What is New York State Executive Mansion?
{{Infobox NRHP | name = New York State Executive Mansion | nrhp_type = nrhp | image = New York State Executive Mansion.jpg | caption = East facade in 2011 | location = 138 Eagle Street<br />[[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | coordinates = {{coord|42|38|48|N|73|45|41|W|display=inline,title}} | built = 1856 | architecture = [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] | added = February 18, 1971 | area = {{convert|9.9|acre}} }} The '''New York State Executive Mansion''' is the [[official residence]] of the [[governor of New York]] and the state's first family. It is a historic U.S. residence. It is at 138 Eagle Street in [[Albany, New York]]. It has been the residence of every governor of the state since 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual Visit: The New York State Executive Mansion|url=https://empirestateplaza.ny.gov/virtual-visit-new-york-state-executive-mansion|access-date=2023-10-06|website=Visit the Empire State Plaza & New York State Capitol|language=en}}</ref> == History == The building was built in 1856 as a private home in the Italianate style for banker Thomas Olcott. During the 1860s, the residence was remodeled many times by the second owner Robert L. Johnson. Samuel Tilden became the first governor to live in the house when he rented it in 1875. The state purchased it two years later. After a fire in 1961, Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] fought for restoration. He was instrumental in getting the mansion named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. In the early 1980s, the Executive Mansion Preservation Society was established to coordinate restoration of the home. Inmates from state prisons once staffed the mansion. Many governors over the years have changed the mansion. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] had a [[gymnasium]] constructed during his stay. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] installed a [[swimming pool]] in 1932. [[Mario Cuomo]] had the pool restored during his term in office. [[Al Smith]] had a zoo built. [[Nelson Rockefeller]] added the mansion's [