HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 
1913 
295 
clear and well defined; the points of the compass 
and the desirable views fitted well with the owner's 
desires in outlook and accommodation. The land 
adjoining on the west is a large undeveloped park, 
and this outlook was selected for the living-room, 
with the small library between it and the street; 
next, toward the east, is the hall; then comes the 
dining-room and kitchen, with its appurtenances. 
Beyond, at the extreme end, is the garage, a name 
which use has proved it should share with that of 
“shed.” It is a place for the ice chest, waste bar¬ 
rels, bicycles, ice-cream freezer, mops, bottles and 
all those things that in most houses are put— 
where are they put? This portion of the land has 
the least desirable outlook, and this utilitarian 
area serves, by thrusting itself between the world 
and the inner sanctuary, to have an ancillary value 
apart from its main functions. 
The bedrooms follow out the central idea of 
utilizing the south, the view and the garden to the 
utmost. 
The house, being a long, narrow one, it is nec¬ 
essary to string the rooms together by a hall, and 
this is placed to run along the north, throwing the 
important rooms on the more desirable side. Here, 
also, are placed the stairs and public closets, leav¬ 
ing the choicest positions for the more important 
rooms. No architecture is attempted on this floor, 
the problem being taken to be the squeezing the 
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The terrace is as much a room of the house as any part of it and makes a delightful lounging place 
free from the prying eyes of passers-by 
Casement windows, a paved terrace, a walled-in stretch of lawn, these are some of the elements which add to the hominess of the English house. To adapt them to our 
conditions is but the recognition of some sounder building ideas than are used in the average American country dwelling 
