Schuyler Mansion
Philip Schuyler Mansion | |
Location | 32 Catherine Street, Albany, New York, United States |
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Coordinates | 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 No. | 67000008 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 1967 |
Designated NHL | December 24, 1967[1] |
Schuyler Mansion is a historic house at 32 Catherine Street in
History
Revolutionary War General
The Death of Philip Schuyler
After Philip Schuyler's death in 1804, the land comprised over one hundred building lots which were divided among his six living children. The house itself, however, was wanted by none of Schuyler's offspring, as they had already established themselves elsewhere with spouses and children of their own. Therefore, in 1815, Schuyler's mansion was sold to a furrier named John Bryan. During Bryan's approximately 29 years living in the mansion, he made a number of changes to the house, including the addition of a vestibule, constructed by local architect,
Acquisition by New York State
On March 22, 1911, the mansion was sold to the state of New York, which planned to turn it into an historic site that would be open to the public. The museum's first board of directors consisted of Philip Schuyler's great-granddaughter, Georgina Schuyler, as well as the son of John Tracey, who had lived in the house in the nineteenth century. The orphanage built their new site over the next few years, and vacated the mansion on January 30, 1914. After over three years of restoration, Schuyler Mansion was opened to the public as a state historic site on October 17, 1917, the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga.
House Structure
Schuyler Mansion is a large (67.5 feet [20.6 m] wide by 47.5 feet [14.5 m] deep) two-and-one-half-story
Construction of the mansion was supervised by master carpenter John Gaborial of Boston, Massachusetts. At the time of the house's construction, two detached wings were erected to the rear of the house. The building on the southwest corner was used as an office and the one on the northwest corner served as the kitchen. These wings were removed during the 19th century, and the space that they once occupied is now landscaped as a garden. The house is built on the center-hall plan typical of Georgian homes. Both the first and second floors have two rooms, each about 18 by 19 feet (5.5 by 5.8 m), on either side of the wide corridors. The entrance hall, 48 feet (15 m) long by 20 feet (6.1 m) wide and 12 feet (3.7 m) high, is divided towards the rear by a pilaster-supported doorway.
The interior of the mansion is considerably decorated. The deep brick walls permit the use on every window, of inside or
Schuyler Mansion Photo Gallery
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Watercolor drawing of the Schuyler Mansion made by Philip Hooker in 1818.
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Old Schuyler Mansion in 1898.
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Detail of ironwork on the Mansion.
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New York State historical marker, erected in 1940.
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Visitor Center on the Mansion grounds (2011)
See also
- History of Albany, New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
- List of New York State Historic Sites
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany, New York
- Ten Broeck Mansion
- General Schuyler House
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Philip Schuyler Mansion". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ^ Schuyler Mansion National Historic Landmark (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. (4.12 MB), July 26, 1985, National Park Service
- Sources
- Great Houses of the Hudson River, ISBN 0-8212-2767-X.
External links
- Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
- Friends of Schuyler Mansion
- Albany County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6256, "Schuyler Mansion (ironwork), Albany, Albany County, NY", 1 photo, supplemental material