Cobblestones to Asphalt Drives DESIGNING TO COMPLEMENT THE HOUSE

DRIVEWAY AESTHETIC

“Design is determined by the locale,” says architect Patrick Ahearn. Brick is appropriate for an in-town dwelling, if brick is prominent, while pea stone is casual. Pea stone can be rolled into asphalt when snowplowing is a concern.

double-track driveways

Dating to the early automobile era, this concept is applicable to houses built ca. 1900 to 1940 and for earlier homes that probably got their first driveways during those decades. Twin tire tracks of concrete, brick, or stone surround a grass (or moss) median, which diminishes