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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. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Jay Gould, (1836-1892) Photo of Jay Gould, c. 1880. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Railroad tycoon and financier Jay Gould purchased the estate in 1880, a few years after renting it as a family summer home and an escape from the pressures of business life in the city.
Apr 6, 2020 · Jay Gould Mansion. 579 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York. Completed in 1869, for George Opdyke (1805-1880), then President of the New York Chamber of Commerce, and his wife Elizabeth Hall Stryker (1805-1891). Their four-story brownstone on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 47th Street was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch (1839-1894 ...
A majestic estate in Tarrytown, NY on the Hudson River with architectural tours, historical exhibits, and a relaxing landscape to explore.
Perhaps the most dramatic alteration that Helen Gould made to the decor of her Fifth Avenue mansion, originally installed in the 1880s by her father Jay Gould, was the addition of a monumental leaded-glass window from Tiffany Studios at the end of the home’s entry hall.
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Nov 21, 2023 · November 21, 2023. 5 Comments. Lyndhurst Mansion may be familiar to viewers of the HBO series The Gilded Age since a number of this historic house’s rooms served as filming locations for the show. And its former owner was one of the most notorious figures of the Gilded Age — Jay Gould.
In 1880 railroad baron Jay Gould purchased the estate, maintaining it as his summer home and country retreat until his death in 1892. The mansion and what is now a 67-acre estate remained in the Gould family until 1961 (it once exceeded 500 acres). The house and grounds are now a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
