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Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective)

1855
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective)
  • Artist: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
  • Date: 1855
  • Medium: Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 25 5/16 x 30in. (64.3 x 76.2cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.66.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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