. Houses for town or country. ^ small. It neither rises to the dignity of acountry estate nor sinks to the comparative insignifi-cance of a suburban villa site. It comprises some tenacres of land, so near to a large city that the trolleycars skirt its boundaries, but so far away that theimmediate neighbourhood is not thickly settled. Itsowner consequently has as much room as he needs 2IO w. LAV-OUT OF A HOUSE AND GARDEN HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY in which to satisfy all the interests of country lifeexcept those connected with a large farm. When awell-to-do family occupies a place of this size,
. Houses for town or country. ^ small. It neither rises to the dignity of acountry estate nor sinks to the comparative insignifi-cance of a suburban villa site. It comprises some tenacres of land, so near to a large city that the trolleycars skirt its boundaries, but so far away that theimmediate neighbourhood is not thickly settled. Itsowner consequently has as much room as he needs 2IO w. LAV-OUT OF A HOUSE AND GARDEN HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY in which to satisfy all the interests of country lifeexcept those connected with a large farm. When awell-to-do family occupies a place of this size, theygenerally do it with the fullest intention of enjoyingas varied and abundant a country life as a few acresof land will permit, but unfortunately they rarelybelieve that an architect can be of any assistance tothem, except in the design of the house. They usuallyconsider themselves fully competent to lay out theroads, select the situation of the house, the stable, andthe tennis court, and plant the flower garden. Thearchitects advice may be asked about certain details,but it is a very rare occurrence to find a place of thiskind which has been placed in the hands of an archi-tect from start to finish, and designed as a of the larger estates have been so planned anddesigned, but the function of the architect in relationto the smaller estates usually ceases when he hassu
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