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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
October, 
The aardet front of ihe attractive Aoase on a hillside near Pasedene California 
A Hillside Home in California 
By Margaret Craig 
S the strength of the fruit goes to make its 
seed, seems it that the gifted climate and 
unjaded soil of California favor Pasadena 
in the development of her garden qualities. 
From this it is but a step to provoke the 
wealth of design that casts into the mold 
of grace those details subordinate to unity that make pos- 
sible houses worthy of their favorable surroundings, one 
such as is the home of Miss Florence Dwight, built in a 
most delightful situation, on a five-acre portion of the 
picturesque San Rafael Heights. In trying to designate 
the type of this house, where all of its characteristics divulge 
neither the Mexican turn nor that of the 
bungalow completely, the result leads to 
any conclusion almost that you please, and 
likely of the favorable sort, for whether 
capable of definition or not it is a fact of 
architectural loveliness, bearing on the fin- 
ished product the stamp of a large origin- 
ality. 
There are few towns in this country 
equal in dimensions to Pasadena, that can 
share with her in the distinction of being 
highly contributory to types of houses which 
are sought as instances of the best for the 
expenditure in architectural practice or so 
full of ideas adapted to rare garden land- 
scape results. Pasadena has been made 
popular by views of her large and small 
holdings that dot many illustrated pages 
of magazines and books, as freely indeed 
as the originals themselves have been re- 
Steps leading to the entrance-walk 
produced on the actual soil of her State and far outlying 
districts. AMERICAN HoMEs AND GARDENS itself has been 
productive in this direction since numerous examples of 
Pasadena’s dwellings and grounds have been described and 
illustrated in its pages from time to time. 
The interesting house here shown is built on grounds 
that have just a sufficient clearance to give variety, without 
running into an overprofusion of features. 
tion of the house, the owner decided upon the hillside con- 
struction which would give greater individuality. In this 
the architect, Louis Du P. Millar, of Pasadena, in his 
exterior work has been careful, in not to 
scatter the effect, nor has he failed to em- 
realized in interior designs. Although the 
area between the entrance of the house and 
the country road is covered with grapevines 
and is broken by the long straight path 
leading from the gallery to the front door, 
and by the carriage drive on either side of 
the open space, one has a moment hardly 
since entering the charming garden pre- 
cincts to note any of its particular motifs, 
so uncritical does one feel, or so restful in 
the contemplation of general results. But 
eventually the garden details become crisp 
to the view and then we see built among 
them in an effective style, a house of white 
plaster with furnishings of dark stained 
wood; and with its low-hanging eaves and 
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lot allowed the choice of valley or elevation for the founda- © 
phasize those fine features that give assur- ° 
ance of comfort and of taste that should be» 
