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The fifth Planning Objective of Deerpath Farm is to create, “through landscaping and architectural guidelines, a superior standard of design excellence for sites and houses that will make Deerpath Farm unique in the community and the region.”

We also say in Finding Inspirations in the Deerpath Farm Pattern Book: “Inspired by the natural beauty of the land, Deerpath Farm envisions landscapes and houses which are simple, honest, and in tune with nature. We imagine an aesthetic which is informal and expressive of its country setting, as opposed to the more formal and decorative architecture typically found in suburbia. This distinction, carefully created, will set Deerpath Farm apart from other developments and give it increasing value over time.”

Deerpath Farm is promoting an informal Midwestern aesthetic typical of this area for over a century, rather than the so-called neo-styles such as Georgian, English Tudor, or French Country now typical of suburban sprawl. In the middle of the nineteenth century when the area consisted mainly of farms, the prevailing aesthetic was that of the practical farmhouse and outbuildings. The outbuildings consisted of barns and more abstract forms such as silos, corn cribs, and sheds which, together with the houses, formed villages of structures that helped define exterior space and gave a sense of community on the farm. This aesthetic remained largely intact until the last third of the 20th century when rapid suburban growth began to radically alter the landscape. Deerpath Farm seeks to return a portion of that long-lost aesthetic to a property fortunate enough to have preserved a large amount of its farmland.