Admiral's House (Governors Island)

The Admiral's House is a historic building located in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor.

[4][5][6]: 5  A south wing was added in 1886, and the roof was raised for the installation of a Colonial Revival entrance portico with Doric columns c.

Residents included Omar N. Bradley, Robert Lee Bullard, Adna Chaffee, John J. Pershing, Walter Bedell Smith, Leonard Wood, Jonathan Wainwright, and Winfield Scott Hancock,[4][5][8] who ran for president while living here.

[6]: 7 [7] The original (1843) wing was described as having "the character of a country villa with some unusual exterior woodwork" as well as a cornice with scalloped molding as well as latticed porch columns.

[10] A brick walkway flanked by a pair of cannons leads from Nolan Park to the front entrance, on the western side.