

Ericstan for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (rear elevation), 1855–59
Alexander J. Davis (American, 1803–1892)
Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
Alexander J. Davis (American, 1803–1892)
Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
25 5/16 x 30 in. (64.1 x 76.2 cm)
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924 (24.66.10)
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. Ericstan was demolished in 1944.








