POSITION AND PLAN 19 



The essential thing is never to adopt any 

 plan, however convenient and interesting it 

 may be, that has not been developed with this 

 thought of exposure jor your own particular 

 location particularly in mind; and the right 

 exposure for both comfort and health insured 

 in its working out. Which makes the ready- 

 made plan about as useful in most instances, 

 however meritorious it may be in itself, as noth- 

 ing at all. Only for what they may suggest to 

 the prospective builder are such designs worth 

 the effort or money spent on them; however, 

 as they are frequently thus a source of real in- 

 spiration, we must allow that they have their 

 value and a place in the world's economy. 



The entire design and the final effect of the 

 ground or garden treatment of any place will 

 depend, then, upon fixing the situation of the 

 house to the best advantage. Of course there 

 is no universal rule to govern this initial step, 

 but there are two fairly safe guides which might 

 be called near-rules. Here is the first: If the 

 long and narrow house be chosen — or demanded 

 by conditions — place it at the extreme side limit 

 of the lot and keep its width to twenty -five feet 

 or under. When I say at the extreme side limit 

 of the lot, I mean just that; cut off even the 

 eaves by choosing a design that permits such 



