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Caption: Dedication - Allerton Park
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Pictured below is the Gate House and seen at the right is the House in the Woods; both are used by the University as residences for those attending conferences and other meetings at the Allerton extension center. The Gate House, designed by John Boric and built in 1902 as a residence for the head gardener, stands at what was originally the ltrance to the private grounds from the public road. Later this road is discontinued as a public thoroughfare, after an exchange of land. The House in the Woods, built in 1915, was constructed of hollow tile and gray stucco to demonstrate that houses could be built in this part of the country using materials other than wood, at no greater expense. Framed in a clump of evergreens across from the lake which is the center of the 4-H Memorial Camp, it is one of the most attractive sites in the Park. Especially entertaining are the old English lead garden figures placed on each side of the gravel entrance path.
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