CONSTRUCTION DETAILS— DRIVES AND WALKS 



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located on the lot, a pleasing drive or walk may be made by the use of 

 the semi-circular effect shown in Fig. 26. If only the drive is located 

 in this manner it is poor design to run a wide walk down through the 

 center thus bisecting the semi-circular area. If a walk must be made 

 here a narrow stepping-stone walk with the grass between the stones 

 is much more pleasing and not nearly so conspicuous (Fig. 27). 



If the main entrance of the house is at the front, the drive or 

 walk should parallel the house on that side. If at the side, the walk or 

 drive should run close enough to the house to permit easy access to 

 and from the door. Enough room should be left between the drive 

 and property line to allow of some ornamental planting. If a service 

 walk or drive is necessary it should either be made entirely for that 

 purpose and removed from the main part of the house or it should 

 branch off the main walk or drive as shown in Fig. 28, in which 

 case it should be made smaller. The service drive should be so placed 

 that living commodities, such as food, coal, etc., can be delivered 

 easily, and, if possible, so that it does not touch the private or garden 

 area of the grounds. Unless the house is set back at least seven ty-*five 

 feet from the property front it is useless to attempt to make a turn- 

 around in front, as the 

 average automobile 

 requires at least sixty- 

 five feet in which to 

 turn. However, if 

 there is ample room 

 for such a turn it 

 should be placed on 

 the axis of the house 

 (Figs. 29 and 30). If 

 a hedge borders a drive 

 or walk it should be 

 planted at least eight- 

 een inches from the 

 edge; large shrubs 

 should be at least three 

 feet back. 



On the city lot, the 

 path leading to the 



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 should be so planned for some foundation planting, if possible 



