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 seem retired, they yet afford vistas through which glimpses can be caught of the stone towers and gables of the mansion.

Beyond the limits of the park lie fruitful and well-cultivated farmlands and orchards belonging to the Gould estate. One opening among the trees shows a gray tower and slender minarets. These mark the dog kennels. The driveway is broad and smooth, and winds over the undulating surface of the park toward the house. Some of the trees through which it runs are old oaks which have not been interfered with in the general plan of the grounds, but have been brought into stranger effect by the arrangement of the newer trees and the shrubbery. The road descends a little before it reaches the house and passes through a grove of evergreens. As one comes out of the dark grove, the beautiful house bursts at once on the sight of the visitor. Trim lawns surround it and beyond it the view is closed by the broad Hudson and the palisades beyond.

The central tower of the house rises high, bearing turrets at each of its four corners. The house is built of greystone, which is shot with bluish tints. It covers a large area and its many parts are grouped together so as to give an appearance which is at once beautiful and imposing. There are multitudes of graceful angles, mullioned windows, turrets and spires, all in harmony, and forming a picture delightful to look upon. Here and there are verandas with great windows opening upon them,