Press · Alder Manor
Press & fact sheet
The essentials about Alder Manor for editors, writers and producers.
Fact sheet
At a glance
- Name
- Alder Manor (historically, the W. B. Thompson Mansion)
- Address
- 1097 N Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
- Completed
- 1912
- Architects
- Carrère & Hastings, architects of the New York Public Library and the Frick mansion on Fifth Avenue
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- Original owner
- William Boyce Thompson, mining financier, as a weekend home
- Recognition
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1982)
- Setting
- Above the Hudson on North Broadway, beside Untermyer Gardens
- Distance
- About 30 minutes by car from Columbus Circle
- Uses today
- Weddings, private celebrations, corporate retreats, brand events, and fashion, film and photo productions
- Planned
- Overnight guest rooms on the estate (not yet available)
On screen and in print
Film, television and fashion
- A Beautiful MindFeature film
- Mona Lisa SmileFeature film
- Boardwalk EmpireHBO
- Mr. RobotUSA Network
- Inventing AnnaNetflix
Fashion
In 2025 Gigi Hadid was photographed at the house for Vogue’s April issue.
Also reported
According to lohud, the house has also been a backdrop for HBO’s The Gilded Age.
The houseCompleted 1912 · Carrère & Hastings
Coverage
In the news
Articles about the house, newest first. Each one opens on the publisher’s site.
lohud / The Journal News
On the house as the setting for a Vogue fashion story in the April 2025 issue.
Untapped New York
A look inside the 1912 Carrère & Hastings house built for a Montana mining financier.
New York Social Diary
Big Old Houses: Yonkers, of all places (opens the article on New York Social Diary in a new tab)
The Big Old Houses column on the house Carrère & Hastings designed above the Hudson.
Press
Press contact
For interviews, images and visits, write to us through the contact form and mention “Press” in your message. Productions can also see our film and photo page.