Title

Niagara Falls Queenston Heights Ontario Gatekeeper's Lodge at Brock's monument

Description

A small two storey stone building with a red brick roof ; two stone walls either side of the house ; with posts at either end and in the middle ; middle posts serve as the gate posts for the gates which are wide open ; a stone lion is atop each of the gate posts ; a small wreath is on each of the smaller outside end posts ; small trees surround the property ; a dirt road runs past the house in the foreground ; title in black print bottom left ;

en-CA These were the original gates and entrance to Queenston Heights Park ; built in 1856 the same year as the present Brock's monument ; gates were moved in 1909 ;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=302678

Type

Still Image

Extent

13.75 x 8.55 cm

Medium

Colour postcard

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection

Francis J. Petrie Collection

Subject

Parks

Queenston Heights

Publisher

The Hugh C Leighton Co Manufacturers Portland M USA ; made in Germany ; 8860 ;

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Queenston

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D423235

Format

Colour postcard

Date Created

2008-12-06

Date Modified

2008-12-06