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Alexander Jackson Davis Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Alexander Jackson Davis Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis (July 24, 1803 – January 14, 1892), was an American architect, known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Jackson_Davis

Syllabus Row, New York

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: Syllabus Row, New York
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1954

Façade Design and Old Plan for the First Merchant's Exchange, New York  (unexecuted; front elevation and plan)

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: Façade Design and Old Plan for the First Merchant's Exchange, New York  (unexecuted; front elevation and plan)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

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

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

The J. C. Baughman (Scotten) House, Detroit, Michigan (front elevation and plan)

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: The J. C. Baughman (Scotten) House, Detroit, Michigan (front elevation and plan)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

A. J. Davis "Diary"

American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey / The Met

   title: A. J. Davis "Diary"
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1924

Designs for House of L. M. Davenport, New Rochelle, in the Tuscan Style (ground plan)

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