AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



enclosing walls; then a path, and the trees of the old orchard, which happily enough fit in 

 perfectly with the present development of the grounds. 



The estate, which comprises thirty acres, has been so planned that the house and garden 

 stand considerably to the right of the center of the whole property, the house grounds running 

 right through from the main road to the boundary of the farthest end. On each side are broad 

 stretches of lawn; the old trees determined the location of the house, and the newer plantings 

 were designed to assist the effect of the original growth. To the left of the main entrance 

 is a long drive, reaching straight back to the stables and service houses, and here, well beyond 

 the house grounds and the vegetable garden, are grouped the buildings needed for the culti- 

 vation of so varied an estate. 



Here are the gardener's cottage, corn cribs, ice house, machine shop, hotbeds, carriage 

 house and stable, chicken houses, an old barn, a shooting tower, greenhouses, and other 

 buildings, among which the garage for automobiles should not be forgotten, the plant being so 

 complete that Mr. Breese is able to carry out every possible work in connection with the 

 automobile repairing, save casting, and even that is looked forward to in the future. The 

 shooting tower, a most unusual feature, was built for the sport of shooting clay pigeons. 



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