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Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, Tarrytown, New York, circa 1910

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Front of Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, Tarrytown, New York, circa 1910, lithograph postcard
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Back of Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, Tarrytown, New York, circa 1910, lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows Sunnyside, Washington Irving's ivy-covered stone cottage with red roofs, a tower, and an arched entrance, set among trees near Tarrytown, New York. Irving bought the property in 1835 and remodeled it into the romantic, Dutch-inspired house where he lived until his death in 1859. The card's caption identifies it as the "Home of Washington Irving" in Tarrytown, N.Y.

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PublisherM. Brown
"SUNNYSIDE" Home of Washington Irving. TARRYTOWN N.Y. --- POST CARD Place Stamp Here Domestic One cent Foreign Two cents PUBBY M.BROWN, BROOKLYN (GERMANY)
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PublisherM. Brown
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSunnyside, Tarrytown, NY
PublisherM. Brown, Brooklyn, NY
NotesWhite border; red printed caption; color lithograph. No postmark, address, or message; blank undivided back. Imprint along left edge reads "PUBBY M.BROWN, BROOKLYN (GERMANY)" — German-printed card for a Brooklyn publisher, ca. 1905-1910. Light soiling and a faint pink stain at lower right.

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Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, Tarrytown, New York, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunnyside-home-of-washington-irving-tarrytown-new-york-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.