SITE LIGHTING / STREET FURNITURE / POOLS / FOUNDATIONS / GAZEBOS
Street furniture is a collection of items found on Village streets: benches, planters, hitching posts, mounting blocks, and trash receptacles. Along with yard and area lights, street furniture contributes to the Village's texture and visual variety.

If you are thinking of adding lights or street furniture, be sure that they appear to be a natural part of the streetscape. Select only those items that are compatible with the neighborhood's simple character.

Pools, fountains, and gazebos were uncommon in the Village's early days. Mirroring the Village's dramatic change and efforts to expand interior space to the outdoors, today pools, fountains, and gazebos are part of some residential yards.

Recommendations
1. Avoid large, ornate light fixtures with large amounts of applied detail. Fixture heads should be twelve inches high at most, and mounted about six to seven feet high. Avoid excessively bright lights; use ordinary incandescent household bulbs. Mounting on posts or on buildings is appropriate; do not damage masonry walls when mounting on buildings.

2. For area lighting, consider small, contemporary flood- or spotlights mounted near the eaves or in a gable of the house. Mount these lights so they are not excessively bright and do not disturb any neighbors; they can be an effective alternative to pole-mounted lights.

3. Keep lighting devices and street furniture simple in design and modest in size. Remember that one of the Village's most appealing features is its intimate character and avoid benches, planters, and other items that are the wrong size. Designs should be simple without excessive decoration; avoid items with theme decorations, such as eagles, and Bavarian or Swiss Chalet designs.

4. Preserve and repair any surviving original street furniture such as mounting blocks and hitching posts.

5. Exercise care in adding accessories. Historically, not every house had a pole lamp, hitching post, bench, and planter. Observe what is already in place on the street and try to provide a similar complement of accessories.

6. Remember that pools, fountains, and gazebos were not common historically and are discouraged. If such features are installed, they should be kept to the rear of the lot and made as invisible as possible from the street. Consider using landscaping to screen these features rather than walls and fences.