Elmcroft Estate

The three-story,^[4] Georgian-style^[5] mansion was built by Little & Brown^[6] between 1917 and 1920^[5] for industrialist Frank C.B. Page, president of E. W. Bliss Company, and his wife Henrietta Jackson.^[2] When completed it covered 18,929 square feet and had 38 rooms—11 of which were bathrooms.^[2][5] The estate also contains a stable-garage, guest cottage, and superintendent cottage.^[5] Landscaping was designed by A. Chandler Manning, Esq. and done by Lewis & Valentine Company.^[6]

From 1938 it was the residence of Nathan L. Miller, who served as the governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.^[4] Around 1938 Miller added an indoor swimming pool to the residence.^[3] From 1945 onwards Miller was not occupying the estate, leading to a real estate firm purchasing the estate.^[7]

On September 18, 1952,^[3] the estate was purchased for $80,000 by the Soviet Union as a country retreat for members of their UN mission,^[8][9] with title of the property made out to Jacob A. Malik.^[3][7]

On December 30, 2016, Russian access to the site was curtailed in the wake of the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections as part of a number of sanctions taken by the United States government against Russian diplomatic personnel.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

As of early 2025 the US and Russian governments are in talks to opening the estate again.^[16]

In 1964, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin—the first person in space—planted a birch tree on the estate.^[17]

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