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Built in 1860 as a private residence, the Governor's home was purchased by the State in 1883 for use as the state's executive mansion. It is the first and only state-owned building dedicated to housing the governor. [132] The Mansion Historic District's name originates from its proximity to the Executive Mansion. [133] 46: New York State Capitol
Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener and built between 1897 and 1899.
In September 2000, the State Department building (previously known as "Main State", and often called by the metonym "Foggy Bottom") was named in honor of President Harry S. Truman. [ 7 ] As of 2007 [update] , more than 8000 employees worked in the Truman Building. [ 8 ]
In true gilded age fashion, the show was filmed exclusively in Rhode Island and New York, at recognizable jewels like the Breakers, Marble House, Lyndhurst Mansion, and many other grand properties.
The building was initially used by NASA and the then Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). [2] In 1979, occupancy of the building was given to the newly formed Department of Education. [2] The building also houses the National Library of Education, [3] which was established in 1995. [4] [5]
Was the third mansion of P.T Barnum, was demolished in 1889 for his new mansion, Marina. Samuel Clemens House (Mark Twain) 1874 Victorian Gothic: Edward Tuckerman Potter: Hartford: Today, a museum Marina 1889 Romanesque and Queen Anne: Longstaff and Hurd: Bridgeport: Was the fourth and last mansion of P.T Barnum in Bridgeport, was demolished in ...
Killenworth is a historic mansion in Glen Cove, New York constructed for George Dupont Pratt in 1912. It was purchased by the Soviet Union in 1946 to become the country retreat of the Soviet, and later Russian, delegation to the United Nations.
The Bartow–Pell Mansion is a historic house museum at 895 Shore Road in the northern section of Pelham Bay Park, within the New York City borough of the Bronx.The two-story building, designed in the mid-19th century by an unknown architect, has a Greek Revival facade and federal interiors and is the last surviving manor house in the Pelham Bay Park area.