WALKS, DRIVES AND ENTRANCES 



Fig. 29. — Entrance posts set back with hedge or wall finishing at a right angle to the pier. — 



See page 35 



party drives are preferable to having two driveways paralleling each 

 other, and where it is only-necessary to provide for motor cars, two 

 tracks constructed of cement are to be preferred to a driveway. 



Given a house on a higher level than the street, and only a short 

 distance from pavement to house line, an arrangement of approach 

 steps as shown in Fig. 32 will lengthen the walk, allowing it to come 

 out to the lot line; in such a case the grass slopes on each side can 

 still be maintained. 



Where the house is located on a level higher than the street level 

 but near the same, it will add to the interest, and picturesqueness as 

 well, if the approach is placed at one side, as shown in Fig. 33. The 

 terrace level here is eight feet above the pavement, and the approach 

 is arranged in four flights of steps. The belt planting gives privacy and 

 the approach is planned so that it does not interfere with this feature. 



The drive turns (Figs. 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38), which are usually 

 provided at the rear or side of the house, were quite roomy in former 

 days with a diameter of fifty feet. The coming of the automobile 

 has made it necessary to provide a diameter of seventy feet. 



The elliptical or egg-shaped turn is more desirable than the true 

 circle. This allows of a rather flat side next to the house so that a 

 waiting vehicle will be standing in the proper position. This is 

 not possible on a turn that is part of the arc of a circle. 



When crossing a stream where a bridge is required (Fig. 39) it 

 is advisable to cross at a right angle to the stream so that the wing 

 walls may be built symmetrically. 



