H ouse and Garden 
THE HOUSE FROM THE ROAD 
covered with rough, straw-colored rough-cast 
and a roof of gray shingle, overhanging 
a base of low-tone gray red brick, with 
shutters and mouldings of wood, stained a 
leaf green color. 
Being located on flat ground, the house 
is raised upon a low terrace, and low broad 
proportions prevail. The proportion of 
detail to mass is such that the whole is at 
once seen as a unit,— even the two dormers, 
not contemplated in the original design, 
being added at the suggestion of the owner, 
and of modest proportions controlled by the 
designer. 
The subtle breaking of parallel lines seen 
in the roof eaves and in the overhang are 
one of the charms of the design. 
Where it is noticed that the breakings 
harmonize with each other and that the lifting 
of the roof eaves just frames in the frieze of 
windows, and that the break in the overhang 
forms a hospitable shelter to the entrance 
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