Quarters 21 (Current Primary Name)
Sherman Gate Lodge (Current Alternative Name)
Northeast Gate Lodge (Current Alternative Name)
Resource Identification
Name
Building Number
21 (Current Primary Number)
Evaluation
AFRH-W Historic District
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Status
- Contributing (2007-01-01)
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Period(s) of Significance
- Building a Park (1866-1883)
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Area(s) of Significance
- Architecture
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Relative Level of Significance
- Significant (2006-10-29)
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Quantitative Evaluation
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Criterion A: 2 Criterion B: 0 Criterion C: 3 Criterion D: 0 National Significance: 0 Integrity: 3 Total Score: 8
Other AFRH-W Designations
none recorded
Other Designations
none recorded
Classification
NRHP Resource Type
Building
NRHP Resource Category
Domestic
NRHP Resource Subcategory
Single Dwelling
Wuzit (original purpose)
Gatehouse
Important Dates
none recorded
Location
Address
Primary Address
3700 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
Location Description
none recorded
Character Area
Fence/Entry/Perimeter
AFRH-W Master Plan Zone
AFRH Zone - North/Northeast
Phase 1A Archaeological Zone
Zone 1
Description
Architectural Style
Gothic Revival
Description
General Description
In April 1873, the Governor of the Home authorized the construction of a "Gate Keeper's lodge, near the cemetery, of such style as shall be approved by the President of the Board." The first gate lodge to be constructed along the eastern boundary of the Home's site, the Cemetery Gate House is a flamboyant example of the Gothic Revival style. Fully intact and exhibiting such characteristics as a steeply pitched compound hipped roof with front-gabled dormers, intricate sawn woodwork with Gothic-inspired trusses, exposed rafter ends, and delicate iron cresting on the roof, the gate house is one of the finest examples of picturesque Gothic Revival architecture on the property. The one-and-a-half-story structure is constructed of granite with brick quoins and surrounds. The roof, capped by a hipped ventilator that reads like a cupola, is covered with square-butt and octagonal-shaped slate shingles. The one-bay-deep wing is clad in stucco and covered by a flat-on-gable roof. This wing is augmented by another one-story wing with a flat roof. Based on the construction materials and detailing, the wings appear to be original.
Function and Use
Function
Residence
(Historic Function)
Not in Use
(Current Primary Function)
Detailed Description
Form Type
none recorded
Measurements
none recorded
Components
none recorded
Modifications
none recorded
Map
Related Resources
Related Character Areas
Fence/Entry/Perimeter (is contained within / contains)
Related People/Organizations
John L. Smithmeyer (Architect, was designed by / designed)
