THE SELECTION OF THE SITE OF THE HOUSE 



IT seems needless to say that the house should be the 

 center and key-point of the entire design of the 

 smallest as well as the largest village lot or coun- 

 try place. A badly located house would evidently destroy 

 the value of the design of the entire place. As the 

 house must remain always the chief consideration of 

 home grounds, its site must be studied from its different 

 aspects, and with regard to its various functions. There 

 are the health considerations, and conveniences of the 

 house itself; the means of entrance and exit, and the 

 exposure and outlook of dining-rooms, kitchens, parlors, 

 and bedrooms. The road and path system of the place, 

 and their connections with stables, drying-ground, and 

 garden, are all important factors in the problem. Dis- 

 tant views will have to be provided for, as well as con- 

 nections with near vistas, and attractive surrounding 

 lawns, waters, groves, and so forth. 



Opportunities will arise, and should be taken advan- 

 tage of, whereby terraces and level spaces of lawn can 

 be secured for the immediate neighborhood of the house. 

 The contours of the ground should suggest this, and 

 there should be no forced or unnatural scheme of arrange- 

 ment employed. 



