The House of Henry W. Poor, Esq. 



Tuxedo, New York 



^^3||HE house of Mr. Poor is one of the most notalile at Tuxedo. It occupies a command- 



^"^ '^s ^"S position on the summit of Tower Hill, and dominates the whole of Tuxedo Park. 



^1 It is a beautiful house in the Jacobean style, stately and dignified in its ]jarts, and 



admirably adapted to its position. No tower or pyramidal effect was needed to give 



emphasis to such a situation, but the roof line is very happily broken by the curved gable ends, 



the tops of which stand out 



free against the skv. 



It is U-shaped in ].)lan, the 

 hollow containing the entrance 

 front being awa}- from the bluff 

 on which the hovise is Iniilt. 

 This front has a slightly ex- 

 tended center, with an open 

 porch below, and two short 

 wings, which create an open 

 court. The house it built of 

 dark red and black l)rick, with 

 stone trimmings. The most 

 elaborate feature of the exterior 

 is at the main entrance — a 

 richly carved frontispiece of 

 stone that verv happilv empha- 

 sizes its purpose. The whole 

 design is quite svmmetrical, 

 although the left wing contains 

 an addition for the service 

 rooms, and a kitchen court 

 enclosed within a brick wall. 

 These parts have, however, 

 been so subordinated as not 

 to interfere with the general 

 harmony and symmetry of the 

 design. 



THE ENTRANCE. 



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