3. The Admiral's House
Location: Governors Island
Built: 1843
Architect: Martin E. Thompson
National Register Number: 72000860
Listed: July 24, 1972
Visited: July 21, 2007
The next landmark on my list, The Admiral's House, is only two houses away. This building housed an impressive list of generals including Bradley, Pershing, and Winfeld Scott. Reagan and Gorbachev had a lunch here in late 1988. Even without prompting, I remember photos of the summit with unusual vividness: with this event, Reagan was effortlessly summarizing his legacy, Bush was trying to carrying the torch, and Gorbachev was assuring the world that everything was going to rock from now on, and all three were smiling.
This is the most impressive residential building on the island, fronted by a porch with six lithe columns, behind which sits a lady with the Park Service. As I walk in, she's fielding a question from another tourist, but dutifully interrupts her answer to make sure she gives me a welcome. Inside is a ring of rooms painted in various pastels, all empty save for displays of artwork from high school students taught on the island, and while I find no fault on the kids and their artwork, this is still a lame effort towards eye-wash that only underscores how underused the building is.
Built: 1843
Architect: Martin E. Thompson
National Register Number: 72000860
Listed: July 24, 1972
Visited: July 21, 2007
The next landmark on my list, The Admiral's House, is only two houses away. This building housed an impressive list of generals including Bradley, Pershing, and Winfeld Scott. Reagan and Gorbachev had a lunch here in late 1988. Even without prompting, I remember photos of the summit with unusual vividness: with this event, Reagan was effortlessly summarizing his legacy, Bush was trying to carrying the torch, and Gorbachev was assuring the world that everything was going to rock from now on, and all three were smiling.
This is the most impressive residential building on the island, fronted by a porch with six lithe columns, behind which sits a lady with the Park Service. As I walk in, she's fielding a question from another tourist, but dutifully interrupts her answer to make sure she gives me a welcome. Inside is a ring of rooms painted in various pastels, all empty save for displays of artwork from high school students taught on the island, and while I find no fault on the kids and their artwork, this is still a lame effort towards eye-wash that only underscores how underused the building is.
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