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The Library in 1962 with art from Governor Rockefeller’s collection
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Drawing Room in the nineteenth century
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Drawing Room modernized, redecorated during Al Smith’s second term 1923-28
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Stairway with blue velvet draperies, ca 1940 during Governor Lehman’s administration
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"The Marriage of Pocahontas", 1855 by Henry Brueckner, Executive Mansion Collection.
Click here to read about The Marriage of Pocahontas.
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One of two crystal chandeliers in the Dining Room
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18th century Regence giltwood mirror hangs over the Dining Room mantel; sterling silver trumpet vases from Tiffany with the New York State seal, c. 1912; embossed silver footed bowl
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The Breakfast Room was converted from an open porch in 1916, and designed by Elsie de Wolfe. The rug is a replica of a Gee’s Bend quilt.
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The Family Room/ Library, with its working fireplace. Above the mantel is an architectural rendering of the Mansion on linen, by architect Isaac Perry, who also worked on the New York State Capitol.
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An Italian carved gilt wood mirror hangs above the mantel in the Memory Room. The clock is a Louis XVI style onyx and ormolu mantel clock.
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Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945 by Stanislav Rembski above the Drawing Room fireplace. The portrait is on loan from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.
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The Breakfast Room was converted from an open porch in 1916, and designed by Elsie deWolfe. The rug is a replica of a Gee’s Bend quilt.
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The Family Room/Library
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Tureen from set of china donated to the Executive Mansion by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Ashtray was used by FDR
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View of the Drawing Room
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View of the Drawing Room
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View of the Drawing Room with 1945 Steinway piano purchased by Governor Rockefeller. The silver epergne on the piano is part of the 1912 set of Tiffany silver. In the foreground are Steuben glass beavers with garnet eyes. The beaver is the New York state animal and the garnet the official state gem.
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View of the stairway and Drawing Room from the Reception Hall
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The Drawing Room
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The Drawing Room with George II style gilt wood eagle console table and George III style gilt wood mirror purchased by Governor Nelson Rockefeller
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George II style gilt wood eagle console table purchased by Governor Rockefeller
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Drawing Room, George II style gilt wood eagle console table and George III style gilt wood mirror purchased by Governor Rockefeller
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View of the Drawing Room with 1945 Steinway piano and crystal chandelier acquired by Governor Rockefeller.
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French Limoges china from Executive Mansion collection on display in Memory Room
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Piece of French china and gilt decorated glass service on display in the Memory Room; the silver teaspoon is from a set used by Governor Samuel Tilden
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Suite of American ebonized and gilt metal mounted Renaissace Revival parlor furniture in Reception Hall, which came with the house when it was purchased by the state in 1877.
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Wheelchair thought to be used by FDR; French bronze figure of Mercury, which came with the Mansion when it was purchased by the state in 1877. Both are in Memory Room.
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Wheelchair thought to be used by FDR; French bronze figure of Mercury, which came with the Mansion when it was purchased by the state in 1877. Both are in Memory Room.
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Wheelchair thought to be used by FDR
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Ebonized wood slipper chair and cabinet with gilt, metal and porcelain panels, Memory Room. Both came with the house when it was purchased by the state in 1877
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Sampling of Tiffany china and silver purchased around 1912 by Governor Dix’s wife. Both have the New York State seal on them, as does the damask napkin
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Cameo detail from ebonized and gilt Renaissance Revival mirror, which came with the house when it was purchased in 1877
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Pair of plaster cupids over Drawing Room mantel; part of plasterwork recreated in 1961 after fire at the Executive Mansion
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Restored Drawing Room after 1961 fire while Nelson Rockefeller was governor
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Teddy Roosevelt’s office at the Mansion.
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Reception Hall with ebonized and gilt Renaissance Revival parlor furniture and mirror
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Dining Room, c. 1950s with Renaissance Revival table and chairs, purchased with the house in 1877
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Dining Room, c. 1912
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Tapestry of Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 painting, "Guernica," in Governor Rockefeller’s second floor gallery
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Reception Hall and stairway, 1920s-30s
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Dining Room, c. 1912
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Dining Room, c. 1950s
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Dining Room c. 1962, with painting by Miro (left) and tapestry by Picasso, part of Governor Rockefeller's collection
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Library during Gov. Rockefeller’s tenure at Mansion with sculpture by Lassaw and painting on left by Edouard Pignon; a small sculpture by Noguchi sits on the desk.
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A framed list of guests who have stayed in the Princess Suite through the years, including Winston Churchill, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Israeli Prime Minister Gold Meir, Presidents William H. Taft, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush
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The foyer to the Princess Suite
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Sitting room in the Princess Suite, designed by Stanley Hura, underwritten by the Executive Mansion Preservation Society
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Bedroom of the Princess Suite, designed by Stanley Hura, underwritten by the Executive Mansion Preservation Society
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"Two Girls Dancing," 1895, by Augusta Sturdevant, on loan from the New York State Museum, Sitting Room of the Princess Suite
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Sitting Room fireplace, the Princess Suite
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Desk in the Princess Suite Sitting Room. Painting is "A Lingering Glow" by Arthur Hoeber, Executive Mansion Collection
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Tea being served in Sitting Room of Princess Suite; domed sculptures on the mantel came with the house when it was purchased in 1877.
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Tea service in the Princess Suite Sitting Room, painting is “Two Girls Dancing,” 1895 by Augusta Sturdevant, on loan from the New York State Museum.
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Gov. Franklin Roosevelt had one of the greenhouses on the Mansion property converted to a heated swimming pool when he took office in 1929. He used it for physical therapy as he continued to try to recover from polio. The pool was uncovered during the Cuomo administration and has been used ever since.
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Arbor leading into the Rose Garden behind the Mansion
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The Rose Garden at the rear of the Mansion
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Pool house built by Governor Rockefeller in the ca. 1963 to accompany outdoor swimming pool he had installed.
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Greenhouse behind the Executive Mansion. There have been greenhouses on the Mansion property since the early 19th century
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Doyenne Boussock pear tree, which dates from the early 1800s when the property was owned by Isaac Denniston and contained extensive gardens and orchards.
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Sign designating the Doyenne Boussock pear tree
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Doyenne Boussock pear tree, which dates from the early 1800s when the property was owned by Isaac Denniston and contained extensive gardens and orchards.
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Doyenne Boussock pear tree at the rear of the Executive Mansion. The tree dates from the early 1800s when the property was owned by Isaac Denniston and contained extensive gardens and orchards.
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Looking toward the Roosevelt Swimming Pool from the Mansion gardens.
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Tennis court installed by Governor Rockefeller in the 1960s
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Interior of the greenhouse containing the Roosevelt Swimming Pool.
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Plaque on the Rockefeller Pool House
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One of the working greenhouses which have been on the Mansion property since the early 19th century
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The greenhouse which FDR converted into a heated swimming pool in the 1930s.
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Former President Harry S. Truman visited the Mansion on April 25, 1958 and planted a sugar maple tree with Governor Harriman in observance of Arbor Day. The tree is still there.
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A contemporary view of the Roosevelt Swimming Pool
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When New York State purchased the Executive Mansion in 1877, books, kitchen utensils, decorative objects and some furniture were included in the sale. Some of these pieces are still there, including a beautiful suite of Renaissance Revival furniture in the Reception Hall, a Renaissance Revival Dining Room table and chairs, and several small classical sculptures. A set of Tiffany sterling silver inscribed with the New York State seal was purchased in 1912, and the trumpet vases, epergne and footed platters are still in use today. Although the Mansion does not have an art collection, it is filled with beautiful paintings and sculpture on loan through the generosity of New York’s finest museums.
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