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Remove retaining wall in front of Dean House (HS-13) and add staff use gate between Dean and Brown Lots
Lincoln Home National Historic Site » Remove retaining wall in front of Dean House (HS-13) and add staff use gate between Dean and Brown Lots » Document List
In addition, a gate will be installed approximately 50' east from the alley in the south vertical board fence. It will be built to blend in with the fence. This gate will also only have a hasp on the Brown lot/south side to prevent visitors from using it on a general basis from the Dean lot side where visitors can walk freely. This gate is needed for Living History staff to access water from the Dean garden area to carry to the Brown lot for summer programs on doing laundry. Due to the low level of use, there will not be a boardwalk installed, again to prevent visitors from using it.
The front wall area has been heavily disturbed due to the installation and periodic repair of the wall over nearly 100 years. The gate along the south lot line is in an area that was surveyed in 2007 by Fever River Research.