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house. On the other hand, it should not be directly opposite the 

 front door of the house, so that on entering one appears to be going 

 straight into the house, except possibly in extremely formal de- 



FIG. 22. An entrance that gives a bad impression. Compare with figure 23. 



velopments. In informal developments an entrance to the farm- 

 stead on the axis of the front door is not pleasing, even though the 



FIG. 23. The farmstead shown in figure 22 improved by placing the entrance to 



one side. 



approach road SAvings well to one side after leaving the entrance. 

 (Figs. 22 and 23.) 



The entrance should largely reflect and suggest the character of the 

 farmstead. If the farmstead is formal, the entrance should be formal, 



