I found myself back in Sleepy Hollow yesterday having lunch with our friend Ken at J. P. Doyles. As we were walking back to Ken’s car we noticed an interesting looking entrance to a building we hadn’t noticed before. After a bit of research I discovered that it’s the Van Tassel Apartments and it has some attractive details around the entrance.
Birds. I have no idea what they symbolize.
Woman with windmill. Because of the name of the apartments, the Dutch connection implied by the windmill and the association with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” I’m guessing this is Katrina Van Tassel the main female character in the story.
According to Warner Oral Histories: Life in the Van Tassel (which also provides lots of other information about the apartment complex) this is a portrait of Henry Hudson.
This grouping is topped by an eagle. Below that are two figures – on the left a Native American and on the right what judging from the peg leg is probably Peter Stuyvesant. They’re both leaning on a shield. Unfortunately, I find it difficult to make out what’s on the shield. I have no idea what the significance of the three stars might be.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.