Government House (New York)

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Government House (New York) was a late-18th-century executive mansion in New York City intended as a residence for the U.S. president and later used by the state’s governor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive mansion
historic building
architecturalStyle Federal architecture
Georgian architecture
category Former buildings and structures in Manhattan
Governor’s mansions in the United States
Official residences in New York (state)
Presidential homes in the United States
constructionEnd 1791
constructionStart 1790
country United States of America
demolished 1810s
early 19th century
designedFor federal government of the United States
floorCount 2
hasFeature balustraded roof
central pediment
formal garden
view over New York Harbor
hasFunction executive residence
seat of state executive
symbol of federal authority
heritageStatus no longer extant
historicEra Early Republic era of the United States
inception late 18th century
intendedUse residence of the President of the United States
laterUse residence of the Governor of New York
locatedIn Battery Park area
Manhattan
New York City
New York State
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Bowling Green
Fort George (New York City)
New York Harbor
locatedOn former Fort George site
site of former British colonial fort
ownership State of New York
partOf early federal period architecture of New York City
precededBy New York City’s earlier colonial governor’s residences
reasonNotUsedByPresident relocation of national capital from New York to Philadelphia
replacedBy customs house site development
significantEvent planned as presidential mansion before federal capital moved to Philadelphia
significantPeriod post-American Revolutionary War era
usedByOffice Governor of New York

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fort Amsterdam
successor

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