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TYPES OF GATES AND GATEWAYS 



EFFECTIVE BARRIERS OF WOOD, STONE, IRON, 

 BRICK AND CONCRETE, FOR INSURING 

 HOME PRIVACY 



WE are following the good old traditions of do- 

 mestic privacy when we erect a barrier about our 

 gardens and construct a gateway in harmony with 

 its surroundings. We are contributing to the eleva- 

 tion of the public taste when we consider suitability 

 and simplicity, such as, for instance, characterize 

 the entrance gates of the old Colonial gardens of 

 New England. WThat is still more to the point with 

 some outdoor architects, we are strictly in the fash- 

 ion now in giving thoughtful consideration to< our 

 gateways; for some sort of barrier that will keep 

 the public from making common property of our 

 lawns and gardens has become very sensibly "fash- 

 ionable" with a wide range in the desirable types. 



The treatment and design of the gateway will 

 depend largely upon the enclosure of the garden 

 whether it is a stone, brick, or concrete wall, a 

 wooden fence in rustic design, iron fencing, a typical 

 New England picket fence, or one of the many sorts 

 of durable hedges. When the enclosure is a combi- 

 nation of rustic or iron fencing, with a thick hedge 



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