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LyndhurstThis Gothic Revival mansion was originally designed in 1838 by American architect Alexander Jackson Davis for former New York City mayor William Paulding, Jr.. In 1864 Davis doubled the size of the house for its second owner, George Merritt, who named it “Lyndenhurst” after the Linden trees growing on the property. In 1880 railroad baron Jay Gould purchased the estate, maintaining it as his summer home and country retreat until his death in 1892. It’s now a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Learn more about Lyndhurst in these books:
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