Entrance Lodge. 



in 



ENTRANCE LODGE. 



(by n. p. KNIGHT.) 



These structures, although eminently foreign in appearance, are 

 rapidly becoming features, as appendages, to the ambitious villa. 

 In this countr}^, I grant, they savor somewhat of the autocrat, as 

 an embellishment, but as this arises entirely from their histo- 

 rical association, no reasonable person can entertain a pre- 

 judice to the disparagement of so ornamental an object. I 

 shall be happy to witness the day when all of our wealthy re- 

 tired citizens will indulge their love of picturesque ar- 



Gate Lodge. 



chitecture, by adding the gate lodge to their respective domains. 

 In England, no lauded proprietor of any magnitude, considers his 

 estate complete, unless it is enhanced by a neat porter's lodge. 

 In all public places, such as parks, cemeteries, etc., they become 

 indispensable. The one at Greenwood Cemetery, Long Island, is 

 an elegant, two story cottage, appropriately decorated, the arch 

 of the building being thrown across the entrance, thus affording a 

 protected gateway, and increasing very materially, the beauty of 

 the construction. In many instances, they are erected as an iso- 

 lated feature outside the gateway. In other cases, the lodge and 

 gate are built on a continuous front, thus forming a conspicuous 

 composition. It is not absolutely necessary that the gate 



