The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Gatehouse

Click on image titles for larger views.

Gatehouse (three-quarter view), Manhattanville College

Gatehouse (side view), Manhattanville College

Institution Name: Manhattanville College
Original/Historic Place Name: Gatehouse
Location on Campus: at main entrance to campus
Date(s) of Construction:

ca. 1860s?

original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Other (Glossary)
Significance: architecture
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: stone

Walls: stone, wood

Roof: shingles, slate

Function:

ca. 1860	other (gatehouse)
ca. 2005	private residence (faculty member residence)

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:

Selected original estate plans in architectural collections. Blueprints. Archives, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY.