• ARCHITECTURE IN PARKS 



included in a service portion of the park, hidden away in an interior 

 court yard. The photograph, taken only after much difficulty in 

 finding the way within, shows a decided attractiveness which need not 

 have been so scrupulously concealed. Such a settlement could be 

 developed in a park system with the threefold accomplishment of in- 

 creasing efficiency in park maintenance and up-keep, of offering a city 

 opportunity to experiment in a small way with the social problem of 

 housing workmen, and of adding a feature of interest to the park 

 design. The entire project is, of course, one which may be taken up 

 only by cities of considerable size with somewhat extensive park areas 

 at their disposal. The idea is advanced by the author as a suggestion 

 for discussion and further thought rather than as definite recommenda- 

 tion, in which form he has ventured to present the other material of 

 the book. 



SERVICE BUILDINGS TO BE DESIGNED, NOT CONCEALED 



All park buildings should be given equal attention in architectural 

 design, those for what is known as " service " receiving quite as careful 

 study as others of the park. The intent should never be to slight the 

 design of a building with the excuse that it is intended merely for 

 service or is to be concealed. A nicely designed service building may 

 be to quite as artistic a purpose in a park as any other part of the devel- 

 opment, and service buildings are rarely completely hidden. It is thus 

 in meeting the park requirements, in obtaining beaut}^ without sacri- 

 ficing economy, that an architect's ability may be put to a greater test 

 than in the pursuance of his usual architectural practice. A good 

 example is the service building in Carroll Park, Baltimore, which is 

 creditable in form and detail; there is no need to conceal its existence 

 as in the majority of cases, and such planting as may be added later 

 will be for embellishment and setting — and not for screen. 



Greenhouses, in the same way, an absolute necessity in the main- 



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