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Ericstan for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (rear elevation), 1855–59
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.

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    Ericstan for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (rear elevation), 1855–59
    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)