The Rose Cottage was originally constructed in 1912 for Helen Gould’s nieces and was later used by her children and pets.

Constructed by Helen Gould in 1911, the laundry building housed the estate’s laundry facilities as well as dormitories, guest rooms and a large room for the estate Sunday School.

In 1910, Helen Gould constructed a stand-alone swimming pool building in the style of a Roman bath. Used by the Gould family, it was opened to local children.

Set with benches and sidewalks mimicking those in Central Park, a series of three rockeries connected by pathways offer picturesque views of the Hudson River and the Lyndhurst landscape.

A weeping species of elm popular with the Victorians, Lyndhurst had three Camperdown Elms, one on the entry drive and two on the lower landscape walkway.

Set with benches and sidewalks mimicking those in Central Park, a series of three rockeries connected by pathways offer picturesque views of the Hudson River and the Lyndhurst landscape.

Set with a fountain by Frederick MacMonnies, marble benches from Italy and a sundial by A.J. Davis, this area directly across from the mansion entry recreates a late 19th arrangement by Helen Gould.

Built in 1894 by Helen Gould, this is the first regulation bowling alley in the country but was also used as a sewing school to give local women a trade and economic independence. The building is fully restored.

In the 1860s, a series of cement pathways, fountains, trees and seating areas were installed by the second owners. These lead from the mansion veranda to the bowling alley.

Planted in the early 1900’s by Helen Gould in a concentric circle design, the garden contains some 500 roses, originally only shades of pink, with the oldest varieties in the outer beds.

In 1880, Jay Gould commissioned a new metal-framed greenhouse from Lord & Burnham, containing over 40,000 plants including 6,000 orchids. The low-slung metal frame and Fiske fountain remain.

The Fern Garden was established by Lyndhurst chief gardener, Ferdinand Mangold, for George Merritt in the 1860s and planted in the shade along the main drive, where it still can be seen today.

Lyndhurst is one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, it is complemented by a park-like landscape and its collection of decorative arts.