New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
North Shore of Long ISL
and, on Manhasset Bay,
the Location.
THREE YACHTS
FOR COMMUTERS
Clubhouse, Casino and Artificial
Hsrbor and Indoor Theatre In
Guided for $4,000 Year.

A, American Versailles lie TO be built
=, N. north shore Of Long Island, on
N,nh.sset Bay, just south Of Port
Warrington, five miles beyond New
York City, limits
The men who arc creating this new
v.,,ulc. are among the foremost
architects, ,culptOrs and painters In
America. Thomas Hastings, Of Carrsre
Hastings, Il the architect whe Is
drawing the plans. owen Brainard, OF
n, same firm. has charge Of all the
engineering work Frederick MaeMon-
,,,. Paul Bartlett and Robert Aitken
-. ina famous sculptors who Will
at, the three largest fountains They
All also act ~ the committee in con-
.,o Of the many sculptursl features D.
,u.n Weir, president Of the National
Academy Of Design; Edwin Blashfield'
rank V. Du Mond, MaXheld Parrish
IA Jules Guerin will have charge OF
,rh. mural and interior decorations.
Plans and pictures Of this American
Versailles are now on exhibition at the
y,t,Onsl Academy Of Design. No Zlo
Vast Fifty-seventh Street.
P,prhyn stanlaws is president Of the
,rs,pi,stion and Walter Russell the
director general.
The grounds Of the Dominion OF
Versailles" as it is called, are about
$50 acres in extent.
magnificent palace will be ouilt on
N. summit Of this elevation, the high
e., portion Of the grounds. It will not
=. eorv % the Chateau de Versailles
in France, but en- American soSp'S''0"
Of IT, -. L.,, mile
The chateau will be just nan mile
distant from the waterfront; ooo
This great structure VIII De 80 ~
feet IN length, or nearly equsl 10 ne
extent Of five north and souIn O'0'N'
IN New York City. L....u
In the lower portions OF the cnSleau
the average height will be eight s.oi.J9 q
Elsewhere, exclusive OF the towers wv
average will be sixteen stores
The great entrance hall VIII De tne
Arst striking feature on entering Ine
chateau. Two splendid stalr"sys viii
lead from this. .A.ll
room one will pass directly, through a
large colonnsde, 20 a partially lncioseo
Garden that overlooks the grourCs or
Inc chateau. This garden Will De
Asnked on either side by the restau-
rants. which viii seat comfortably more
than 1000 persons.
Under the chateau there Will be
,ub-street, which will furnish means OF
access By automobiles to the various
elevator groups Of the building. Trans
portstion 10 all parts Of the ground
will be furnished by electric motor
cars. In this sub-street there Will be
an arcade Of artistic little shops where
every necessity and most luXurles may
Be purchased.
A great organ placed in the chateau
will. by means Of a special electric
equipment, carry its notes sinto the
woods.
Transportation by water TO and from
New York will be free for the owners
Of Versailles. IL 10 proposed 10 nave
three big steam yachts, as large and as
handsomely appointed as any that
millionaire might own. Two OF THESE
will run back and forth between Yer
,silles and the city, while the third Will
be used for cruising. There will be
club cars on certain railway trains for
the exclusive use OF. the jewellers in
Versailles.
There will be clubhouse and other
facilities for entertainment, exclusively
FOR the use Of employees Of Versailles.
Persons living in the chateau may have
their own servants, or they can employ
such as they wish at any time for an
hour, or a day, or a week, from the reg
ulsr staff that will be maintained for
that purpose.
Among the other buildings which are
part Of the general plan Of the Domin-
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