Ferree, Barr, 1862-1924 · New York, Munn and Company · leaf 228
A long, winding drive throughthe forest brings one to a turn, below which is the magnificent fountain to which the place owesits name. The contrast between the thick woods and the open house space is quite startling,and the effect is heightened by the lavish enrichment of the grounds and the costly… … BELLEFONTAINE—THE FOUNTAIN IN THE COURT. [201] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS stables and a gate lodge are reached to the west, and other parts of the estate are approachedtoward the east. Behind the fountain the drive is upheld by a marble wall, with a retainingwall on the farther side, beyond which…
Architecture, Domestic -- United States · Gardens
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