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1913 



Number 6 



Glenclyffe Farm: 



A Country Home on the Hudso 



By Harry Martin Yeomans 

 Photographs by T. C. Turner 



HE far-famed scenery of the beautiful Hud- 

 son River Valley, its Palisades and moun- 

 tains, through which this historic river 

 moves onward to the sea, is nowhere more 

 romantic and inspiring than at Garrison, 

 N. Y., which is situated on the eastern shore 

 almost opposite West Point. As you sail up the Hudson, 

 one catches glimpses of country houses upon the wooded 

 slopes of its banks, and just below the little village of Garri- 

 son, high among the trees, you will see a large comfortable- 

 looking, red brick dwelling; the country home of Mr. Stuy- 

 vesant Fish. 



It is only a few minutes drive from the village until you 

 reach the private road of the estate, which leads through a 

 cool woods, and as you emerge you come into full view of 



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the house from across Lbj-oad s^eep of I^wn. The general 

 contour of the land isVfi^ly aljfi| rises fomewhat abruptly 

 from the river's edge. V^a snort ^Tstpnce to the east of 

 the property the ground rise-s to ^nspicuous heights. This 

 makes for a great variety orNcejier^md the greater part of 

 the estate has been left in its natural state, except that paths 

 have been made through the woods and the glen, and 

 benches have been placed here and there by the brook and 

 along the river walk, where one can walk and stop to rest 

 awhile. The house and gardens have the appearance of 

 being in a clearing in the woods, and the trees all about and 

 the mountain to the east, make a delightful background. 



The house is of rough-faced, red brick, laid in a simple 

 bond, and its architecture is reminiscent of the sturdy brick 

 Dutch Colonial houses, which were built in New York and 



The country home of Mr. Stuyvesant Fish at Garrison, New York 



