Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
More Anent the Bath Mansion and Es.
tate Of Hon. John S. Hyde.

Sunday. the Traveller, while in the
City of Ships, -Whieh by the way is
rejoicing now because Chas w. Morse
has sent it three steamers from the
western lakes to make over new,
walked down the High street of that
city to Elmhurst. where hundreds of
, Bath citizens and visitors were look
ing over the great estate and the great
mansion being erected there by an
, army of workmen for Hon. John s
Hyde, president of the iron Works.
The house is located we'll up to the
pine woods fringing the east side OF
the great forest which lies in ths
back ground of the estate The walls
of the mansion are of red and black
brick with magnificent trimmings of
granite. The work on the walls is no@
we'll underway. The flooring founda
tons Of the main floor are now in and
are of granolithc work. On the south
is eapacious garage and on the
north is beautiful artificial lake with
wooded island and bed of crush
ed rock, steam rolled Boulders ana
broken rock form parts of the banks
of the lake A great intake main has
been run a mile or more through the
forest to the Lily Pond for a water
supply for this piece of landscape
beauty which will be stocked with
game and other fish.
Enormous stone walls and high wire
fencing enclose the entire estate. On
top of some of the stone walls car
ri3ge could be driven.
4 hugo fold an tho estate iS iuCt now
covered with broken rocks for making
the walls and roads.
The mansion. which will be the
grandest in Maine and one of the show
places Of New England, is so arranged
that, while it will have harmonious
interior. yet when a snugger, more
cCsy home is desired suites can be
smut off fer this effect from the re-
mainder of the house.
Tina Hyde. the father of General
Thomas w Hyde. and the grandfather
of the present owner. was the original
proprietor of Elmhurst and while
making it his home, planted many
specimen trees upon the extensive
grounds. These include weeping will
lows, purple naples and elms. silver
marler, silver birches and perhaps the
only Arctic oaks in Bath. These later
trees retain their leaves during the
winter time. One hundred or more of
these specimen trees planted by Zina
HYDE are still living. some of them be-
ing large and all being very beauti
ful additions to the native forest and
groves Of the place.
Gossip has ii that the present owner
viii pat several hundred thousand dol
lars into this home and it's grounds A
view of The enormous construction now
going ON upon mansion and grounds
iTpresses one with the stupendous and
costly character of the undertaking.
President Hyde. Mrs. Hyde and the
Misses Richardson and White Of Bath
are now at the beautiful Hyde camp at
Mooaehead lake.
Bath Getting Ready the Oak for the
Plant Palace in Ossipee.
While building the greaest house
and most beautiful estate in Maine
Bath Just now is also having a hand
in building the Thomas q. Plant pal
viii go into the Plant mansion is now
being gathered together and made
ready for shipment there in the VIM.
7. Donneil shipyard. Scott Il. Frye of
Bath. a friend of Mr.. Plant, has charge
ef this work. iir. Plant it will be re-
called, was born and raised in the
Shipping City.