Gracie Mansion: A Celebration of New York City's Mayoral Residence

Publish Date: March 02, 2021 Format: Hardcover Category: House & Home - Decorating & Furnishings Publisher: Rizzoli Trim Size: 9 x 10 Pages: 208 Author : Ellen Stern A tribute to the unique, historic home and New York City treasure--a classic volume first published in 2005 is here revised and updated for today, with a new foreword by Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray. In this handsomely illustrated paean to New York City's mayoral residence, author Ellen Stern charts the history of Gracie Mansion from its construction as Archibald Gracie's country home in 1799, to its importance as the home of New York City's mayors and their families, to its splendid restoration in 2002, to its new role today as a center of diversity and openness--the people's house.Blending the mansion's architectural and decorative progress with anecdotal portraits of the mayoral families, exclusive interviews with many of those who have lived and worked here, and over 200 paint