Archaeological evidence adds valuable information to the understanding of President Van Buren’s farm. A test pit on this site shows the position and types of objects used by former inhabitants of the north gatehouse and has helped reveal what they did, the foods they ate, and what other functions took place here. Designed and constructed by local carpenters between 1846 and 1847, nearly identical gatehouses stood at the south and north entrances of the carriage path leading to the main house. The north gatehouse differed by having a dormer above the front door that added space to the second floor. This wood framed Gothic Revival structure, complete with its own well and privy, housed Lindenwald employees and their families. After falling into disrepair, it was dismantled in the early 1950’s, and the door and several windows were reused in a nearby home, where they remain today.