Hey RG and Kenji,
I just thought of some new questions. RG, you were the first to show me with photos a while back, that the gate house has only one garage bay, not two as I had originally included in my model. Then, in reading back through the two articles you posted about the construction plans, they mention the servant's quarters (gate house) having a two-car garage, as well as a tool room and laundry. Do you think this is another example of later alterations? The photos of the gate house posted before the sale seemed to show some interior alterations of the space. Might this have included enclosing one of the garage bays for more interior space? I seem to recall it mentioned at some time in this forum that Eve Anderson had moved into the gate house as the main house fell into disrepair? Thoughts?
Also, do you guys think the laundry mentioned in the servant's quarters was for the servants only, with the main laundry for the house being in the service wing somewhere, along with the kitchen, pantries, garages, etc... Two thought lead me to believe this is true. One the gate house is a looong way to haul laundry from the house, and two, there are clearly clothes drying lines shown in the
Mad Buck Gibson episode that are located at the end of the service wing. More thoughts?
