. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . southwards, and to the higher forest land to-wards Hartfield eastwards. Three great chestnuttrees and one double oak are important features ofthe site, and they obviously needed to be preservedas features of the garden scheme. To the northeast,and covering much of the land between them and theapproach road, is a charming plantation of oaks andfirs. Natures ready-grown protection. The firstconsideration, therefore, was for the right placing ofthe house. It is obvious that it would not be appro-pri
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . southwards, and to the higher forest land to-wards Hartfield eastwards. Three great chestnuttrees and one double oak are important features ofthe site, and they obviously needed to be preservedas features of the garden scheme. To the northeast,and covering much of the land between them and theapproach road, is a charming plantation of oaks andfirs. Natures ready-grown protection. The firstconsideration, therefore, was for the right placing ofthe house. It is obvious that it would not be appro-priate to build it close to the road, as in that positionthe fine range of view would be blotted out by thetrees. It also seems desirable, in order to securethe utmost possible privacy for the garden, that thecarriage road to the house should creep up the siteat one edge instead of being earned up the regard to the aspect of the main garden front,the choice lay between the southeast, due south, orsouth with a touch of west, all satisfactory. ^^- ^A .; ^HS^jEX. m ml y Y^v^
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