▁added ▁to ▁his ▁garden ▁was ▁a ▁" sum mer ▁house ", ▁built ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Franklin . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁hex ag onal ▁structure ▁with ▁six ▁columns , ▁and ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁George ▁Washington ▁crow ning ▁its ▁roof . ▁ ▁The ▁W ister ▁family ▁later ▁built ▁a ▁gaz eb o ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁that ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁ru ined ▁state . ▁North west ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁house ▁was ▁an ▁ob el isk ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁garden ▁walk . ▁ ▁Pe ale ▁painted ▁four ▁m ott os ▁that ▁govern ed ▁his ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁this ▁ob el isk , ▁one ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁It ▁was ▁Pe ale ' s ▁wish ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁this ▁ob el isk , ▁yet ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be , ▁as ▁Pe ale ▁sold ▁B elf ield ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Though ▁Pe ale ▁was ▁not ▁buried ▁at ▁this ▁location , ▁the ▁W ister ▁family ▁later ▁buried ▁their ▁dog , ▁a ▁white ▁German ▁Sp itz ▁named ▁' K ais er ', ▁there . ▁ ▁A ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁this ▁ob el isk ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁La ▁S alle ▁al umn i ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁ob el isk , ▁Pe ale ▁ere cted ▁another ▁gaz eb o , ▁in ▁" Ch inese ▁[ s ic ] ▁taste , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁med