The stone garage has the advantage of being more fireproof than one 
of frame construction, and it often has greater architectural worth 
Another type of construction which is especially harmonious with the 
medium-sized half-timber house. The entrance is interesting 
Serviceable Garages of Good Design 
STYLE, LOCATION AND APPROACHES IN HARMONY WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF YOUR PLACE- 
FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION—EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE CARE AND PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE CAR 
by A. Raymond Ellis 
Photographs by the Author and Others 
the neighborhood, 
shed 
background 
T HE location and building of a garage is of more importance 
than one usually supposes, on account of the architectural 
relation of the building to your house and its general effect upon 
Just a 
somewhere in the 
seems to be 
the logical conclusion; 
but there are several im¬ 
portant conditions that 
should govern this. First, 
the drive must be located 
conveniently to the en¬ 
trance of the house, then 
it should swing or curve 
gracefully to the garage 
and not run in a straight 
line as it often does from 
the street to the garage, 
as in Diagram A. 
The vista will be 
more effective if 
t h e garage is 
placed at the end 
of a curved drive 
so that shrubs 
m a y intervene 
and break the 
view, with a 
screen of fo¬ 
liage intervening 
to soften the lines 
of the building, 
as in Diagram B. 
A small, formal garage of reinforced concrete 
construction 
The shrubs may be in the foreground and still serve their pur¬ 
pose of breaking the straight lines and adding beauty to the 
vista. Diagram C illustrates a better arrangement, frequently 
used where there is plen¬ 
ty of room, with the house 
set' well back from the 
street. If there is plenty 
of room the garage may 
be so placed that part of 
it will be hidden back of 
the house, as in Diagram 
B, screened with shrubs 
and foliage at the sides, 
giving just a glimpse of 
the low roof with good 
effect. The larger the 
lot the more opportunity 
to locate if prettily and in 
connection with 
the service yard, 
as in Diagram C. 
The location and 
inward view are 
very important, 
and if some study 
is given to this 
the result will be 
the better for it. 
These three dia¬ 
grams should il¬ 
lustrate the usual 
conditions enter¬ 
ing into the gar¬ 
age problem. 
This type is adapted to housing more than a 
single car 
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