AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



It is handsomely finished in dark quartered oak, with a high paneled wainscoting and 

 a heavily beamed ceiling. The open fireplace is faced with Indiana limestone, and the walls are 

 lined with built-in bookcases. A billiard-room is beyond, occupying a special wing projected 

 on the back of the house, whose great brick chimney, directly on the end, is a striking feature 

 of the exterior. It is a Gothic room, with an open timber roof — a splendid room, handsomely 

 furnished, and admirably adapted to its purpose. 



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Craigston," the House ot T. C. Hollander, Esq., Wenham, Massachusetts 



A ]:)leasant drive through a hilly cotmtr}' and past many fine estates forms the 

 approach to Mr. T. C. Hollander's house, at Wenham, Massachusetts. It is placed on the 

 summit of a high hill, which afl:ords magnificent outlooks for many miles around. Wonderful 

 views, indeed, can be had from every part of this house, each hilltop bearing a notable 

 estate, or a rare old farmhouse, whose picturesque qualities have been heightened with 

 age. Most of the land immediately around Mr. Hollander's house has been left in its 

 natural state, uncultivated, so far as modern art might change it, but still bearing 



" CRAIGSTON "—THE PERGOLA. 



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