, ▁& c . ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁present ▁owner ▁during ▁his ▁father ' s ▁lifetime ▁have ▁material ly ▁a ided ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁delight ful ▁scenes ▁this ▁spot ▁now ▁presents . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁much ▁improved ▁and ▁en larg ed . ▁The ▁interior , ▁though ▁not ▁very ▁sp a cious , ▁is ▁re ple te ▁with ▁comfort ▁and ▁convenience , ▁and ▁is ▁en rich ed ▁with ▁many ▁works ▁of ▁art , ▁among ▁which ▁are ▁some ▁splendid ▁ag ate ▁tables ▁and ▁mar ble ▁v ases ▁of ▁a ▁superior ▁order , ▁which ▁die ▁present ▁owner ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁Italy . ▁On ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁have ▁been ▁added ▁excellent ▁and ▁comm od ious ▁brick - built ▁offices . ▁Near ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁some ▁a ven ues ▁of ▁very ▁stat ely ▁old ▁o ak ▁: ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁a ven ues ▁before ▁the ▁south - west ▁front , ▁a ▁hand some ▁gra vel ▁terra ce ▁walk , ▁thirty ▁feet ▁wide ▁by ▁four ▁hundred ▁feet ▁long , ▁has ▁been ▁formed . ▁It ▁is ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁mar ble ▁seats ▁and ▁stat ues ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁after ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁the ▁St ah an ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁commands ▁a ▁beautiful ▁prospect . ▁In ▁the ▁vale ▁below ▁two ▁sheets ▁of ▁water ▁recently ▁formed ▁contribute ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁scen ery . ▁The ▁park , ▁compr ising ▁nearly ▁four ▁hundred ▁acres , ▁is ▁beautiful ly ▁und ulated , ▁and ▁divers ified ▁with ▁tim ber ▁and ▁fl our