Ferree, Barr, 1862-1924 · New York, Munn · leaf 29
placed on a superb site; not, indeed, onthe summit of the hill, but, more wisely, and somewhat after the Italian manner, on thesloping hillside, so that it may have the advantage of the wooded background which adds somuch to the beauty of the location. A rather startling innovation is the placing… … [6] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS terminates in the valley below, at the edge of a winding and beautifully clear lake, and onthe other hill of the slope are the dense forests of a neighboring Country Club. It would seem,therefore, that the wild features of the landscape must be always preserved. As…
Architecture, Domestic -- United States · Gardens -- United States
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