Image: American estates and gardens (1904) (14781237585)

Description: Roslyn, New York. "Harbor Hill" - The house of Clarence H. MacKay, Esq. The entrance front. McKim Mead and White, Architects. Photographer not noted. Identifier: americanestatesg00ferr (find matches) Title: American estates and gardens Year: 1904 (1900s) Authors: Ferree, Barr, 1862-1924 Subjects: Architecture, Domestic -- United States Gardens Publisher: New York, Munn and Company Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library Digitizing Sponsor: Wellesley College Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Roslvn, New Yurk. HARBOR HILL, THE HOUSE OF CLARENCE H. MACKAY, ESQ.THE ENTRANCE DOORWAY. (26) Text Appearing After Image: Harbor Hill The Estate of Clarence H. Mackay, Esq., Roslyn, New York R. MACKAYS house, Harbor Hill, is a stately, dignified composition, the some-what severe front being gracioush relieved by the excellent carving of the dooi^way.It is built of a pale, delicate gray stone of delightful tone and color. A great, cool gray hall fills the center. It is two stories in height, paneledthroughout in oak, with oak columns and pilasters and coffered ceiling. The windows oppositethe entrance look out on to the head of Hempstead Bay. The chief adornments are four setsof old oak choir stalls from a church in Europe, exquisitely carved and beatitiful works of art.The chimneypiece, a fine old spoil from a European palace, is so huge that the wood of a singletree can be burned within it. The planning of the house is simple. In the center is the hall;at the entrance, stretching away right and left, is a wide corridor, at the left end of which isthe main stairway—oak, like all the woodwork in the ope Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: American estates and gardens (1904) (14781237585)
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Author: Ferree, Barr, 1862-1924
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