Gracie Mansion, Federal mansion in Yorkville, Manhattan, United States.
Gracie Mansion is a two-story wooden residence on the East River in Yorkville that has served as the official home of New York City mayors for many decades. The white clapboard exterior and symmetrical windows follow the classic design principles of Federal architecture from the late 1700s.
A Scottish merchant built the house in 1799 as a private country estate on what was then the edge of the city. The city acquired the property in the early 20th century and established it as the mayoral residence in 1942.
The house is named after Archibald Gracie, the Scottish merchant who built it in 1799. In the fall of 1801 Alexander Hamilton called a meeting of New York Federalists here to raise funds for a newspaper that became the New York Post. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia preferred to call the residence "Gracie Farm".
Tours take place on most Mondays and require advance booking through the city's official website. The indoor visit lasts about one hour and covers selected rooms in the main building.
The 1966 annex, a reception wing, is named for Susan Wagner, first lady of New York City, who died of cancer in 1964 while her husband Robert F. Wagner Jr. was mayor. It holds a ballroom and reception rooms, and the original 1799 house was designated a city landmark on September 20, 1966.
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