White, Andrew Dickson, House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
White's mansion
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Location	Ithaca, New York
Coordinates	42°26′53.78″N76°28′56.73″W / 42.4482722°N 76.4824250°W /42.4482722; -76.4824250
Built	1871
Architect	William Henry Miller;Charles Babcock
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	73001278[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1973

TheAndrew Dickson White House, commonly referred to as the A.D. White House, is aHigh Victorian Gothic academic building and former presidential mansion on the campus ofCornell University. It was designed by architectsWilliam Henry Miller andCharles Babcock.^[2] and currently houses the Cornell University Society for the Humanities.

Commissioned in 1871 byAndrew Dickson White, co-founder and first president of Cornell University, the house features elaborate stone carvings reflecting White's aesthetic preferences. White intended the house to serve as both a residence and a source of artistic inspiration for students.^[3] Upon his death, he bequeathed the house to the university for the use of future presidents. While no longer serving as a primary residence, the study on the southeast side remains available as a private office and retreat for university presidents.

In 1953, the building was repurposed as theUniversity Art Museum, with its former carriage house converted into the Big Red Barn, a graduate student lounge.^[4] The house remained an art museum until 1973, when it was considered for demolition.Henry Guerlac, then director of the Society for the Humanities, advocated for its preservation, leading to its inclusion on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] The house’s library, now known as the Guerlac Room, was named in his honor.^[3] Following the opening of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, the White House transitioned to housing offices for the Society for the Humanities.^[5]

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