Art Out-of-Doors 
seize upon every peculiarity of the site 
which can be used to give his building the 
look of belonging just where it stands— to 
make it appear as though it could not be 
moved anywhere else without detriment to 
its own effect. 
Not many years ago we thought broken, 
irregular sites undesirable, and, when they 
could not be avoided, often levelled and 
smoothed them that the house-foundations 
might be laid with mechanical symmetry. 
But of late our architects have realized that 
such sites are apt to be the best of all if 
thought and skill are brought to bear upon 
them, giving a chance for architectural in- 
dividuality as well as for an integral union 
of architectural and natural features. 
When the slopes of an irregular site are 
gentle and devoid of rocks, a beautiful re- 
sult can be achieved by respecting their un- 
dulations, laying more or fewer courses of 
foundation-stones according as they rise or 
fall, and bringing the grass up to the base 
of these courses in an uneven, billowy, yet 
not too broken line. Richardson often did 
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