Lyndhurst Mansion

04/03/2025

Our Flower Show opens this Saturday!

Joining the floral installations in the Mansion is a series of paintings by Betsy Jacks - visual artist, writer, and Executive Director Emerita of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

The paintings on view all feature apple trees from the Hudson Valley. The two shown here, both titled Daphne, rework the classic story of Daphne and Apollo. The transformation of Daphne into a tree is celebrated as an expression of the freedom of aging. The cracked bark of a tree is seen as a sign of beauty while aging skin is not given the same status.

Apple trees survive the harshest winters yet continue to bloom and thrive. The artist hopes the work will inspire new valuation of women as growing in strength and productivity with age.

Get your tickets now at lyndhurst.org
For more information on Betsy Jacks, visit betsyjacks.com

03/26/2025

Our opening day is around the corner, but we will have lots of projects to complete in the meantime!⁣
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The mansion continues to have its historic windows worked on, our master carver has been diligently working on a missing piece of a historic gothic AJ Davis-designed bench, and the Fern Garden Society has been hard at work spring cleaning the planting beds.⁣⁣

03/20/2025

Happy first day of spring!

Shop our Spring Market on April 5th & 6th to prepare your garden for the season with unique plants, blubs, and gear. Vendors include Hudson Valley artisans, purveyors of craft food and beverages, and an apothecary with botanical elixirs and more.

Purchase the Market and Flower Show combo ticket for a full day of fun. Visit https://lyndhurst.org/events/lyndhurst-flower-show/ for a full list of vendors and to get your tickets.
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03/12/2025

"This [house] is a perfect specimen of the most beautiful pointed styles..." -Brother Jonathan article, July 15, 1843.⁣
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Alexander Jackson Davis: Designer of Dreams is this season's exhibition and will explore Davis' life, inspiration, and work on both iterations of Lyndhurst for the Paulding and Merritt families, as well as his other lost gothic residences in the area.⁣
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This show will combine his ephemera and drawing archive from Columbia's Avery Architectural Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, and Winterthur, with furniture works coming from private lenders and the Smithsonian. Additional pieces also join the exhibition from the Newington-Cropsey Foundation, The New York Historical Society, the Museum of the City of New York, and Historic Hudson Valley. ⁣
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If you're a gothic architecture or Lyndhurst aficionado, this exhibition is not to be missed!⁣ It opens on May 23rd and will run through September 23rd, 2025.

03/06/2025

With our opening season on the horizon, it's time to take care of some projects on the property. The mansion windows are getting some care and attention, and our apple orchard is getting a much-needed pruning, thanks to a very sci-fi-looking spider lift!⁣
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Thanks to Breton Contracting for the window care and Michael Serio, Inc. for the tree work.⁣

03/05/2025

Thank you to This Old House for including us on their list of historic homes!

Historic homes provide meaningful insight into what life was like hundreds of years ago. Explore the wonders of famous historic homes in each state.

03/04/2025

"The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn,⁣
And violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn."⁣

-Robert Burns, Scottish poet and lyricist.⁣

02/28/2025

Spring is coming... which means the Lyndhurst in Bloom Flower Show will be here soon!⁣
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The weekend includes outdoor displays, the elaborately decorated mansion, and a Spring Market of over 30 vendors offering plants, flowers, gardens, and gift-related items. This year, the Bowling Alley will be open and feature more floral design and other amenities to help you usher in spring!⁣
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More special events for the weekend are to be announced, tickets are on our website!⁣

https://lyndhurst.org/events/lyndhurst-flower-show/
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02/25/2025

During the months the museum is closed, curatorial staff take the time to tackle research projects within our archive. While looking for something else, we happened across this small reused envelope labeled: ⁣
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"Anna's Hair - 7 years of age - Dec. 3rd 1882" ⁣
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Inside was an intact curl of chestnut-colored hair secured with yellow yarn belonging to Anna Gould! Likely saved by her mother, Helen Day Miller, it reminds us of the small sweet mementos saved by our own families and parents.⁣
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Some people find the saving of hair to be a touch creepy, but we were just glad that they saved this lock of hair and not teeth!⁣

02/21/2025

Spend the day at Collinwood with the return of Dark Shadows weekend July 19th & 20th.
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Join star Kathryn Leigh Scott and other special guests for this weekend full of programs including a meet and greet and photo opportunity. We'll also have screenings of House of Dark Shadows and the Night of Dark Shadows!

Sign up for a tour with podcast hosts the Dark Shad-Bros as they guide you to significant filming locations throughout the grounds. Additional tours have been added on Sunday. Get your tickets now before they sell out!

Visit https://ow.ly/RlxH50V4xcO for more information and tickets.

02/18/2025

On this frigid and blustery Tuesday, let's all channel our inner Lola the Snowpup!⁣

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day! ⁣
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Thinking back to this beautiful and romantic display from our Flower Show in the Lyndhurst Library last season. ⁣

02/11/2025

Before the snow last weekend, we caught a mini Lyndhurst-Henge on the veranda! Veranda-henge?⁣

02/07/2025

We have a winter storm coming this weekend! ⁣
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Please remember that the entire property is closed during the winter, and sledding, skiing, and snowboarding is prohibited on the grounds! ⁣
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During hazardous weather, we need vehicles to keep clear to allow our staff to work on snow removal around the historic buildings.⁣
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Stay warm and cozy this weekend, everyone!⁣

A reminder of our winter policies:
https://lyndhurst.org/events/winter-visitation/

02/06/2025

Finding color and flowers in unexpected places while we wait for spring!⁣
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(Anyone wish to guess where this is located?)⁣

02/03/2025

It would seem the weather got the memo about six more weeks of winter!⁣

01/29/2025

The Mansion is hiding behind those weeping beech tree branches ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣somewhere!⁣

01/21/2025

Tickets are now on sale for Winter Theater in the mansion.

A newly married and upstanding politician is threatened when a past scandal is revealed. He must turn to his old friend, his wife's former lover, for help. What could go wrong?! Enjoy the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde in this comedy set in the gilded age and performed among decor of the time.

An Ideal Husband will be performed in the mansion's parlor, accessibly located on the first floor, from February 28 - March 23, 2025.

Visit https://lyndhurst.org/events/winter-theater/ for tickets.