Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 94
f desired, can be secured only by high CITY AND COUNTRY HOUSES. 55 fences or thick hedges. The house is shown as it appears fromthe street. The front-door is near the gate, which is shown on theleft of the sketch. There is here no display of an architec-tural front; indeed, there is no display… … Fig. 37. — View of Dwelling from Garden, in Tokio. separated from it by a high fence. The second story containsone room, and this may be regarded as a guest-chamber. Accessto this chamber is by means of a steep flight of steps, made outof thick plank, and unguarded by hand-rail of any kind. Theroof…
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