May, 1911 
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treatment, for interesting as they are in a very real and pervasive 
way they are above all things of the best, in true and artistic sim- 
plicity, for a house must be artistic as well as simple to have suc- 
cessful architectural character; it must be well designed and well 
built; it must be suited to any requirement that may be demanded 
of it and available for any use for which it may be desired. All 
these as well as many other matters are well solved and given 
expression in these delightful houses. Very different in design as 
they are, they possess a distinct individuality in style so pro- 
nounced, indeed, that the fact of a common authorship needs 
to be known before it can be recognized. The versatility of the 
architects is well illustrated in the design of these dwellings, for 
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A house of English character 
in no instance is there a duplication of architectural thought. 
These houses, therefore, point a valuable object lesson for indi- 
viduality in house design. This is quite as essential to the suc- 
cess of an estate as the development of the grounds, and the 
decoration of the various rooms contained in the interior. The 
illustrations which accompany this article show how varied and 
how interesting these dwellings are. Here, then, is a series of 
houses that represents the best in modern domestic architecture. 
They do not constitute a group, for they are absolutely unrelated, 
and the mere fact that each one of the houses has been designed 
by the same architects has not influenced the purpose of these 
houses either in their style or in their construction. 
A house with a lean-to roof 
