The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
HARRIMAN'S S3,OOO,OOO MANSION
Magnificent Palace Built of Granite, Marble and Steel
Near Arden, N. Y, Crowns Crest of a Mountain.

MI. h. ii. hartman, VINO mas D660
in Europe for medical treatment, has
just returned home. He is far from
being well man, but he hopes that
his cure will be completed in this
country. He went at once on his ar
rival at New York to his magnificent
new mansion near Arden, N. Y. A
description of this place is contained
in a dispatch that was sent to the
New York American a few days ago,
before Mr.. Hartman arrived from
Europe. Says the dispatch:
Spurred on to renewed efforts by
a cablegram from E. H. Hartman
that he would like to take possession
of his new mansion on Tower Hill,
near Arden, on Sept. list, five hun
dred workmen have been busy night
and day for the past week putting
the finishing touches to the finest
private residence in the United
States, and today it is practically
ready for its owners occupancy.
Word was received at Arden that
Mr.. Hartman had sailed for home,
and preparations were Immediately
commenced for his reception. The
piles of builders materials which
surround the mansion on Tower Hill
are rapidly being cleared away, and
the beautiful lawns surrounding the
house will be like a carpet when Mr..
Hartman arrives.
Plans are being made by the en-
ployes of the Hartman estate and
the villagers of Arden to give Mr..
Hartman royal reception when his
private car arrives at Arden, and
while it will be impossible for the
crowd to escort him to his new man
sion he will hear cheers from
thousand Threats when he alights at
the station. 1t is probable that there
will be several bands of music on
hand to assist in welcoming the
homecoming millionaire
The interior decorations of the
house have all been finished, but only
eight rooms have been furnished,
and these will be Immediately occu-
pied by the hartman family.
Mansion Crowns Crest of Mountain.
The Hartman mansion is situated
on the crest of East mountain, the
second highest range. 1t is built of
solid granite, trimmed with Indiana
limestone. The granite is native
stone, quarried from the peak on
which the house stands, with the eX-
ception of one huge block, carved
into a game piece, stays head with
spreading antlers, which crowns the
main doorway. This was brought
from Utica, and, with the carving,
cost $4,000.
The house is $50 feet long, north
and south, and ESQ feet east and
west, three stories, with a tower 60
feet high. The tower is II by -
feet The house is surrounded by
stone wall, built some distance away
from 1T on the brink of the preci-
pice.
Around the outside of the house
facing the edges of the cliffs are log
gies covered galleries or porticos hav-
ing colonnades on one side, which is
open to the air. The woodwork of
these was carved by well-known ar
lists, and the paneled ceilings are
decorated. There is an enclosed
court paved with marble in which
are fountain and beautiful statu-
airy.
There is a swimming pool on the
lawn near the house containing pure
mountain spring water, and in the
house are baths of every description.
The house is fireproof. The stair
cases are of iron and marble and
bronze. The elevator shafts are
walled with terra Gotta, and all pill
lars and beams are of iron and ce-
ment. Nothing short of a volcanic
eruption can destroy the railway
mans home.
More Than $3,OOO,OOO Paid Out.
There are three acres of marble
mosaic floors, and the rooms are fin
ished in japanese, French, German,
Italian and colonial styles. Immense
packing cases of handsome paintings
are arriving every day for the walls
of the rooms when are to be first
occupied.
While the actual cost of the house
is not known to anyone but Mr.. Har-
riman, it is stated that already more
than 100000 has been paid out.
The house has been over four years
in course of construction.
At Arden, the foot of Tower Hill,
are the famous Arden farms and
dairy, where the choicest vegetables
of every description are grown and
the finest fruit orchards in New York
state are located where the largest
poultry farm and dairy in Orange
county can be found Each farm is
presided over by an expert, who
takes pride in producing a perfect
output. Nowhere can Mr. Hartman
get fresher and better edibles than