New York State Executive Mansion, Albany

The New York State Executive Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of New York. It has housed 31 governors and their families. The Italianate building was constructed in 1856 as a banker's private home. Samuel Tilden became the first governor to reside in the house in 1875 and twenty-nine consecutive governors had used the building on a mostly full-time basis. The mansion is the first governor's residence in the country to earn Gold status using the LEED for Existing Buildings rating system. The Executive Mansion has been the home of three men who became president: Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt.