{"nrhp_refnum":"71000518","name":"New York Executive Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"138 Eagle St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.64685332000005,"lon":-73.76091787799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-02-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The New York Executive Mansion is a brick residence at 138 Eagle Street in Albany, built around 1860 by Thomas Olcott and remodeled in 1887. It serves as the official home of the state's governors.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as the long-sought official governor's residence, purchased by the State in 1883 after earlier attempts failed. Its 1887 remodeling by architect Issac G. Perry gave it details similar to Albany City Hall and the State Capitol, showing the influence of Henry H. Richardson on late 19th-century architecture.","narrative":"Overlooking Eagle Street in Albany, the Executive Mansion is a brick house of two and one-half stories with a four-story tower, a fifteen-bay front, and a slate roof combining hip and gable forms. Thomas Olcott built it around 1860 on the former Denniston Estate, on a rise once called Gallows Hill. Originally it had mansard roofs, a cupola, large porches and a stone entrance portico guarded by two iron greyhounds. The State had earlier bought a house on Elk Street in 1838, but no governor wanted to live there. Samuel Tilden rented this house, and in 1883, under Governor Lucius Robinson, the State purchased it as the official executive mansion. In 1887 architect Issac G. Perry expanded and remodeled it, giving it details like those of Albany City Hall and the State Capitol. The work reflects the influence of Henry H. Richardson. The house has housed the state's governors for almost a century.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Thomas Olcott (original builder, c. 1860); Issac G. Perry (architect of 1887 remodeling)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied, in use as a private residence by the state's governors; altered by the 1887 remodeling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.011086-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000518.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000518/3e6550a0e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000518/3e6550a0e7-1600.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:New_York_State_Executive_Mansion.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:New_York_State_Executive_Mansion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316283","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Executive_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7014108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/new-york-executive-mansion-71000518/"}