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A majestic estate in Tarrytown, NY on the Hudson River with architectural tours, historical exhibits, and a relaxing landscape to explore.
Explore the Grounds. Spend a day outdoors exploring the 67-acres of magnificent grounds at Lyndhurst. Discover the restored Civil War-era pathways, sit on one of three viewing platforms perched on rock outcroppings, and enjoy unparalleled views of the widest point of the Hudson River.
Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-acre (27 ha) park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US 9.
Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, is Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), the mansion’s architectural brilliance is complemented by its comprehensive collection of original decorative arts and the estate’s park-like landscape.
Lyndhurst Mansion. An American icon of architecture and landscape. The Lyndhurst mansion and its contents are largely as its last residents left it, a fabulous repository of gilded-age Americana.
Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions and a National Trust Historic Site, was designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis. Its architectural brilliance is complemented by the park-like landscape of the estate and a comprehensive collection of original decorative arts.
At this time the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown was built and a popular pattern of china was named Lyndhurst. Did that influence the town? Lord Lyndhurst of Lyndhurst England (long since passed away) have a connection? He is known to visit here at least once, as a guest of Travers.
