“ Kildysart ” 
at the approaches, to this bridge and is con¬ 
tinued along the main drive by an avenue 
of linden trees and privet balls. Between 
the latter are placed the road lights every 50 
feet; these lights are one of the most dis¬ 
tinctive features of the premises, being set 
very low in the shrubbery yet lighting the 
road perfectly. They are placed in large 
milky white ball globes on brick and terra¬ 
cotta bases below the level of the eye and on a 
dark night the illumination is very much like 
fairy-land. All the roads about the place 
have these lights operated from the house, 
and when the buildings with their many 
windows and verandas are illuminated, to¬ 
gether with the roads, it gives very unusual 
effect. 
The main entrance, with massive gates, 
is at a terraced approach on Sydney Avenue, 
leading across the railroad tracks by a 70- 
foot span highway bridge of heavy timber 
ornamented with wrought iron. From this 
bridge the road extends to the circle at the 
centre of the grounds where there is to be a 
water nymph statue fountain and basin. 
The road leads directly to the house at this 
turn and ends at the sun-dial circle between 
the house and the sunken gardens. This 
circle is the centre of vision for all parts 
of the grounds and presents many interest¬ 
ing long distance views. One beautiful 
vista extends along the main drive across 
the water nymph fountain, through the 
pine and hemlock avenue, thence over 
the lake to a distant point of 
land at least a mile away. 
The house is located towards 
one end of the park in the midst of the more 
extensive gardens and buildings. It is about 
160 feet long and 100 feet wide at the largest 
part and is three storeys high; divided into 
three parts; the main house for summer use, 
the tower and the annex for winter use. The 
tower is about 100 feet high. The house 
itself is built in the Elizabethan style of stone, 
brick, terra-cotta tiles, cement and chestnut 
wood. Its most attractive feature is its color 
scheme of red brick and roof tile, Indiana 
limestone, natural cement, and wood stained 
black with the natural grain. These colors 
were selected to harmonize with the shrubs 
and gravel roads. 
The main feature of the interior of the house 
is the Great Hall in the centre of the main 
house; about 40 feet wide by 60 feet long by 
40 feet high. In this room, on opposite 
sides, are the grand stairway and the stone 
mantel with figure groups by Ferdinand 
Miranda. In the coved ceiling over each 
column are life-size caryatides by the same 
sculptor, all symbolic of the union of the 
lake and the ocean. About the Hall, on the 
first floor, are arranged the banquet-room, 
conservatory, breakfast-room, 
music-room, reception-room, 
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