THE SMALL PLACE 



enclosure, and affords pleasant variation in color 

 and form. 



The location of the old house and of existing 

 trees determined the development of the front part 

 of the grounds. The attractive lawn on the east 

 side of the house gains its interest through the 

 careful grouping of trees and the good shape of the 

 curving plantations that form the boundary. On 

 the west side of the house there is just room enough 

 for a drive. It enters from the street on the very 

 edge of the property and curves slightly on the 

 way to the porte-cochere. This is an excellent 

 arrangement, for a drive on a small property ought 

 to be merely a convenience and take up as little 

 room as possible. It plays, however, an important 

 part of the layout as a friendly entrance to the 

 house and is to be as attractive as good lines and 

 planting can make it. 



The old brown stone houses of the seventies 

 do not lend themselves happily to garden set- 

 tings, nor was there then any understanding of 

 the garden as an intimate part of the house so 

 there was no attempt to establish the new garden 

 near the house. Happily the tall growth of existing 

 trees that help to make the garden setting hide 

 the house from the garden. The only connection 



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