Massachusetts Avenue - Landscape History and Design Guide

13 • Small trees and shrubs—indeed all parts of the scene—should enhance secondary views, while not blocking or distracting from the main street. • On this grand avenue the key secondary views are the spectacular mansion entrances; landscape should reveal them to travelers in an orderly, pleasing way. Fig. 21 (above) Low massed evergreens and vertical tall trees direct the eye to 1606 23rd Street’s dramatic entrance, even though it is off of Mass Ave. Fig. 22 (left) A smooth lawn and framing shrubs focus attention on the doorway of 2221 Mass. A tall evergreen moves the eye to the entrance of the building next door. Principle: Support secondary views

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