LESSON 35 
New ENGLAND Farm GROUP 
Cc f= , HE object of this lesson is to extend further the 
[RTA study of the grouping of farm buildings. In the 
1G Le s) present lesson a somewhat different type of 
= ‘ << grouping is presented, based less on theoretical 
: ‘ considerations than on long practical experience. 
The typical New England farmstead con- 
sists of a group of buildings connected in a long 
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line running east and west, facing south. The dwelling house is 
placed next to the public road, back of this comes a kitchen wing, 
then a wood-shed, then wagon-sheds, after which follow tool houses 
and other buildings, the line commonly terminating with a large 
barn. 
Example 
The example here illustrated, plate 83, presents an actual sur- 
vey of an existing farm group in Amherst, Mass. It should be 
studied in careful comparison with the middle-western farmstead 
illustrated in Lesson 34, and it should be borne in mind that the 
present layout represents a gradual development covering approx- 
imately 150 years, whereas the farmstead plan shown in plate 80 
represents a modern plant built to order under the direction of a 
trained landscape architect. Even under these circumstances it 
will appear that this New England layout is not badly adapted to 
governing conditions. 
Discussion 
It will be seen that the dwelling house’is placed much nearer to 
the road than recommended by Mr. R. J. Pearse for Iowa conditions 
(see page 149) and that the entrance drive also runs much nearer 
to the house. 
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