The Peekskill Museum

Described by many as a Queen Anne in the Shingle Style, the Herrick House was designed by a classmate of Herrick’s at Amherst College, William Rutherford Mead who in 1872 had partnered with Charles Follen McKim. In 1879 they would be joined by Stanford White to form McKim, Mead and White. Although the exact date of construction is not known, it was featured in the June 30, 1877 issue of American Architect and Building News. The building next door to the Museum was the Herrick’s carriage house.