House Garden 
In one way the architecture of the Tyrol 
assumes a character peculiar to itself. This 
is by the absence of brickwork. Stone and 
wood exclusively are used; and if it were 
necessary to divide the buildings into two 
classes, the division might follow these heads. 
Such a classification would be inaccurate and 
misleading, however, because the combina¬ 
tion of wood and stone is often seen in a 
single building. The union is invariably 
pleasing. An impressive contrast of browned 
timber eaves against light gray walls is a 
common sight, and may be seen at Eppan, 
Laatsch, Brixlegg, Klausen, and in a 
hundred other examples in the villages or 
standing apart upon the highways. The 
rubble walls are commonly plastered with a 
roughcast; but as that treatment, in effect, 
reproduces the general form and color of 
the stonework underneath, the architectural 
features which are found in the end are 
essentially those of masonry. By the simple 
means of forming whole gable-faces of wood 
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