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Gracie Mansion, as it appears today, actually was created under the administration of Mayor Edward I. Koch, who unveiled its $5.5 million, two-year renovation in November, 1984.
The house built in 1799 as a private "country" residence for rich Manhattan merchant Archibald Gracie was endowed during the Koch administration with new electrical wiring, heating and air-conditioning systems; a gourmet kitchen; three refrigerators; antique period furniture either purchased or on loan; and...