. Villas and cottages . ignette to Design 286 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. No. 18, and as the lot occurs at the intersection of twocross-roads, this gate was therefore placed at the an-gle, as shown on the garden plan, for several the first place1 it gave a more easy access to theproperty from every direction; and in the second, itbrought the gate into such a position that a large treeon the sidewalk grouped with it agreeably, and addedto the importance of the entrance. It also preventedthe crowded, awkward appearance that a gate at theextreme end of one side would have had, and gave theang
. Villas and cottages . ignette to Design 286 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. No. 18, and as the lot occurs at the intersection of twocross-roads, this gate was therefore placed at the an-gle, as shown on the garden plan, for several the first place1 it gave a more easy access to theproperty from every direction; and in the second, itbrought the gate into such a position that a large treeon the sidewalk grouped with it agreeably, and addedto the importance of the entrance. It also preventedthe crowded, awkward appearance that a gate at theextreme end of one side would have had, and gave theangular view, which was, of course, the longest one,across the grounds to any one passing or entering theproperty. The gate is a simple design of wood andiron work, a combination which I am led to thinkmay often be used with more advantage in rural arch-itecture than iron alone, which, in simple, economicalforms, has a very thin effect, and, when elaborated, istoo suggestive of the town house to be agreeable inthe DESIGN FOE ENTRANCE-GATE. VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 287 DESIGN No. 27. (SEE FRONTISPIECE.) FAMILY COTTAGE IX THE MOUNTAINS. This study has been prepared with reference to a* particular site, and appears to be sufficiently welladapted to the present purpose of illustrating the gen-eral ideas of design that are applicable to houses orcottages built in mountainous districts. The j)lan issimple, and yet is not entirely symmetrical, as decidedformality even in plan would be out of character withthe situation. The roof, on the other hand, is bothsimple and symmetrical, although not formal, the breakin the plan being nearly sufficient to give an impres-sion of variety to the general effect of the whole de-sign.
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