20 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1905 



'Hilhouse,' the Italian Villa of Floyd Ferris, Esq 



Hartsdale, New York 



T IS doubtful if a more picturesque or attrac- 

 tive bit of country within a radius of twenty 

 miles of New York City, is to be found, 

 than that embraced in the village of Harts- 

 dale, New York. This tract of country is 

 rolling in character and is abounding in 

 well cultivated farms in the valley, from which rises a suc- 

 cession of woodland hills. 



Upon leaving the little station at I lartsdale, where the 

 train lands one, the way points toward the fields, ami a 

 private avenue, descending slightly to the vale on either side, 

 winds its way to the cross roads, at the junction of which a 

 road to the right rises to a plateau, where it terminates at 

 the entrance to " Hilhouse," the home of Floyd Ferris, Ksq. 

 After passing through the gateway, at either side of which 

 there are placed massive stucco columns, a short drive brings 



The Porch 



