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HOUSE & GARDEN 
THE LITTLE HOUSE UNDER THE TREES 
REGINALD D. JOHNSON, Architect 
The side view to the left shows the 
house to he larger than one at first 
might suppose. Hip roofs provide 
generous room on the second story. 
The ell has been filled in with a 
sleeping porch 
Tall, straggling eucalyptus trees, 
branchless to a great height, toiver 
above the house, will be seen 
in the front view to the right above, 
the house fits this setting perfectly 
Openness and ease of access be¬ 
tween rooms characterize the first 
poor playi. The arrangement of bed¬ 
rooms above is simple and roomy. 
The master's suite is conveniently 
arranged 
W HOEVER it was 
that christened this 
dainty gem of architecture 
“the little house under the 
trees,” gave it a name prob¬ 
ably quite unconsciously by 
which it will always be 
appropriately known. 
The tall, straggling euca¬ 
lyptus trees, branchless to 
a great height, have a 
charm of their own, as they 
tower above the house, 
sheltering it from the rays 
of a semi-tropical sun, ad¬ 
mitting light and sunshine 
and making a delightfully 
picturesque background. 
It is well known that the 
beauty of a house does not 
lie altogether in the excel¬ 
lence of its architecture. 
Ugly or uninteresting sur¬ 
roundings can create a dis¬ 
cord in the harmony of a 
perfect design; and some¬ 
how, unsympathetic people 
seem to cause the same un¬ 
desirable effect and spread 
A formal garden is laid out on an axis from the living-room. French doors 
open from this room to the vista of the bricked path. A summerhouse 
terminates the farther end and a lattice wall defines the property line 
a chill over the house. But 
here the house and gar¬ 
den and surroundings har¬ 
monize together. 
The charm in the exte¬ 
rior lies in its simplicity 
and its exquisite refine¬ 
ment of detail. The lines 
are good; the proportions 
and balance could not be 
improved upon. 
The construction of the 
house is frame with plas¬ 
tered exterior ; all the wood 
and metal work, with the 
exception of the entrance 
door, which is mahogany, 
and the shutters which are 
painted green, is white; 
and the shingled roof is 
stained a dark gray. So 
the color scheme caii be 
easily judged from the il¬ 
lustrations ; but in judging 
it, one must also picture 
the surroundings that gen¬ 
erous Nature has provided. 
In examining the plan, it 
must be borne in mind that 
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