HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1910 
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D ARLINGTON 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 
occupancy. Jl booklet, containing description by Barr Ferree and a number of exterior and interior Views, Will be mailed on request. 
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, Rair.sey, N. J., or to the Executors of theTstate of George Crocker, 60 Wall St, New York City 
The Magnificent Country Estate of the Late George Crocker Is Now for Sale 
k 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; be¬ 
yond it, the village of Suffern, and a little farther on, Tuxedo. Good roads radiate in all directions, 
and the property is easily accessible by motor or by the Erie Main Line (Ramsey station, 3 miles; Suffern, 5 miles). 
While nature has been very lavish here, the late owner spared neither expense nor time in improving and 
beautifying the surroundings, crowning the whole by the erection of one of the most noteworthy private resi¬ 
dences in America. The residence, modeled 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 Grounds are Spacious and Highly Ornate 
T HE richly carved woodwork is chiefly of English oak, Circassian walnut and 
California redwood. Caen stone and marbles 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 unusu¬ 
ally 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 embroideries with histories 
and of rare value, and a remarkable collection of Chinese porcelains. 
Throughout the house are many pieces of antique furniture and costly 
reproductions. 
T HE beautiful terrace front with its grassy slopes, broad Stone Stairways, 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, flowenng plants and 
shrubs---cannot be adequately described or pictured. On the nearby wooded 
slopes and drives are many thousands of rhododendrons. Beyond the lawns are 
the extensive formal gardens with large fountain pool, then the green¬ 
houses of extraordinary size and completeness, filled with choice flowers 
and rare fruiting vines and trees. An abundance of pure water from an rp 
artificial mountain lake (a part of the estate) has been piped to every de- -1 
sirable part of the grounds and into every building, with ample pressure and 
equipment for fire protection. The lake is a well Stocked trout preserve. 
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