Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

NY - Albany, New York, USA

32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202, USA

MUSEUM

VISITOR INFORMATION

TICKET REQUIRED

Open seasonally, May 13 through October 31, Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30am-5pm; call (518) 434-0834 to confirm, as the schedule can change for school programs and special events. Tours are $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and students.

https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/33/details.aspx#fees-rates

FREE PUBLIC PARKING

Grounds and the visitor center are free to enter; a fee applies only for guided tours of the mansion. Children 12 and under tour free.

PUBLIC RESTROOMS

SITE FEATURES

Exhibits & Artifacts

Gardens

Gift Shop

Guided Tours

Performances & Programs

Surviving Structures

Summer tours, school visits and special programmes may concentrate demand. The May-October tour season is documented, but the annual busiest month is unconfirmed.

May-June or September-October for a reserved mansion visit within the staffed tour season. Confirm current tour availability and any special programme.

HISTORIC SITES NEARBY

Nearby Historic Sites

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Landmark

WHO WAS HERE

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George Washington

Alexander Hamilton

Eliza Hamilton

Philip Schuyler

Angelica Schuyler Church

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler

Peggy Schuyler

Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler

About Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

The Albany home of Major General Philip Schuyler functioned as a center of military planning, political activity, and wartime hospitality. Following the Saratoga campaign, defeated British General John Burgoyne was received here as a prisoner in 1777. Alexander Hamilton, then serving as George Washington’s aide-de-camp, married Schuyler’s daughter Elizabeth in the mansion on December 14, 1780, linking two prominent Revolutionary families.

Philip Schuyler’s original 1760s brick mansion survives as a New York State historic house museum in Albany. The restored building contains period rooms, collections, and conserved architectural fabric, with landscaped grounds and guided interpretation of the Schuyler household and its enslaved residents.

History happened here at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

During the Schuyler family's occupancy of the mansion, the house served as a center of military, business, and family affairs, including the wedding of Philip and Catherine's second daughter, Elizabeth, to famed Federalist, Alexander Hamilton. The latter portion of the American Revolution saw Philip Schuyler in the position of an intelligence officer for the American side, operating a network of spies out of his home.

These activities led to the infiltration of the mansion and failed attempt to kidnap Schuyler on the evening of August 7, 1781. Additionally, the Schuyler family was well known for their hospitality, and the mansion hosted guests such as George and Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, the Marquis de Chastellux, and James Madison. The family also hosted the British general during the Battle of Saratoga, John Burgoyne, who stayed at the mansion as a "prisoner guest" in 1777.