Lyndhurst (Tarrytown, N.Y.)

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Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house in Tarrytown, New York. The home was designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, and owned in succession by New York City mayor William Paulding Jr., merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould.

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referencedIn Nathalie Bailey Morris photographs of American Gothic Revival architecture, 1853-1937, (bulk 1933-1934) Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
referencedIn Alexander Jackson Davis architectural drawings and papers, 1804-1900 Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Family papers, 1863-1905. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Photograph collection, [ca. 1864-1960] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Property documents, 1785-1942. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers, 1928-1964. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers, 1892-1939. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Scrapbooks, 1892-1931. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Louise Hasbrook Brooklyn Navy YMCA collection, 1925-1986 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892. [Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, N.Y.] [graphic] : View of house and surrounding grounds. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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Tarrytown NY US
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Active 1785

Active 1942

Establishment 1838

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