Gardener’s Cottage

In the article from February 5, 1852 entitled “Improvements at Clifton Country Residence of Johns Hopkins, Esquire” the author cites the view from the Tower of the Clifton Mansion:

“… a bird’s eye view of the extensive park with its richly ornamented grounds, the large artificial lake with its islands and pretty little rustic bridges, the beautiful group formed by the gardener’s lodge and conservatory in the terraced garden and the extensive grapehouse and orangeries, stretching along several hundred feet, the ornamental structures scattered over the whole park with taste and judgment as well as the finely tilled farm grounds beyond.”

That “beautiful group formed by the gardener’s lodge and conservatory” survived well into the 20th century, and the photograph below shows the Gardener’s lodge to the left, and the conservatory on the right. This photograph is believed to date to ca. 1900.