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New York State Executive Mansion Tour Program Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine; Frommer's Review; Liebs, Chester H. (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New York State Executive Mansion". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10
In 1938, Gladys Mills Phipps donated the house and 192 acres (78 ha) of land to the state of New York as a memorial to her parents. [3] As a State Historic Site, the estate is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In 1988, the Friends of Mills Mansion were organized to support the preservation and ...
In 1942, the school changed names for the first time, becoming the New York State Teachers College at Oneonta. In 1948, the college became a founding member of the State University of New York system, and the Oneonta Normal School was officially renamed the State University College of Education at Oneonta in 1951. [5]
University Woods, also known as Cedar Park, [3] is a small woodland park in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Overlooking the Harlem River , the park sits between Sedgwick and Cedar Avenues.
Photo of Coe Hall by Robert Swanson The gallery Coe Hall as seen from other side Mr. Coe's bedroom Buffalo Room. The history of the present-day property on the famous "Gold Coast" of Long Island began between 1904 and 1912, when Helen MacGregor Byrne – wife of New York City lawyer James Byrne – purchased six farming properties which she collectively referred to as "Upper Planting Fields Farm".
The house commands extensive views of the Ramapo River Valley. The property brings the total of preserved lands that were once owned by the Harriman family in New York State to nearly 70,000 acres (280 km 2), including Bear Mountain, Harriman and Sterling Forest State Parks. [8] In 2010, the Open Space Institute put the house up for sale. [9]
The Jay Estate has 3 discrete owners:New York State Parks, Westchester County and the Jay Heritage Center. [14] New York State Parks (90%) and Westchester County (10%) own a 21.5 acre parcel known as the "Jay Property" as tenants in common while the non-profit Jay Heritage Center (JHC) owns 1.5 acres outright including the Jay Mansion and the 1907 Van Norden Carriage House. [15]
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park is a 691-acre (2.80 km 2) state park located in the hamlet of Great River, New York, on Long Island. [2] The park includes an arboretum designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for William Bayard Cutting in 1886, [6] as well as a mansion designed by Charles C. Haight.