FRONTISPIECE. 



FRONTISPIECE. 



The mansion, of which the northeastern aspect is given in the frontispiece, is 

 being built by me on Tilton Hill, near Wilmington, Del., for C. W. H,, Esq. 



This hill is iso- 

 lated, of an unusual- 

 ly symmetrical coni- 

 cal shape, and the 

 tall pines belonging 

 to the old mansion, 

 rise from its summit 

 like a crown of nod- 

 ding plumes. The 

 view from this fine 

 locality covers a 

 wide range ; the 

 spires in Philadel- 

 phia, at the distance 

 of 28 miles, can be 

 seen in fine weather; 

 while the horizon, in 

 the opposite direc- 

 tion, at a nearly 

 equal distance, is 

 formed by a bold 

 range of hills almost 

 mountainous in cha- 

 racter. Wilmington 

 is spread out at your 

 feet, with its tallest 

 spires much below 

 your stand-point ; 

 theundulatingcoun- 

 try around it is di- 

 vided by three pretty 

 serpentine streams 

 besides the Dela- 

 ware, while New 



PLAN 1. Drive. 



Jersey and her pine forests bound the horizon in this direction. There are an 

 unlimited number of building sites, commanding this noble view, and hitherto 

 unaccountably neglected by Philadelphians. 



The improvement in the present instance consists of large additions to, and 



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