American estates and gardens . at severe frames. Thismotif is carried wholly around the house, the various fronts difiiering only from the main frontin the spacing of the pilasters, the arrangement of the windows, and the size and shape of theporches. A high balustrade completely surrounds the roof line, save where it is interruptedbv the entrance portico. The very spacious grounds are beautifully developed as an Italian garden, with thearchitectural accompaniments of retaining-walls, steps, balustrades, and other adjuncts whichare so essential to gar-dening of this kind, butwhich are seldom c
American estates and gardens . at severe frames. Thismotif is carried wholly around the house, the various fronts difiiering only from the main frontin the spacing of the pilasters, the arrangement of the windows, and the size and shape of theporches. A high balustrade completely surrounds the roof line, save where it is interruptedbv the entrance portico. The very spacious grounds are beautifully developed as an Italian garden, with thearchitectural accompaniments of retaining-walls, steps, balustrades, and other adjuncts whichare so essential to gar-dening of this kind, butwhich are seldom carriedout on a scale so trulygrand as here. The beau-tiful lawns, the beds andbanks of flowers, thepalms, hydrangeas, baytrees, and other plantsin tubs and jars, arearranged in excellenttaste, and form a fineenvironment for thegreat house to whichthey belong. The palatial grandeurthat the exterior so wellexpresses is richly de-veloped within. The halloccupies the center ofthe house, and is a THE HOUSE OF P. A. B. WIDENER, [21]
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