Church review . the property, together with the enor-mous expenditures that such an estab- that remains of the once noble edifice,the other portions of which present apicture of desolation that is heighten-ed by the efforts of nature to hide thecrumbling stones beneath a luxuriantgrowth of verdure. The grounds sur-rounding the ruin present a stillgloomier appearance. The windingavenue leading to the entrance isbroken by ruts and fissures; the onceStately trees are marred by many adead and broken limb, and the lawn,which formerly sloped westward to thehighway like a tranquil sea of green,.is ov
Church review . the property, together with the enor-mous expenditures that such an estab- that remains of the once noble edifice,the other portions of which present apicture of desolation that is heighten-ed by the efforts of nature to hide thecrumbling stones beneath a luxuriantgrowth of verdure. The grounds sur-rounding the ruin present a stillgloomier appearance. The windingavenue leading to the entrance isbroken by ruts and fissures; the onceStately trees are marred by many adead and broken limb, and the lawn,which formerly sloped westward to thehighway like a tranquil sea of green,.is overgrown with rank weeds am1coarse grasses. Albert Bierstadt built his castle in1866, when he was in the height of hisfame and prosperity. His pictures ofmountain scenery were selling for fab-ulous prices, and were in such eagerrequest that an immense fortune seem-ed to be within his grasp. Possesedby the love of luxury and display thatis so characteristic of the artistic tem-perament, it was only natural that he. LYNDENHURST CASTLE. lishment demanded, precipitated hisruin. Then Mr. Tilden came forwardand bought the place for about one-sixth of its original cost. Strange asit may seem, no sooner had Mr. Waring abandoned his castle home thanfortune began once more to smile uponhim. He started manufacturing hatsagain on a limited scale, and graduallyincreased his business until he regaineda large part of the fortune he had lost. Of all the Hudson River castles onlyone is a ruin. It stands on a hillsidebetween Irving:on and Tarrytown, andwas formerly the abode of Albert Bier-stadt, the artist, whose large paintingsof nature in her grandest aspects wereat one time in such great demand. The immense foundations of thebuilding can still be seen, occupyingthe whole length and breadth of anartificial plateau, but of its superstruct-ure not one stone remains standing up-on another. A broad flight of steps,leading down into a labyrinth of sub-terranean vaults and passages, is all should st
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