Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 310
is somewhat limited in size, be-cause it was necessary to select an elevated situationcommanding the best views, and this happened to oc-cur in a part of the property which was not only veryvaried in surface, but entirely covered by a handsomegrowth of trees, which it was desirable to… … discussed, the site that seemed the most appropriatewas ultimately determined on, and it then became aquestion how to suit the design of the house to theformation of the ground, and, so far as might be nec-essary, to adapt the site to the house. It seemedproper to make the plan nearly square, and…
Architecture, Domestic
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