. American homes and gardens. July. J9!3 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 249. DMING-RODM rt StTTlNG-RDDM TE5EACE roofed laborers cottages,of the utmost simplicity,which have been lifted outof the sphere of the com-monplace and becomethings of rural beauty, ow-ing to the careful groupingof the houses, and thehedges and other greenerywhich have been plantedabout the cottages to tiethem to their sites. Bearing these facts inmind, it is interesting tostudy the development atIvy Court, Orange, N. J.,where a noteworthy efforthas been made to erect apicturesque group of houses,which would harmonize inthei
. American homes and gardens. July. J9!3 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 249. DMING-RODM rt StTTlNG-RDDM TE5EACE roofed laborers cottages,of the utmost simplicity,which have been lifted outof the sphere of the com-monplace and becomethings of rural beauty, ow-ing to the careful groupingof the houses, and thehedges and other greenerywhich have been plantedabout the cottages to tiethem to their sites. Bearing these facts inmind, it is interesting tostudy the development atIvy Court, Orange, N. J.,where a noteworthy efforthas been made to erect apicturesque group of houses,which would harmonize intheir general outlines and architectural style, and placethem in an agreeable environment. The idea was to createsomething better than the average commercial real estatedevelopment, and as one enters the gates at Ivy Court, youcannot help but note the air of repose and dignity sur-rounding these houses, which have been erected for peopleof taste and discrimination. Realizing that in suburban localities, where the housesare apt to be close together, that one house may be u
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