Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York (west rear elevation and plan), Alexander Jackson Davis, 1865

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Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York (west rear elevation and plan), 1865, Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, Sheet: 18 7/8 x 26 5/8 in. ( x cm), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), In 1864, Davis was commissioned by George Merritt to enlarge Knoll, the house he had built for the Paulding family between 1838 and 1842. In essence, he created a new house, the greatest house in the late Gothic Revival style still standing

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Size: 5374px × 3774px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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