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OAKLAND MANSION, GARDINER, MAINE
53800
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OAKLAND MANSION is 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 ex-
pense for those times, and the present owner has spent a
great deal of money beautifying and adorning the place.
C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED
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