Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the Mayor of New York City. // An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. ... For a list of the Dutch Director-Generals who governed New Amsterdam (as New York City was called when it was a Dutch-run settlement) between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland. ... New York, NY redirects here. ...

Geography

Gracie Mansion is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and Eighty-eighth Street in Manhattan. It overlooks Hell Gate. Carl Schurz Park is a 14. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Hell Gate Bridge from west looking northeast Hell Gate, shown in red, in a satellite photo of New York Harbor. ...

Architecture

Archibald Gracie built Gracie Mansion in 1799. In 1966, a new west wing (the Wagner Wing) was added under the instruction of first lady Susan Wagner. The building was restored (1981–1984) by the Gracie Mansion Conservancy, and again in 2002. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Mayor Wagner greets the Little Rock Nine (1958) Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Gracie Mansion is in the Federal style and has two stories.

Utilization

A different building on roughly the same site was commandeered by George Washington during the American Revolutionary War, as it strategically overlooked Hell Gate. The British destroyed this house during that war. George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first president of the United States under the U.S. Constitution. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries French Monarchy Dutch Republic Spanish Empire Oneida and Tuscarora tribes Polish volunteers Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain Hessian mercenaries Iroquois Confederacy Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz Kościuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Sir...

Archibald Gracie then built another building — what is now known as Gracie Mansion — on the site in 1799, and this was used by him as a country home until 1823, when he had to sell it to pay debts. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Others lived in the house until 1896, when the city seized it and made its grounds part of Carl Schurz Park. It served various functions as part of that park (at various times it housed public restrooms, an ice-cream stand, and classrooms) until 1924. From 1924 until 1936 it housed the Museum of the City of New York, and from 1936 until 1942 it was also a museum. Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Local government of the United States. ... Carl Schurz Park is a 14. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Museum of the City of New York is an art gallery and history museum founded in 1923 to present the history of New York City and its people. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

In 1942, Robert Moses successfully convinced then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to appropriate the house as a mayoral residence. Its main floor is open to the public and serves as a small museum. Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Robert Moses with a model of his proposed Battery Bridge Robert Moses (December 18, 1888–July 29, 1981) was the master builder of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and other suburbs. ... Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. ...

As of 2005, current mayor Michael Bloomberg does not live in Gracie Mansion, although he uses it for meetings and events. At the beginning of Bloomberg's term he launched a major restoration of the mansion, which was funded by an anonymous donor, rumored to be the mayor himself. Bloomberg has used the Mansion as a place for official visitors to stay while in the city. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is a prominent American businessman, the founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the current Mayor of New York City. ...

School zoning

The mansion is within the New York City Department of Education district. The New York City Department of Education is a department of the city of New York which runs almost all of the citys public schools. ...

The mansion is unzoned for elementary school, while the mansion is zoned to J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner for middle school.

See also

• List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City

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External links

• "A Brief History of Gracie Mansion"
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