Though he lived in a modest home, he was a road builder and might have been the wealthiest man in the county.

尽管他居住在一所朴素的房子里，但他是个道路建设商，也许算得上县里最富有的人。

The builder is trying to blend the style of the house (in) with the others in the same road.

建筑师想使这座房子的式样与同一条道上的其他房子协调起来。