If you're looking for a good place to start your investigation into history at the Gates-Cherokee site, this may be a good place to start.

The attached 4-page historic nomination form provides a brief overview and reveals attempts over the years to recognize its historic character.

The most telling comment reveals the frustrating lack of a building-by-building survey of the site. "Since its approximate boundary was first defined in 1980, no subsequent surveys have been completed to identify contributing and noncontributing elements of the Gates property."