New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04
This Superb Suburban
Tract Was a Wilderness
Three Years Ago.
ENJOYS EVERY
CITY CONVENIENCE
Houses Now Being Erected Are
Of Three Distinct
Designs.

The rapid development, of Mountain
Lakes Residential Park, at Mountain
Lakes, y. j.. is creating no little Won
der and commentator. This beautiful
tract Of land just three years ago was
a heavily timbered wilderness. COM
posed of lakes, mountains and upland.
To-day the developers Of Mountain
Lakes have completed an elaborate
plan Of Improvement laid down under
the guidance of their own engineering
corps and their landscape artists. Fine
vistas Of lakes. flowers and shrub-clad
hills, with fine old trees, have been
opened up to view.
Sixteen miles Of broad roads have
been laid out and macadamIzcd. Arts
Cr substantial stone bridge have been
'rown acros, BROOKS and lakes to con-
latt roads. and they add materially 10
.tc p.ctuIc-Queness of the place Fine
walks nave been extended in every di-
rcction and a thoroughly efficient and
frequent trolley service has been built
and is operated, connecting Mountain
Lakes with the best two adjacent mar
kct towns, BoOnton and MorristOwn.
The park also has its own station at
Mountain Lakes, which is an express
stop. For the convenience Of residents
SIX fine stores have been built, accom-
Iaodating the necessary trades and
postofice. Three new churches have
been organized, and one new church
building Is now nearing completion
he new $4,000 clubhouse is now in
use by the residents. and II Is most
complete. with bowling alleys, stor-
age rooms. billiard room, grill and a
0ance hall with removable stage;
also a ladies' room.
The beautiful new schoOlhousc built
* the township of Hanover IS now IN
use. Il contains seventeen rooms ana
every modern convenience. Inc total
cost was $4,000, and II IS for the eX-
elusive use of the residents OF Noun
tam Lakes Park.
Fire. police and mail collection SER
vices are in operation. All city conVeh-
fences are enjoyed at the park.
4 new plaza. with ornamental col
umns. stairways. parked terraces anu
sLrubbery. is now in course OF con
structioa. Many new roads are now
being built and parked.
4 most careful system Of selecting
sites for homes, together with ie"
Use restrictions on the land, assures
the integrity IN perpetuity OF that
harmony Of landscape and architecture
80 necessary to the beauty OF place
Of this kind.
Three distinct types Of architecture
arc embodied in the styles OF homes
being erected the large country mouse
with extensive grounds, the permanent
modern home and the bungalow. On
some Of the larger sites are inc cS-
tates. with houses of from Twelve "
sixtecn rooms, modelled after old ing
lisb and Colonial patterns, the grounds
ranging from five to fifteen acres ana
prices ranging from SlO,OOO 20 S-''VoV'
Tho homes intended for permanent
OCCUPANCY combine attractive moHeI"
evtcriors with comfortable interior ar
l-,pgepepte and are thoroughly
equipped, we'll built and good TO loon
at They contain from seven 10 ven
rooms. and arc on two acres OF idhu'
-or So 600 20 $4,000 Artlsucally con-
,tructcd and most attractive IN APP
pearance, the low, rambling Duhga-
lows make pretty summer homes' oI
are serviceable throughout the year
They contain five to nine rooms, WIN
bath, located on picturesque sizes yes
among the hills, and are worth So'VVo
90 $1,000.
Mountain Lakes maintains its own
building force Of from three hundred
20 nine hundred skilled artisans ana
engineers. Trees arc cut from INC
company's own property and saved
nto boards and timber IN It's own
,awmills: stone and sand neces sary
cor building are also right At hand'
Thus, a well built home az Mountain
Lakes can be had at saving OF from
20 10 % per cent less than usual bulld-
crs' prices. 80.
over 125 homes have been built at
Mountain Lakes and most Of these are
now occupied.