[Illustration: _Fig. 57. The drawings on these pages are of the same site in south Monroe, the Peters house (Bldg. 126)._] In the rear of the Peters house is a 1930’s garage apartment, figure 58. This element is a unique feature in the history of urban residential architecture. The automobile became obtainable by the urban family during the second decade of the 20th century, and it was sheltered in a structure separate from the residence. The garage would usually provide shelter for one to two automobiles. [Illustration: _Fig. 58. A garage apartment adjacent to the house. (Bldg. 126)._] Often an apartment would be placed above the garage, as shown. Note the exterior access stairway. In post World War II residences the automobile would be sheltered in a garage attached to the main residence; subsequently this garage would relinquish its walls and doors and be known as a “carport.” Thus, the garage apartment holds a unique place in America domestic architecture. The Peters store house, or quarters, figure 59, also was representative of the era described. This building has exposed rafter ends, five panel doors, milled (not brick) siding, and is raised three steps above the ground. [Illustration: _Fig. 59. The storage building in the rear (Bldg. 126)._] The water towers shown in figure 60 are elevated to provide gravity pressure for water needed on the farm complex, whether for irrigation or livestock or domestic use. The towers are situated in a grove of pecan trees. [Illustration: _Fig. 60. Water tanks on the farm site (Bldg. 126)._] As urbanization increased, the opportunity for complexes such as this to survive decreased. Holdings were subdivided into residential lots, and the rural feeling and inherent privacy which it provided yielded to an environment of urban compactness. This is the price of progress as a city expands. URBAN ECCLESIASTICAL A distinct contrast exists between the rural ecclesiastical building and that of the urban area. The urban congregations tended to require more stylized edifices for worship. This may be apparent in the examples illustrated herein. The 1899 St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival style. Characteristics of this style include the tower with belfry and spire, the single or grouped pointed-arch windows, the stepped buttresses and deeply recessed openings and wooden doors. These characteristics are evident in the church in figure 61. [Illustration: _Fig. 61. The 1899 Gothic Revival St. Matthews Church (Bldg. 159)._]