Building in New York, United States
TheElmcroft Estate , also called theNorwich House , is a historic 14.06 acres[ 1] Upper Brookville, New York , U.S.[ 2] [ 3]
The three-story[ 4] Georgian style [ 5] [ 6] [ 5] E. W. Bliss Company , and his wife Henrietta Jackson.[ 2] [ 2] [ 5] [ 5] [ 6]
From 1938 it was the residence ofNathan L. Miller , who served as the governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.[ 4] [ 3] [ 7]
On September 18, 1952,[ 3] Soviet Union as a country retreat for members of theirUN mission ,[ 8] [ 9] Jacob A. Malik .[ 7] [ 3]
On December 30, 2016, Russian access to the site was curtailed in the wake of the allegedRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections as part ofa 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]
In 1964, cosmonautYuri Gagarin - the first person in space - planted abirch tree on the estate.[ 17]
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