American estates and gardens . J3U hC O< wh wXh a CO W hXO 5 d z O w CO D O wXh [238] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS view of the entire valley below;in the stormy season a porchenclosed with glass must be ground falls away too rapidlyfor the dining-room to be on thesame level with the was desirable to reduce thenumber of steps between the tworooms to a minimum, and hencethe placing of these rooms in thesecond story of that building. Theice-house is so perfecth insulatedthat its position is not disadvan-tageous, and no portion of theservants rooms is below the levelof t
American estates and gardens . J3U hC O< wh wXh a CO W hXO 5 d z O w CO D O wXh [238] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS view of the entire valley below;in the stormy season a porchenclosed with glass must be ground falls away too rapidlyfor the dining-room to be on thesame level with the was desirable to reduce thenumber of steps between the tworooms to a minimum, and hencethe placing of these rooms in thesecond story of that building. Theice-house is so perfecth insulatedthat its position is not disadvan-tageous, and no portion of theservants rooms is below the levelof the ground. The guest cham-bers, although on the ground floor,are so elevated that their windows,from which beautiful views can behad, are twelve feet above theground. The servants jjorch opensfrom the kitchen, and is appar-ently not shut in; but, as the rail-ing is of stucco instead of open, and. CHATEAU REXSAMER. as the adjoming trees spread heavy foliage toward it, its seclusion is sufficient to givethat ])rivacy which is necessary at the kitchen end of a house. The Chateau is a summer residence, and although there are large fireplaces in all the largerooms, making May and October the most cheery months of the ^-ear, vet it is in the hotseason that the house is principally used. Under these conditions it is no drawback to reachthe guest chambers by wa)^ of the covered passage and the terrace, and the shed, open on allsides, but protected by a high retaining-wall, is a more comfortable place for the laundress towork in than a room inside would be. The House of John G. Wright, Esq., at Brookline, Massachusetts. Mr. John G. Wrights house, at Brookline, Massachusetts, is a fine type of the countr^?house of which the suburbs of Boston offer so many examples. It is built of buff brick, andis finished with a slate roof. If its st}-le should be named, it would unquestionabh- be ca
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