Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar71910newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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HE private garage has become an import- ant factor in the development of the country estate. Though there have arisen differences of opinion as to the proper material of which it should be built, none may be raised as to the need of it as a subordinate structure of such form and aspect as will help to make it a feature of a property wor- thy of the owner's residence. The garages on view and described in this article, besides having the practical points of accommodation for machines and for chauffeurs, foster the architectural qualities that fit them for positions near the more prominent and more ele- gant structures. They are bound to provide a considerable contribution to the art of making estates improved in gen- eral appearance and utility. The garages, such as are presented in the engravings, offer the greatest opportunity for the exercise of artistic taste and development, as a close study of their treatment will reveal, and owing to the fact that the garage is usually built in close proximity to the residence of the owner, it is essential that it be designed in harmony with the master's house, as well as with the general surroundings of the site on which it is to be built. There are many styles of architecture and various kinds of materials that may be employed in the building of a gar- age, independent of the style in which the house is designed, but it is best to conform, so far as is possible, to the style of architecture which has been selected for the designing of the other buildings of an estate, so as to make the architectural feature a complete and harmonious whole. The garage shown in Figs, i and 2 was built for Robert Scoville, at Chapinville, Conn. It is constructed of red brick with stone trimmings, and is designed in the style of architecture which harmonizes with the house to which it belongs. The building is erected on the side of a hill, thereby permitting the arrangement of three stories in the rear, and two stories in the front, as shown in Fig. 2. The garage belonging to R. M. Hogue, Esq., at Philadel- phia, Pa., is constructed of stone, and is illustrated in Fig. 3. It is a building of elaborate style, and is adapted to be the complement only for a house of character and elegance. A novelty is the billiard-room in the second story, in addi- tion to the chauffeur's quarters, which occupy the remainder of this floor. It is constructed of local stone, with rough faces, and is laid with wide, white mortar joints. The roof is covered with slate. An interesting garage is the one illustrated in Fig. 4, built for Mrs. E. L. Bartlett, at Baltimore, Maryland, It
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Fig. 3—A garage at Philadelphia, Pa. Fig. 4—A garage at Baltimore, Md.

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