Schuyler Mansion
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Philip Schuyler Mansion | |
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South profile and east elevation, 2011 | |
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| Location | 32 Catherine Street, Albany, New York, USA |
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| Coordinates | 42°38′23″N 73°45′38″W / 42.63972°N 73.76056°WCoordinates: 42°38′23″N 73°45′38″W / 42.63972°N 73.76056°W |
| Built | 1761-1765 |
| Architect | John Gaborial |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | South End–Groesbeckville Historic District |
| NRHP Reference # | 67000008 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 24, 1967 |
| Designated NHL | December 24, 1967 [1] |
Schuyler Mansion is a historic house at 32 Catherine Street in Albany, New York, United States. The brick mansion is now a museum and an official National Historic Landmark. It was constructed from 1761 to 1762 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. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 24, 1967.[1][2][3] It is also a contributing property to the South End–Groesbeckville Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
History
Schuyler began acquiring the land around the mansion site by 1760. Most of the house's construction took place while he was in England at the behest of his mentor John Bradstreet.[4] Schuyler called the home "The Pasture" because of the pasture view towards the Hudson River.[5] Schuyler and his wife raised eight of their eleven children in the house which originally included 80 acres (32 ha) of land. The house was visited by several notable figures including George Washington and served as a host and prison to British General John Burgoyne for several days after his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga.[6] On December 14, 1780, the mansion was the site of the marriage between Alexander Hamilton and Schuyler's daughter Elizabeth.[7] On August 7, 1781, Native Americans raided the mansion in an unsuccessful Loyalist attempt to kidnap Schuyler.[8]
After Philip Schuyler's death in 1804, the land comprised over one hundred building lots which were divided among his numerous children.[4] From 1886 to 1913, the mansion served as an orphanage until the state assumed ownership.[9]
It was restored and dedicated as an historic monument on October 17, 1917.
Further reading
- Great Houses of the Hudson River, Michael Middleton Dwyer, editor, with preface by Mark Rockefeller, Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, published in association with Historic Hudson Valley, 2001. ISBN 0-8212-2767-X.
See also
- History of Albany, New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany, New York
- Ten Broeck Mansion
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Philip Schuyler Mansion". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-18.
- ↑ Schuyler Mansion National Historic Landmark PDF (791 KB), July 26, 1985, by Constance M. Greiff, National Park Service
- ↑ Schuyler Mansion National Historic Landmark--Accompanying 11 photos, exterior and interior, from 1967-1985. PDF (4.12 MB), July 26, 1985, National Park Service
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schuyler Mansion at the New York State Museum web site.
- ↑ Life Along the Hudson by Allan Keller ISBN 0-8232-1804-X via Google Book Search.
- ↑ Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site from Frommer's via The New York Times Travel Guides web site.
- ↑ Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation web site.
- ↑ Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Schuyler Vol. I, pp. 28-41, edited by Cuyler Reynolds (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911) via SchenectadyHistory.org.
- ↑ History of St. Catherine's Center for Children.
External links
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- Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
- Friends of Schuyler Mansion
- Albany County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Schuyler Mansion (ironwork): 1 photo, at Historic American Building Survey
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