Old Charleston Gateways 
A GARDEN WALL OF PLASTERED BRICK AND WROUGHT IRON 
they have been reproduced in all parts of 
the city. Take the gateways of the old 
Hayward house—which, by the way, are 
later than the residence itself. Here we 
have the same conception and the same 
treatment with, of course, 
considerable difference in 
detail. Again, we have the 
same conception expressed in 
much ruder form in the old 
gateway of wood and brick. 
These examples, and many 
others that might he shown, 
go to prove that the designer 
of the Edmondson gate was 
able in a superlative degree 
to adapt his ideas to the 
tastes and social conditions 
of Charleston which de¬ 
manded several gateways in 
one—a wide central carriage 
gate, a gate for the family 
and a gate for slaves. In 
the centre we see the car¬ 
riage gate, to the left is the 
family gate, and to the right the gate intended 
exclusively for the use of servants. Some¬ 
times, when the carriage gate was, for obvious 
reasons, placed in front of the stable, it was 
found necessary to add a fourth, or visitors’ 
CARRIAGE AND SERVANTS GATE, DESSESSURE HOUSE 
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