Archibald Gracie Mansion

 

Archibald Gracie Mansion (commonly called Gracie Mansion) has been the official residence of the Mayor of the City of New York since 1942. Built in 1799, it is located in Carl Schurz Park, in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan. Archibald Gracie was a prosperous New York merchant who built what is now known as Gracie Mansion, and used it as a country home until 1823. In 1801, Gracie hosted a meeting there of New York Federalists, called by Alexander Hamilton, to raise $10,000 for starting the New York Evening Post newspaper, which eventually became the New York Post.