before
the place Is ready for occupancy 1t will
involve an outlay Of at least 10000
The entire structure. together with all
Of the necessary retaining walls and ap-
proaches, will be OF white marble. AT
every point il win be built up from the
solid rock
From the rear-that is, from Northern
avenue. since there IS some doubt in
the minds Of the owner and architect as
TO which is the front and which is the
rear Of this hOuse-there viii be a nearly
level approach for vehicles and for any
visitors on foot who may not feel equa.
10 the eighty-fOot climb up the steps
from Riverside Drive.
1t is on the drive frontage. however
that the castle VIII present its really move
features. A rise OF about fifteen step.
VIII bring one 70 a landing ornamentet
with fountain. From this LANDING
flights Of steps to the right and left WI
lead 70 the fyst terrace. from which a
tunnel Will strike directly into the side Of
the h'l and extend 10 d point under the
center OF the house. a distance Of about
seventy-tive feet. This tunnel or subter.
rauean passage way Will have a gradua
ascent, so that II Will reach the basement
OF the castle.
Has Real Dungeon.
To begin at the b)ttom Of the structure
one finds a room probably without
counterpart In any New York home. Thi:
is not "a dungeon. into which may bt
thrown those who Incur the displeasur,
OF the owner. nor is It a secret compart-
ment for the safekeeping OF the family
Jewels. The mushroom vault is in q
sort Of sub-basement. and in the cor
responding position on the other side oi
tne underground passageway is the wine
cellar.
The greater part OF the basement vii
be given over to a Turkish bath. witt
dressing rooms, two hot rooms OF differ
ent temperatures. rubbing rooms. and
swimming pool, nine by twenty-eight feet
for which water will be pumped up from
the Hudson. A grill room and lounginl
room will also oe provided on the base
ment level
Ground Floor Is High.
In the center Of what must be calle,
the ground floor. although it is eighty
feet above Riverside Drive. viii be IN
main hall, twenty feet square. Openint
of this will be the parlor, library. mu
sic room, and the owners den, in con
nection with which there is to be a cham
bcr. Each one of these rooms IS TO b.
finished in distinctive style-the parlor
Louis Ky; the dining-room, Colonial
the library. Oriental and japanese, ant
so Oh
Dr. Paterno likes Andrew Carnegie
idea of being awakened IN the morning
by music and accordingly will have II
the gallery on the second floor OF tn
castle a 5000 organ. This will be oper
ated automatically at certain hours by
large antique clock IN the entrance hall
The clock Will also be connected with {
set of chimes in the castle tower whicl
Will announce the hours and half hours
On the second floor will be a main cham
Der. Is by % feet. two additional cham
bers, a nursery. and a sewing room. Ar
unusual feature In connection with the
bedrooms Will be that none Of them viii
be reached directly from the hall, but
through a vestibule.
The third floor at the Riverside Drive
end Of the structure, will be devoted 10 ar
immense banquet hall and ballroom
which with a lobby and salon Will cover
a space approximately fifty feet square
and will have a ceiling height of twenty
feet. Opening out on two sides Of tht
banquet hall Will be terraces or balconies
with a large billiard room. at the north
corner of the structure on tho
same level.
VIII Have Roof Garden.
over the easterly half OF the castle the
roof Will be converted into a large gar.