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The Governor's House, also known as Building 2, is a historic house on Governors Island in New York City. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Governor's House was built c. 1805–1813, during the War of 1812 and was originally known as the Guard House.
The Admiral's House is a historic building located in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor. It was originally designed by Martin E. Thompson in the Greek Revival style, and completed in 1843. The Admiral's House is both on the National Register of Historic Places and a New York City designated landmark.
Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan.It is located approximately 800 yards (730 m) south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide (370 m) Buttermilk Channel.
Governors Island, the former military base and Coast Guard stomping ground, It was, perhaps, the best real estate deal in New York City history: For one lousy buck, New York State bought 172 acres ...
The Battery Maritime Building is a building at South Ferry on the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City. Located at 10 South Street , near the intersection with Whitehall Street , it contains an operational ferry terminal at ground level, as well as a hotel and event space on the upper stories.
Governors Island National Monument is a unit of the United States national park system in New York City. It is located on 22 acres (89,000 m 2 ) of Governors Island , a 172-acre (0.70 km 2 ) island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island , at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers in New York Harbor .
Tsar the house cat disappeared from his owners during an annual family photoshoot on Governors Island in October — and miraculously managed to survive in the wild for weeks in winter temperatures.
The Block House, also known as Building 9 and the Governors Island Post Hospital, is a brick building in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor, New York City. Its name is due to its early use as a prison. [2] Ulysses S. Grant was briefly stationed there early in his military career.