Alexander Jackson Davis

Alexander Jackson Davis (1803 to 1892) was an American architect best known for his association with the Gothic Revival. Born in New York City, he began as a lithographer and architectural draftsman, then joined the office of Ithiel Town in 1826 and entered partnership with him in 1829, forming what the source calls the first recognizably modern architectural office. He designed Greek Revival public buildings, including the New York Custom House, and his book Rural Residences offered the first pattern book of picturesque Gothic Revival houses. His villa Lyndhurst at Tarrytown is his best known house, and his Blandwood is described as America's earliest Italianate Tuscan villa. He also designed the Gothic Revival campus of the Virginia Military Institute.