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Schuyler Mansion is a historic house at 32 Catherine Street in Albany, New York. The brick mansion is now a museum and an official National Historic Landmark . It was constructed from 1761 to 1765 for Philip Schuyler , later a general in the Continental Army and early U.S. Senator , who resided there from 1763 until his death in 1804.
The house was built c. 1760 along King's Highway (now Morris Street) on the eastern edge of what was then the small village of Morristown. [5] In 1765, Dr. Jabez Campfield, a young doctor from Newark, bought the house when he moved to Morristown with his new wife, Sarah Ward, to establish his medical practice. [6]
Mansion District: 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
General Philip Schuyler's mid-18th century decision to build a mansion on his lands there was the first development of any kind. Later, after his death, the Erie Canal and its related industrial development brought so many immigrants to the area that the city had to expand its boundaries, making the South End an end in name only.
The Schuyler House or General Schuyler House was built in November 1777 over 29 days for General Philip Schuyler (later Senator Schuyler, and Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law). It is now part of Saratoga National Historical Park (located 8 miles away). [ 1 ]
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan’s daughter, Schuyler Fox, gave her mom the best birthday present this year: she said “I do!” People reported on Monday, June 24 ...
The mansion’s design is attributed to noted Bluegrass area architect Major Thomas Lewinski. The original plantation encompassed 500 acres, of which about 40 acres remain today.
The area is almost flat, rising minimally away from the river, in contrast to the Mansion Historic District, which rises up the slope to the west. The district boundary is described as Madison Avenue on the north, South Ferry Street on the south, Dongan and Green streets on the east and South Pearl Street on the west. Bleeker, Franklin ...