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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar91912newy (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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A family gathering about the tea table habitations of the Aborigi- nes. Next comes the little cabin built of logs where the children may imagine them- selves sturdy pioneers in the wilderness—the advance guard of civilization, disput- ing every inch of the way with the Indians. Other houses might be said to rep- resent later types of Amer- ican homes of greater beauty and refinement, and the very charming and complete play- house shown at the beginning of this article might be said to represent the present day home with its grace and lux- ury, for it is part of an ex- tensive country estate, and agrees in design and con- struction with the other buildings upon the place. The smaller picture on page 386 shows a "sand house," and is included in this series, because it represents one phase of the playhouse which is apt to be overlooked. Children love to play in the sand, and here a low wall confines it in place and the roof protects both the children and the sand from the sun and the rain. The little treetop playhouses shown upon page 387 display the work of youthful archi- tects and represent what may be called the "naturalistic school" of playhouse architecture. Be the playhouse ever so simple, the children will use it to their enjoyment and enter with enthusiasm into its furnish- ing and arrangement. Such houses, in their simpler forms, are quite inexpensive and their cost is not to be regarded or compared with the enjoyment which their use will af-
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These little perches placed literally among the leaves may be said to represent the naturalistic school of playhouse building

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