Blithewood gatehouse, ca. 1950s.

Creator

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Creation Date

1950s

Description

Known today as the Jim and Mary Ottaway Gatehouse, this hexagonal cottage was the gatehouse to the original Blithewood estate owned by Robert Donaldson. Before selling Blithewood to John and Margaret Bard in 1854, he made many improvements with input from Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis. This Gothic Revival style gatehouse was built in 1841 from a design by A.J. Davis, making this the oldest and most historically significant building on the campus.