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Gracie Mansion

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK GRACIE MANSION   BUILT ABOUT 1799 ON THE SITE OF A REVOLUTIONARY PORT AS THE COUNTRY HOUSE OF ARCHIBALD GRACIE, SCOTTISH MERCHANT, THIS COLONIAL STRUCTURE WAS RESTORED IN...

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK
GRACIE MANSION
 
BUILT ABOUT 1799 ON THE SITE OF A REVOLUTIONARY PORT AS THE COUNTRY HOUSE OF ARCHIBALD GRACIE, SCOTTISH MERCHANT, THIS COLONIAL STRUCTURE WAS RESTORED IN 1927 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT. FROM 1923 TO 1932 IT HOUSED THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. IT IS NOW THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
 
PLAQUE ERECTED 1960 BY
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
 
Submitted by @lampbane

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