A House Dilapidated

There are a few ways to introduce a scene with notable buildings.  You can:

1. Skip the description, and jump right into the action or dialogue,
2. Describe the building in technical, architectural terms, or
3. Describe the building with simile and metaphor.

Since the surroundings could be important to the action or dialogue later, we'll ignore Method 1 for now.

In the writing prompt below, complete the scene set-up twice.  (Follow Methods 2 and 3.)

Have fun, and keep writing!

Prompt:  A House Dilapidated

Technical:  We drove to the top of the long, driveway.  At intervals of twenty feet, gargoyles were placed atop stone columns.  Those decorations gave way when the driveway turned in a circle around a green space with several small bushes and a granite plaque with the estate's name carved in bold, recessed letters.  The house - a mansion really - was...
Figurative:  We drove to the top of the meandering driveway.  Alongside the car, all the way up, gargoyles seemed to rear up out of the semi-darkness, scowling in disapproval at our trespassing vehicle.  Finally, they retreated, and we swerved to avoid a spot of grass and shrubs that crouched amid the pavement.  The house...