The New Gate Lodge at Blithewood
Creator
author: Downing, Andrew Jackson
Subject
Romantic (modern European styles )
Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess, New York, United States
architect: Davis, Alexander Jackson
Description
This image is an enlargement of an engraving of the Blithewood Gatehouse designed by A.J. Davis from an edition of A.J. Downing’s Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Rural Architecture and Landscape Gardening. Interestingly, Downing describes this structure as a “simple and effective cottage in the bracketed style--octagonal in its form, and very compactly arranged internally.”
Coverage
Gothic Revival
Publisher
Bard College
Date
1852
Contributor
Davis, Alexander Jackson
Rights
Prior written permission required to use any photograph from the Bard College Libraries.
Format
engraving
Language
eng
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Citation
author: Downing, Andrew Jackson, “The New Gate Lodge at Blithewood,” Stevenson Library Digital Collections, accessed November 5, 2024, https://omekalib.bard.edu/items/show/1814.