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Elmcroft Estate
Building in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Elmcroft Estate, also called the Norwich House, is a historic 14.06 acres[1] estate in Upper Brookville, New York, U.S.[2][3]
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The three-story[4] Georgian style[5] mansion was built by Little & Brown[6] between 1917-1920[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.[7][3]
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.[10][11][12][13][9][14][15]
As of early 2025 the US and Russian governments are in talks to opening the estate again.[16]
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In 1964, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - the first person in space - planted a birch tree on the estate.[17]
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Entrance court
Landscaping from April 1921
Russia's ownership of estate
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