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Retaining walls are used to create a variation 
in ground levels, which give both the house 
and its grounds the privacy jound in old- 
world architecture. Native stone laid in 
wide bond gives these walls a rich coloring 
and diversity of texture 
The house for Miss Rodman is in the Cots- 
wold style. Windows and doors are ar¬ 
ranged in groups and bays on this southern 
exposure, giving an abundance of light and 
air and yet retaining the blank wall surface 
characteristic of the Cotswold manner 
The garage is not an isolated unit, but a valuable 
part of the general composition, being connected 
with the house by walls enclosing the service 
yard. There are a house-depth living room, a 
smaller dining room and hall and kitchen 
THREE HOUSES AT CHESTNUT 
HILL, PA. 
.ROBERT R. McOOODWIN, Architect 
