Gatehouse
Introduction
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Gatehouse
· First building to welcome visitors to Walton Estate
· Originally known as Entrance Lodge, completed in 1912
· 1952-1954 – home of Dean and Mrs. Lyle O. Bristol
· 1954 – Fine Arts building, music department moved here (stayed until 1972)
· 1956 Log – "Just behind [the Gate House] can be heard solos and harmony of many kinds"
· Eagle Road entrance replaced main entry to campus in 1997
Male MBA or international students were housed here in the 1980s
· Nursing used to be there
· During COVID, used as quarantine housing
· Currently houses the Alumni and Advancement Dept.
Images
Gatehouse, 2024
Gatehouse, 1950s
Eastern Baptist College gate
Gatehouse
Bench dedicated by Korean Nurse Alumni Association in Spring 2015
Backstory and Context
Text-to-speech Audio
Gatehouse
· First building to welcome visitors to Walton Estate
· Originally known as Entrance Lodge, completed in 1912
· 1952-1954 – home of Dean and Mrs. Lyle O. Bristol
· 1954 – Fine Arts building, music department moved here (stayed until 1972)
· 1956 Log – "Just behind [the Gate House] can be heard solos and harmony of many kinds"
· Eagle Road entrance replaced main entry to campus in 1997
· Nursing used to be there
· During COVID, used as quarantine housing
· Currently houses the Alumni and Advancement Dept.