. The story of Cooperstown . set a new standard for thewestern part of the village when he put up on thenorth side of Main Street, not far from ChestnutStreet, the dignified residence now occupied bythe Mohican Club. In 1827 the low structures ofstone which stand on the east side of PioneerStreet, between Main and Church street, wereerected; and in 1828 the three-story stone buildingon the north side of Main Street, midway betweenPioneer and Chestnut streets, was an importantaddition to the business section of the village. A country-house of classic poise and symmetrywas designed in 1829, when
. The story of Cooperstown . set a new standard for thewestern part of the village when he put up on thenorth side of Main Street, not far from ChestnutStreet, the dignified residence now occupied bythe Mohican Club. In 1827 the low structures ofstone which stand on the east side of PioneerStreet, between Main and Church street, wereerected; and in 1828 the three-story stone buildingon the north side of Main Street, midway betweenPioneer and Chestnut streets, was an importantaddition to the business section of the village. A country-house of classic poise and symmetrywas designed in 1829, when Eben B. Morehousepurchased a few acres from the Bowers estate, onthe side of Mount Vision, at the point where theold state road made its first turn to ascend the 226 THE STORY OF COOPERSTOWN mountain, and there erected the dwelling calledWoodside Hall. For many years an Indian wig-wam stood on the site now occupied by old stone house, set on the hillside against abackground of dense pine forest, has an air of. Forrest D. Coleman Woodside Hall singular dignity and repose. Standing at thehead of the ascending road which continues themain street of the village, Woodside, with its rowof columns gleaming white amid the living greenof the forest, may be seen from almost any pointalong the main thoroughfare of Cooperstown. Itis approached from the highway by a rise of SOLID SURVIVALS 227 ground, where the Egyptian gate-tower adds afanciful interest to the entrance, with glimpses ofthe terraced lawn and garden that climb towardthe house. In summer, on gaining the porch, onelooks back upon a mass of foliage beneath whichCooperstown lies concealed, except for a vistathat traverses the length of the village and risesto the pines that crown the hills beyond; while aglance toward the north sweeps across the surfaceof the lake to its western shore. The woods thatcome down almost to the house are composed ofpines and hemlocks of splendid proportions andgreat antiquity, lending
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