The symmetry of the grounds alone would have communicated respectability and a traditional appeal in this self-validating Leawood estate. But it is a detail in the stonework that stretches the linear-traditional theme to a point of originality. The custom limestone has been laid with a high percentage of aligned joints, so that the fire pit, hot tub, and similar structures echo the straightness of line in a way that ordinary staggered masonry would not.