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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 19 10 



The Magnificent Country Estate of the Late George Crocker is Now For Sale 



j ARLINGTON" is situated in the charming hill country of Northern New Jersey, comprises 

 about eleven hundred acres and offers a rare combination of mountain, wood and 

 stream, with broad expanse of fertile field and residential park. On the north and east 

 lies the well-known Havemeyer Estate; beyond it, the village of Suffern, and a little 

 farther on, Tuxedo. Good roads radiate in all directions and the property is easily ac- 

 cessible by motor or by the Erie Main Line (Ramsey station, 3 miles; Suffern, 5 miles). While na- 

 ture has been very lavish here, the late owner spared neither expense nor time in improving and beaut- 

 ifying the surroundings, crowning the whole by the erection of one of the most noteworthy private 

 residences in America. The residence, modelled largely after a famous English manor house of the 

 Elizabethan period, was completed in 1908. It stands on a lofty ridge overlooking a large part of the 

 estate and commands an extended outlook, including the picturesque Ramapo valley and mountains. 



Interiors Remarkable for Beauty and Splendid 

 Proportions 



THE richly carved woodwork is chiefly of English oak, Circas- 

 sian walnut and California redwood. Caen stone and mar- 

 bles are also used in profusion, and decorations are the work 

 of artists of high repute- The most impressive feature of the interior 



is the magnificent Great Hall, two stories in height with oak carved 

 gallery and walls of Caen stone. The fittings of this great room are 

 unusually striking and suitable, including a large built-in pipe organ, 

 extraordinary rugs, hangings and furniture. Here and in other rooms 

 are numberless art treasures in bronze, silver, porcelain, wood, ivory 

 and needlework. There are paintings by great masters, tapestries 

 and ( mbroideries with histeries and of rare value, and a remarkable 

 collection of Chinese porcelains. Throughout the 

 house are many pieces of antique furniture and 

 costly reproductions. 



The Grounds are Spacious and 

 Highly Ornate 



THE beautiful terrace front with its grassy slopes.broad stone stair- 

 ways, and mirror pool; the extensive vine covered pergolas and 

 pavilions which are integral portions of the mansion ; and the 

 stately entrance front, about which are grouped a wealth of evergreens, 

 box trees, Japanese maples, flowering plants andshrubs — cannotbe ade- 

 quately described or pictured. On the near-by wooded slopesand 

 drives are many thousands of rhododendrons. Beyond the lawns are the 

 extensive formal gardens with large fountain pool, then the greenhouses 

 of extraordinary size and completeness, filled with choice flowers and rare 

 fruiting vines and trees. An abundance of pure water from an artificial 

 mountain lake (a part of the estate) has been piped to every desirable 

 part of the grounds and into every building, with 

 ample pressure and equipment for fire protection. 

 The lake is a well stocked trout preserve. 



^ Darlington is for sale, as it stands, complete in every detail. The offering not only includes the lands. Mansion, farm buildings and 

 many other structures, but practically the entire contents of all buildings, the large herd of Jersey cattle and other live stock, the vehicles 

 and other equipment essential to a large country estate. The property, pending its sale, is maintained in the perfect condition in 

 which it was the late owner's pleasure to keep it ; every department in working order; the Mansion itself literally ready for immediate 



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Ample facilities will be afforded for conveyance between the railroad station and the estate on due notice. 



For further information apply to E. F. CARPENTER, Agent, Ramsey, N. J 



