lodge

lodge.
1. Medieval masons' workshop, refectory, tracing-house, and living-quarters erected during the building of a great work. In very large projects, such as a cathedral, it was often a permanent structure, with a resident master-mason, associated with the building and maintainance of the fabric.

2. Place where Freemasons assemble, representing the lost Temple of Solomon and an ideal.

3. Small, usually decorative, building at the gateway to an estate or park, serving as the accommodation and office for a gatekeeper or porter. Such buildings were often in pairs, disposed sym-metrically on either side of the gates.

4. Dwelling in the grounds of a large country-house, usually substantial, granted as a permanent residence for e.g. minor Royalty.

5. Quarters for the porter, as in the entrance to a collegiate establishment or a club.

6. Building in mountainous or wild country, used by e.g., hunting, shooting, or fishing parties.

Bibliography

Booz (1956);
Bucher (1979);
Colombier (1953);
J. Curl (2002);
Gwilt (1903);
Mowl & and Earnshaw (1985);
W. Papworth (1852);
Sturgis et al. (1901–2);
Svanberg (1983)