Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-26

one OF the most interesting and
popular groups of books in the H.
Leslie Perry Memorial Library. Re-
EMILY several valuable additions
nave been made to the collection.
The HENDERSON Garden Club has
presented Old Homes and Gardens
,or North Carolina" in memory Of the
late Mrs. Sidney Perry Cooper. a
charter member OF the club. 1t Is par
ucularly lifting that lnis beautiful
book OF which all North Carollnlans
are proud, should be given in men,
DRY OIL us. Cooper. Always interest
ed lii the advancement of her adopt
ed state and county, she had been
appointed 10 send III material from
ICE county for the book sponsored
oy 49, Garden Club Of North Caro-
ana. A.,-.' her untimely death, Mrs.
Atn~on Cooper Was appointed TO
strlG on this committee Through her
efforts Vance county is we'll rcpre-
scented in the book with a full size
plate showing Burnside, the country
meme OF LII. and Mrs. Crowciar oi
henderson and Raleigh. Quoting from
The accompanying text, Burn, de is
d house u mystery. The date of the;
building is unknown, the name OF
the fins, owner is lost in oblivion.
WllllamSoOro, once called The Lick
.'C,r watch 1t is situated, is famous
ii the annals Of North Carolina,
...Gny OF the great men Of the day
maze their houses on large estates
near the historic village, and a few
Oh the old houses remain. Burnside
is probably the most beautiful. GER
talnly the most imposing OF these
houses, but not Il trace Of its ORR
ginal owner or builder seems 10 exist.
It is definitely known, however, thai
Dr.. Thomas I. Hunt acquired in 1870
the large tract Of lana upon which
6urnSlde stands and conveyed this
10 Patrick Hamilton N lo24 lor SlU,-
600. III those days, tins WouIa nave
been an immense $unI to ply lOr land
alone, so ii is assumed that the house
was already Quit and was included
in the purchase.
Patrick Hamilton was one of five
brothers who came 10 America from
oGn2rkShWe, Scotland, between 1877
ana 1872. lie became one Of the most
influential men OF Granville (noW
vance, cOEnty, and his hold upon
Tie county Was such that BURNSIDE IS
remembered chiefly as the home of
,ratrlCh iamuton. lis style Oh aren't
lecture, late Georgian, leads to the
5upposltlon that it was built between
the years 1890 and 1917. The house
IS OF usual Carolina ign-Square,
with long hallway and lour rooms
opening into il. These rooms are Of
an unusual size, with lofty ceilings,
carved mantelS, doors, and waits
plaster IN each room with the &C
companying design for the ceiling is
IN the best manner OF the period The
house stands upon a hill surrounded
by stately trees, the land Slopine
sharply to the valley below. Burn
side derives its name from the Hamil-
ton home in Scotland"
Besides Burnside the book con-
tainS ninty-nine other plates with
.-scripuons, Chosen from all sections
u North Carolina. 1t is beautifully
printed ala DOullQ ana the eQlllOQ
limited to 1000 copies The library
,opy is number H. Published under
he auspices OF the Garden Club of
North Carolina is was complied by
Mrs. Charles II. Cannon. Mrs. Lyman
A. Cotton and Mrs. James Edwin
Latham. The photographs are py
Bayard Wooten and the historical
text by Archibald Henderson. In a
signed foreWCrd Governor Hoey SAYS:
''Only few of the many lovely old
Places are shown hcre-there arc
many more and no effort was made
to present any of the modern homes
-. ana there over the state some
of the choice old gardens are still PIE
served. A wealth Of new gardens oil
rare beauty and attractivencsS can
be found in both city and country
throughout the state, and to stimulate
increased interest in beautifying the
ZONES and gardens is one Of the chief
purposes of this publication"
THE Carolina Mountains" by
Margaret W. Morley has been pre-
sented to the library by Mrs. Samuel