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| Institution Name: Manhattanville College
Original/Historic Place Name: Gatehouse
Location on Campus: at main entrance to campus
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):| ca. 1860s? | original construction Unknown |
Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:
| Foundation: stone | | Walls: stone; wood | | Roof: shingle, slate | | | Function:
| ca. 1860 | other (gatehouse) | | ca. 2005 | private residence (faculty member residence) |
Significance: architecture
Landmark designation: Narrative: see below
References: see below |
Narrative:
Part of the original group of buildings on Ophir Farm estate, the Gatehouse has the mansard roof that was also a feature of the original Ophir Castle built by Ben Holladay, which burned in 1888.
| References: | | I. Bibliographic sources: | Selected original estate plans in architectural collections. Blueprints. Archives, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY.
| | II. Location of other data: | University: Library, Special Collections, Unknown
—details: Director of Community Relations. | |
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