Selection of the Site 21 



The main outlay is simply the dining room and parlour, with a wide hall 

 between and stairs at the northeasterly end. The library is south of the parlour and 

 next the arch. The kitchen and service are in an L to the north and at an angle to 

 the dining room, so as not to interfere with the view. The service driveway comes 

 in at the east of the kitchen, by the way of the stable. A deep veranda seems to 

 be requisite across the front of the house, which might continue narrowly over the 

 drive to the den. A simple formal garden can be placed to the southwest, with a 

 summer house at its extremity, and on a line with the central walks and the hall. 



On the crest of the hill to the north of the lot is a chance to erect a windmill 

 for further water supply and for general use. This would be well in case of fire. 

 Below the windmill, under the hill, where it would be sheltered from wind, ex- 

 posed to the sun and handy to the water, the kitchen garden could be placed. 



The gardener's or caretaker's lodge has been located on the upper side of 

 the road at the old gate, as this location seems a good one. It might, perhaps, 

 be shifted to the other side of the road, where it will be under the bank and 

 lower. In this case the living room and sleeping rooms could be on a level with 

 the drive and the kitchen and dining room below. 



The drainage is easily taken care of. It might be carried to the lower ground 

 below the natural terrace. It could, if thought desirable, be carried across the 

 road into the field by the river, taking in the lodge on the way, and this would 

 probably be the better method. Either would require about the same amount of 

 pipe, considering one cesspool in both cases. 



The open field across the road will allow of tennis courts and a large 

 garden if desired. 



There would, of course, have to be some thinning out of the growth in order 

 that the best of it be given a better chance. With this, vistas could be opened up to 

 such bits of view as were deemed worthy. On the whole, the plot is in remarkable 

 condition for occupancy as it is, barring, of course, the right of way through it. 



The house shown is merely to give an idea of a good style to follow. 

 This excellent example is based on the French farmhouse, and it suggests some- 

 thing perfectly in harmony with the stone and the wood growth. The sky line of 

 the "problem" house would have to be more vigorous, however, but this is a 

 matter of adaptation. 



There is another style that could be used on this site with equal success 

 that of the Italian plaster walls or stone and plaster, and tile roofs. By this is 

 not meant the larger and formal villas, but the simpler and more irregular 

 creations of the hill towns and country. The cedar, which suggests forcibly the 

 Italian landscape, we have in abundance, and the scheme is thoroughly practical. 

 Under this treatment the spring becomes the Italian fount or well. 



This general solution of the problem is, of course, not the only one, but it 

 is somewhere near to a good solution and suggests the way in which such a 

 problem should be considered. The rough plan came as a natural result of the 

 existing conditions. The average builder would not, perhaps, get as far as to see 

 the house outlay at once it is not his fault if he does not. 



