Admiral's House
- Also Known As: Commanding General's Quarters
- Island of Governors Island in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1840/00/00 | Martin E Thompson | Architect | Admiral's House is design by Martin E Thompson, construction was completed in 1843. | |||
| 1884/04/24 | Adaline DuBois Russell | Died | Adaline Dubois Russell dies from pneumonia at her son-in-law's, Gen Winfield Hancock, residence on Governors Island, New York City. | |||
| 1886/02/09 | Winfield S Hancock | Died | Winfield Scott Hancock dies on Governors Island, New York City. | |||
| 1886/03/00 | Gen John Schofield | Home | General John Schofield takes command of the Military Division of the Atlantic (1886-1888). | |||
| 1888/00/00 | Oliver Otis Howard | Home | Oliver Otis Howard takes command of the Department of the East, Military Division of the Atlantic, at Governors Island. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | Nelson A Miles | Home | Nelson A Miles commands the Department of the East from 1894 to 1895. | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Thomas H Ruger takes command of the Department of the East (1895-97). | |||||
| 1897/00/00 | Wesley Merritt | Home | Wesley Merritt takes command of the Department of the East. | |||
| 1898/00/00 | Brigadier General George L Gillespie takes command at Governors Island. | |||||
| 1898/00/00 | Brigadier General William Rufus Shafter takes command at Governors Island. | |||||
| 1904/00/00 | Frederick Dent Grant | Military | Frederick Dent Grant commands the Department of the East in the 1900s and 1910s. | |||
| 1908/00/00 | Major General Leonard Wood takes command at Governors Island. | |||||
| 1949/00/00 | Walter Bedell Smith | Home | Walter Bedell Smith is assigned command of the First Army. | |||
| 1988/12/07 | George H W Bush | US Vice President | After addressing the United Nations General Assembly about "perestroika", Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev has lunch with President Ronald Reagan and President-Elect George H W Bush. | |||
| 1988/12/07 | Ronald Reagan | President | After addressing the United Nations General Assembly about "perestroika", Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev has lunch with President Ronald Reagan and President-Elect George H W Bush. |
| Particulars for Admiral's House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Owner | Federal |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Historic Use | Institutional housing |
| Area of Significance | Military |
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