Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957, Newport Improvement Association · [Cambridge, Mass., The University press] · leaf 19
he water are still to be had, on sufferance ofthe owners, between the houses and other, obstructions on the west side ofWashington Street. And finally, there is still so much of open fields in thehilly northern part of the city that inspiring views are to be had from manyof the public roads,… … THE SCENERY OF THE STREETS AND OF THE HOUSES AND GARDENS in that direction. It is rather surprising, when one comes to figure it out,from how very small a portion of the public roads and public grounds ofNewport the view of the water or of any distant landscape can be countedon as a permanent…
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