Oakland Mansion
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One of the finest residences and country seats in New England, an ornament to the State and an object of attraction to the traveler and stranger. Oakland Place, the estate belonging to and occupied by Hon. R.H. Gardiner. It extends about one mile along the river, and contains 310 acres of every variety of soil and landscape. The house, a splendid one, of the finest granite, is erected in the style of rural architecture which prevailed during the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth and was finished in 1836 at an expense of more than $32,000, which was a great expense for those times, and the present owner has spent a great deal of money beautifying and adorning the place. C.T. American Art |
