“ Cairnwood ,” at Bethayres , Montgomery County , Penna. 
THE PERGOLA FROM THE NORTH END 
“ CAIRNWOOD ” 
house emerging 
from its trees, and 
one is tempted to 
look backward at 
the wide expanse of 
country-side which 
the windows of the 
principal rooms 
command. By a 
kind of intuition 
the farmer who 
built his house long 
ago on this very 
site so placed room 
beside room that 
this outlook toward 
the southwest was 
made full use of, 
just as it has been 
by this new man¬ 
sion of buff brick, 
of Indiana lime¬ 
stone and roof of 
slate. The Terrace 
retains the old ele¬ 
vation raised before 
the doorway of the 
farmhouse. The 
row of old trees 
which sheltered the 
farmer from the 
harvest sun has 
given a motive for 
the position of 
Cairnwood’s walls. 
Doubtless the 
owner of Cairn¬ 
wood valued this 
view more than all 
else, for nothing 
has been done to 
distract from its 
enjoyment. It is 
on The North Side 
of the house that 
drives and paths 
have been laid out 
among venerable 
trees and that flow¬ 
ers and shrubs 
have been planted. 
Even The Garden 
has been put aside, 
invisible from the 
house or its terrace, 
—separated from 
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