The Country House 



It must be confessed, however, that these instances are, in comparison with 

 the number of failures, rather a small percentage of such attempts. 



Generally speaking, the formal Colonial and English styles harmonise best 



with the compara- 

 tively level site and 

 the drooping fluffi- 

 ness of deciduous 

 trees (see "Royal 

 House " and " Estate 

 on the Hudson"). 



Rough, rugged 

 sites like the view 

 in "Roxbury" de- 

 mand an irregular 

 design of consider- 

 able force and 

 strength the rough 



A site in Roxbury, Mass. This demands a rough stone design of considerable force and strength Stone Wall WOU1Q QO 



very well. Rough 



stone is out of place, however, if used in a locality foreign to it, or where there are 

 no rocks on the surface to carry out their character. 



The long sweep, as in a "California Vineyard" calls for long, sweeping lines 

 in the house. The "Berkshire Hills," as seen in the distance, might suggest 

 several things; a house back of the pines might be a robust and vigorous 

 detailed "Colonial." The "Maine Coast" might be shingle, log, or rough 

 stone and plain plaster. The "Newfound Lake" and the "Penobscot River" 

 suggest strongly the rambling irregularity of the Colonial farmhouse. The 

 "Avenue of Palms" calls loudly for a low-pitched roof with over-hanging 

 eaves which shall suggest the droop of the trees. The various styles of tropical 

 houses might give new and excellent ideas it is an interesting problem. 



It has been already suggested that the "Estate on the Hudson" could be 

 embellished with a formal Colonial design. It will be noted, however, that the 



existing building is 

 will set in its place 

 and seems a part of 

 the grounds. This 

 is in a measure due 

 to the fact of its reg- 

 ularity and lack of 

 aggressiveness. I n 

 design its central 

 motive i s derived 

 from the French 

 farmhouse, while the 

 wings are embel- 



ches of country call for the low structure, with long, ~ . 



sweeping lines lished With dormers 



