{"nrhp_refnum":"67000008","name":"Schuyler, Philip, Mansion (Additional Documentation)","other_names":["Pastures,The"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Clinton and Schuyler Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.64139764600006,"lon":-73.75952442310168,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1967-12-24","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1967-12-24","areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Ethnic Heritage-Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-and-a-half story brick Georgian mansion at the corner of Catharine and Schuyler Streets in Albany, New York, built for General Philip Schuyler between 1761 and 1764 and also called The Pastures.","why_significant":"The 1967 survey form calls it one of the most distinguished Late Georgian houses in the Middle Colonies, rivaling the finest town houses of New York City and Philadelphia. It was the home of General Philip Schuyler, a major political and military leader in the Revolutionary and early Federal periods. Its Chinese lattice roof balustrade is described as the earliest of its kind in Georgian Colonial architecture.","narrative":"Built between 1761 and 1764 on a sloping site in southern Albany, the Schuyler Mansion was the home of General Philip Schuyler, a leading political and military figure of the Revolutionary and early Federal periods. The brick Georgian house measures about 67 feet by 47 feet and has a center-hall plan, a hipped roof, and a wooden balustrade with Chinese fret panels. A boston carpenter, John Gaborial, supervised construction. Inside, an elaborate staircase with three differently turned balusters per tread and a wide hall once hung with scenic wallpaper show the quality of the interiors. The house later served as an orphanage, and an octagonal vestibule was added around 1815. New York State acquired it in the early twentieth century, restored it in 1916 and again around 1950, and has operated it as a museum. It was recognized for its architecture and for its association with Schuyler, and it later received National Historic Landmark status.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Construction supervised by John Gaborial, a master carpenter from Boston; built for General Philip Schuyler","architectural_style":"Georgian (Late Georgian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Operated as a museum (historic house exhibit) owned by the State of New York; described as restored and in excellent condition, though the west wall is somewhat deteriorated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.824872-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/67000008_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000008/ed75ec1271-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/67000008/ed75ec1271-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schuyler_Mansion_Panorama_Left.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schuyler_Mansion_Panorama_Left.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84002062","name":"South End-Groesbeckville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/south-end-groesbeckville-historic-district-84002062/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315633","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuyler_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1666617"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/schuyler-philip-mansion-additional-documentation-67000008/"}