The House and Garden of Mr. Charles A. Platt 
THE HOUSE AND GARDEN OF 
MR. CHARLES A. PLATT. 
T HE house and garden of Mr. Charles A. 
Platt are situated not far from Windsor, 
Vermont, on the New Hampshire side of the 
Connecticut River Valley. At this point in 
its course, the river runs smoothly between 
low hills, rising with pleasant irregularity 
from the bank. In some places the ascent 
FROM THE ROAD 
The house and garden are situated on a low 
hill which rises a little nearer the river than 
some of its neighbors, and consequently 
affords a view of the whole length and width 
of the valley to the south. Behind this hill 
is a sharper ascent, which shuts off all outlook 
to the east. I he road whereby the approach 
is made skirts the base of the second hill, and 
the site of the house to the left of the road 
is marked by two stone posts which fix the 
FROM THE PIAZZA 
begins much nearer the water than at others, 
and the elevations vary from a few hundred 
feet to almost a thousand. The result is a 
well-composed landscape, with low hills in 
the foreground, 
with higher hills 
beyond, with dim 
glimpses of the 
Green Mountains 
in the distance, and 
with the occasional 
views of the river 
winding down the 
green valley — the 
whole being domi¬ 
nated and distin¬ 
guished by the not 
too imposing bidk 
of Mount Ascut- 
ney, which looms 
up seven or eight 
miles to the southwest. It is a simple, comely, 
yet very varied country,which nature has made 
upon a scale eminently suitable for human habi¬ 
tation, and in which the marks of cultivation 
only enhance the proprietvof the general effect. 
entrance to a level circular recess or informal 
forecourt cut out of the embankment. 
The sides of the embankment are retained 
by a low wall, and any sight of the grounds, 
although not of 
the house, is shut 
off b y shrubbery 
and evergreens. 
Eet us suppose a 
visitor entering the 
gate and taking 
what would be the 
most natural stroll 
through the 
grounds and gar¬ 
den. After passing 
the gate he would 
come out upon the 
pathway running 
parallel to the 
longer side of the 
house and the garden. Immediatelytohis right 
another path lined with a privet hedge leads 
up to the studio. This walk is tolerably 
steep, and the level of the studio is in reality 
somewhat higher than the second floor of the 
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