Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective), 1855, Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, 25 5/16 x 30in. (64.3 x 76.2cm), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Davis' most successful castellated villa was built for dry-goods merchant John J. Herrick. The design was dominated by an enormous three-story circular tower facing west over the Hudson River. The tower housed an extraordinary circular parlor that had an intricately vaulted ceiling springing from a massive central cluster of delicate Gothic columns
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Ericstan, John J, Herrick, Tarrytown, New York, perspective, 1855, Watercolor, ink, graphite, paper, 25 5/16 x 30in, 64.3 76.2cm, Alexander Jackson Davis, American, 1803–1892, West Orange, Jersey, Davis, successful castellated villa, built, dry-goods merchant, John, J, design, dominated, enormous three-story, circular, tower, facing, west, Hudson River, tower housed, extraordinary circular, parlor, intricately vaulted, ceiling, springing, massive central, cluster, delicate Gothic, columns
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