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New York State Executive Mansion

Coordinates: 42°38′48″N 73°45′41″W / 42.64667°N 73.76139°W / 42.64667; -73.76139
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New York State Executive Mansion
An ornate brick house with a pyramid-roofed tower on the front seen from slightly below. In front is a flagpole and some tall trees, with shrubbery and a chain link fence at the bottom of the image, closer to the camera.
East facade in 2011
New York State Executive Mansion is located in New York
New York State Executive Mansion
New York State Executive Mansion is located in the United States
New York State Executive Mansion
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Location138 Eagle Street
Albany, New York
Coordinates42°38′48″N 73°45′41″W / 42.64667°N 73.76139°W / 42.64667; -73.76139
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1856
Architectural styleQueen Anne (previously Italianate)
NRHP reference No.71000518[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

The New York State Executive Mansion is the official residence of the governor of New York. Located at 138 Eagle Street in Albany, New York, it has housed governors and their families since 1875.[2]

History

The building was constructed in 1856 as a private home in the Italianate style for banker Thomas Olcott.[3] During the 1860s, the residence was extensively remodeled by Robert L. Johnson, its second owner. Samuel Tilden became the first governor to reside in the house when he rented it in 1875, and the state purchased it two years later.[4]

After a fire in 1961, the possibility of building or purchasing a modern mansion uptown was considered, but Governor Nelson Rockefeller fought for restoration and was instrumental in getting the mansion named to the National Register of Historic Places.[5] In the early 1980s, the Executive Mansion Preservation Society was established to coordinate restoration of the home. Inmates from state prisons once staffed the mansion.[6]

Over the years, various governors have altered the mansion. Theodore Roosevelt, for example, had a gymnasium constructed during his stay. Franklin D. Roosevelt installed a swimming pool in 1932. It was subsequently filled in when its building was converted into a greenhouse, but Mario Cuomo had the pool restored during his tenure. Al Smith had a zoo built, and Nelson Rockefeller added the mansion's tennis courts. Twenty-nine consecutive governors had used the building on a mostly full-time basis until Governor George Pataki.[5]

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo (who previously maintained his principal residence at the Lily Pond estate in New Castle, New York, with former partner Sandra Lee)[7] began to live in the mansion during the autumn of 2019.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, his three daughters quarantined at the residence.[9] Governor Kathy Hochul and her husband William Hochul currently reside in the mansion along with her daughter Caitlin and her partner.

Green certification

In April 2009, Michelle Paige Paterson, wife of Governor David Paterson, announced that as a result of efforts to "green" the operations and maintenance of the building and grounds, the mansion had earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. The mansion is the first governor's residence in the country to earn Gold status using the LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) rating system. The project encompassed almost two years and was initiated by previous First Lady Silda Wall Spitzer.[10]

Tours

Free guided tours of the Executive Mansion are given on Thursdays from September to June at 12:00, 1:00, and 2:00 p.m. by reservation only. Tours for school groups are also offered.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Explore The Governor's Mansion". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ^ "Isaac G. Perry Archives". Lost New England. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. ^ "The New York State Executive Mansion". Empire State Plaza & New York State Capitol. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ a b Paul Grondahl (March 27, 2001). "A Live-in Governor Both McCall, Cuomo Would Make Mansion Home if Elected". Albany Times Union. p. D1. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  6. ^ Goodman, Ellen (December 10, 1967). "Elegance in Dedham". Boston Globe. p. A 21.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Sandra Lee, Gov. Cuomo's Ex, Has Sold Couple's New Castle Home". Chappaqua-Mount Kisco, NY Patch. Oct 12, 2020. Retrieved Mar 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Andrew Cuomo, a Man Alone". POLITICO. Retrieved Mar 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Andrew Cuomo and daughters on life during the pandemic". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved Mar 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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