To accompany a blog post by John Thorn on BestThinking.com

1. Andrew Jackson Downing (1837-52) Athenaeum of Philadelphia

2. Downing Estate in Newburgh, NY Public Domain

3. Montgomery Place, a Downing and Davis Collaboration Public Domain

4. Matthew Vassar’s Springside, in Poughkeepsie: a sadly typical remnant Copyright 2005 Mark Thorn

5. Gatekeeper’s House, Springside Copyright Mark Thorn 2005

6. Matthew Vassar’s Springside: a trace of Downing Copyright Mark Thorn 2005

7. Newburgh’s City Club, a.k.a. Dr. Culbert House; patients’ entrance Copyright Mark Thorn 2005

8. Culbert House, addition by Henry Hobson Richardson Copyright Mark Thorn 2005

9. Downing’s Journal: The Horticulturist Public Domain

10. In repose at Cedar Hill Cemetery Copyright Mark Thorn 2005