House and Garden 
THE DESCENT FROM THE LAWN 
“FA[RACRES” 
barrier to a view 
which may com¬ 
prehend all at a 
glance. In this 
expansiveness 
lies the appropri- 
ateness of the 
name of “ Fair- 
acres.” It is the 
most formal gar¬ 
den in the vicin¬ 
ity of Philadel¬ 
phia; and though 
less monumenal, 
perhaps, than 
others in that 
region and else¬ 
where, it is equal 
to any in the 
richness of its 
design and the 
effectiveness of 
its ornamentation 
and planting. In¬ 
deed this garden 
might easily rival 
some of the Old- 
World work in 
years to come, 
when age shall 
have given “ Fair- 
acres ” less of a 
handicap in such 
a comparison. 
The space en¬ 
closed is a rect¬ 
angle measuring 
/4° b y 355 feet. 
Phis one enters 
in descending 
from the lawn 
before the house 
by a single flight 
of steps, reminis¬ 
cent of those at 
H a d d o n Hall. 
Two levels com¬ 
pose the space. 
T heir propor¬ 
tions can be seen 
by reference to 
the plan. At the 
far end of the 
rectangle enclos- 
A GAZEBO FROM WITHOUT 
