The Government House was a Georgian-style mansion at the foot of Broadway, south of Bowling Green, on the site previously occupied by Fort George in Manhattan, New York City.

Built in 1790 by the state of New York, it was intended to be the executive mansion for President George Washington, but he never occupied it.

Before it was completed, the federal government moved temporarily to Philadelphia; then permanently to Washington, D.C.

Parts of the building were later leased to the American Academy of Arts, who then offered space to the New-York Historical Society in 1809.

After Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, the site of Fort George was viewed as the "social center of New York", prime real estate for grand residences.

The architect, John McComb, Jr., submitted plans, but apparently they were not used, since they do not match the house as built.

Thus, President Washington never resided in this public building, intended to be his executive mansion.

Garret Abeel as an "elegant two-story brick building of an oblong square form ...

The following year, the Custom House occupied a store at the site of the second City Hall on Wall Street.

[27] On September 29, 1890, the Holland Society of New York installed a commemorative tablet at 4 Bowling Green.