Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst • 635 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 10591 • Phone: (914) 631-4481 • Hours: From mid-April to October: Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From November to mid-April: Weekends only, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Guided tours from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Groups of 10 or more reservation required. • Carriage House Cafe: Open for lunch from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m., Wed.-Sun. Elegant Weddings of Distinction (914) 524-7900. • Web site: www.lyndhurst.org.

Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, it is complemented by picturesque landscaped lawns and a comprehensive collection of Victorian decorative arts. Special attractions include the Rose Cottage (a children's playhouse), the rose garden and the greenhouse.

The house is built of brick faced with Ossining marble. It boasts a four-story tower, turrets, diamond-shaped windows that overlook the river, an elegant porte cochere and an expansive veranda. The interior is finished in densely crenellated, handcrafted woodwork.

Financier Jay Gould purchased Lyndhurst in 1881 and built an extraordinary greenhouse on the grounds over 375 feet long, plus wings. The skeleton of that structure still stands.

In 1900, specimens from the greenhouse established the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden. Lyndhurst was given by Gould heirs in 1964 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.lyndhurst.org or www.nationaltrust.org.