What Did Gracie Mansion Never House?

And the answer is ...

c) a bakery

After being used as a private residence for nearly a century, Gracie Mansion was seized by the city government, which made the building into a "comfort station" for visitors of the adjoining Carl Schurz Park, complete with restrooms and an ice cream stand. It also included classrooms where newcomers to New York could study English. Eventually, Gracie Mansion was made into the Museum of the City of New York, where it stayed until the early 1940s.

New York Trivia Tuesday

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Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of New York City, and has been since 1942, when mayor Fiorello LaGuardia lived there. But the building has a long history: the Scottish shipping magnate Archibald Gracie had it built for its own use, but surrendered it to pay for his debts. Since then, Gracie Mansion served many different functions before becoming the mayor's abode. What was NOT one of its uses?

a) public restrooms
b) classrooms
c) a bakery
d) an ice-cream stand

Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question, and to see if you're the winner!