The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-14
Beautiful Estate of Late Mrs.
Caroline Reeves Will Be
Made an Addition to City
of Richmond.
ITS BEAUTY is TO
BE WELL PRESERVED
Estate Will Not Be Split Up
Into Small Lots but in
Large Properties-ls Not
ed for Its Trees.

The home place of the late Mrs.
Caroline M. Reeves. who died last
spring, one of the most beautiful es-
tates in Indiana, has been sold to In
dianapolis parties according to an
nouncement Friday by A. d. Gayle Of
the First National bank, who repre-
scented the interests Of the heirs. AS
Mrs. Reeves desired the estate will not
be split up into small city lots, but
will be divided into properties of an
acre or more, IL is understood.
The estate will become one of the
most fashionable residence districts
in the city and IN offering it's advan-
tages to the general public, the plan
will be to proceed along lines similar
to the arrangement of Woodruff Place
in indianapolis, only the natural ad-
vantages of Reeveston are much bet
ter than Woodruff Place.
Purchasers Not Known.
Just at present the names of the
purchasers are withheld. Likewise the
consideration 1t has been reported the
purchase price was between $4,000
and $4,000.
The estate consists OF eighty-fve
acres. It fronts on South Sixteenth
street from B to e streets and ex-
tends east to South Twenty-third
street. The purchasers have dedicated
the place "Reeveston Place" During
the lifetime of Mrs. Reeves, it was
popularity known as "Reeveston" and
'"The Reeveston Homestead"
The engineering work in plating the
estate into building sites with very
generous frontage. in order that none
of the shrubbery or mammoth forest
menced at once and it is desired to
have the estate ready for public in
spection within two weeks, If possible.
The sites no doubt will meet with a
ready sale as nature has combined
with scientific landscape gardening to
make the estate one of the most beau
tiful places for homes in the state.
Local capital attempted to secure
the property but the deal could not be
consummated. largely, it is understood
because the local capitalists could not
complete their organization.
The only anxiety manifested by the
purchasers is the attitude the city ad-
ministration will assume. 1t is hoped
by all concerned that the property will
not be cut up by streets, other than
the irregular boulevards which will
be constructed by the purchasers.
Rivals Any In State.
The estate rivals any in Indiana in
landscape beauty and variety of it's
trees and shrubbery. 1t represents
many years of careful thought and
planning and of untold care. There are
many different kinds of trees, and per-
haps no estate includes such a collec-
tion, Trees and shrubs from nearly ev-
cry country in the world are growing
there. From the front a very pleasing
view of the greensward dotted with
cluster of shrubbery. magnolia, chest
nut, fir and an endless variety of other
kinds of trees is had
From the middle of the estate, with
its splendid elevation there is a grand
vista of the city and country. The cas-
tern section is covered with virgin for
est Had the purchasers wished TO des-
troy the beauty of the estate and the
general scheme of arrangement, it is
most doubtful If the property would
have been sold
In plotting the ground the sites for
homes will be irregularly located.
There will be no cement walks and the
boulevards which will intersect will be
irregular and winding.