Show HISTORIC HUNDRED OAKS Handsome Country Home In Tennessee Tennes-see the Retreat of Paullst Fathers Memphis The many prominent families of Tennessee who were entertained en-tertained at Hundred Oaks the historic his-toric country homo of Former Gov Home of the Paullst Fathers Albert S Marks near Winchester Tcnn during tho life of that statesman states-man would hardly recognize the beautiful beau-tiful old pluce should they visit It again The stately oak trees have never been touched by the ax and tho outward appearance is about tho same as It was when Gov Marks entertained en-tertained dignitaries there so lavishly lavish-ly I but the i Interior has seen a revolution revolu-tion Hundred Oaks Is now the retreat of till Pnullst Fathers of tho Homan Catholic chinch and tho Interior of thc place has been changed to meet the tastes of that sect For many years Hundred Oaks was and perhaps per-haps Is yet thc handsomest home In Tennessee and Its history Is about as Interesting us tho place Is beautiful Tho castle It might bo called sits In the center of an elevated plat of ground of about 30 acres heavily wooded Oak predominates hence the name Some years before tho war tho Hunt family ono of the wealthiest in middle Tennessee bought the place and erected tho first brick residence built In that section It was then a twostory but pretty house Tho civil war brought conditions that broke up tho family fortune and tho place was purchased by GOY Albert S Marks soon after tho war Ho moved there and occupied It as his home rebuilding rebuild-ing it at tho same tlmo The place was complctetd as It now appears In about 1872 It was handsomely finished finish-ed In hardwood and tho old English hall contained ono of tho finest libraries li-braries In Tennessee Gov Marks loved company and frequently had many guests there for weeks at a time Some 17 years ago tho place massed to Gov Marks son Arthur Aho married Miss Mary Hunt uniting the lineage of tile tlrst owner with tho new A few years later Arthur Marls sold the place to the Paullst Fathers having been converted to that faith and It has been made tho principal retreat for thc order In America |