List of governors' residences in the United States
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This is a list of current and former official residences of governors in the United States. Every U.S. State has at least one official residence, with the exception of Arizona, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Also included is a list of unofficial but notable governors' residences.
* | Current official residence |
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† | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) |
†† | NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark |
Current and former official residences
State | Residence | Image | Location | Dates of use | Notes |
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Alabama | Governor's Mansion* | 1142 South Perry Street, Montgomery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1951–present | Classical Revival Built 1907, known as Robert Ligon, Jr., House; began use as Governor's Mansion, 1951 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1972[1] |
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First residence | South Perry and South Sts., Montgomery | 1911–1950 | A Beaux Arts brownstone built in 1906, which the state purchased for $46,500. Demolished in 1963.[2] | ||
Governor George Smith Houston House | 101 N. Houston St., Athens Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
NRHP-listed | |||
Alaska | Governor's Mansion* | 716 Calhoun Avenue, Juneau Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1912–present | Completed and first occupied, 1912 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1976[1] |
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Arizona | None currently | ||||
Old Governor's Mansion | 400 block of W. Gurley, Prescott Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built 1864; now part of Sharlot Hall Museum Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1971[1] |
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Arkansas | Governor's Mansion* | 1800 Center Street, Little Rock Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1950–present | First and only official residence in Arkansas. Construction began in December 1947; officially opened on January 10, 1950; first occupied on February 3, 1950. Included within Governor's Mansion Historic District which was NRHP-listed in 1978. | |
California | Historic Governor's Mansion of California | 1526 H Street, Sacramento Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1903–1967, 2015–present | Built in 1877; Purchased by state in 1903. Now part of Governor's Mansion State Historic Park, a state park Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1970;[1] California Historical Landmark, 1974 |
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Colorado | Governor's Mansion* (Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion) |
400 East 8th Avenue, Denver Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1960–present | Built in 1908, accepted as gift to the state in 1959 Restored in the 1980s Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1969. Colonial Revival.[1] |
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Connecticut | Governor's Residence* | 990 Prospect Avenue, Hartford Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1945–present | Built in 1909; acquired by state in 1943; served as governor's residence since 1945. Georgian Revival; a contributing property in an NRHP historic district[3] | |
Delaware | Governor's Mansion* | 151 Kings Highway, Dover Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1965–present | Also known as Woodburn. Built c. 1798 in Georgian style; purchased by state for use as governor's residence in 1965. NRHP-listed in 1972[1] | |
Florida | Governor's Mansion (The People's House of Florida) |
700 North Adams Street, Tallahassee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1907–1955 1957–present |
Funds for mansion appropriated by Legislature in 1905; completed in Colonial Revival style in 1907 Funds for new mansion appropriated after original mansion determined to be structurally unsound in 1952; funds for new mansion appropriated by Legislature in 1953 Plans for new mansion approved and old mansion demolished, 1955 New mansion completed, 1956; re-occupied by governor, spring 1957; expanded, 2005 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 2006[1] |
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Georgia | Governor's Mansion | 391 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta | 1968–present | Built 1967 in Greek Revival style, heavily damaged by tornado and renovated soon thereafter, 1975. | |
Old Governor's Mansion (Milledgeville, Georgia) | 120 S. Clark St., Milledgeville, Georgia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1838–1868 | NRHP-listed,[1] in original state capital in Milledgeville, occupied 1838–1868 and still open today for public tours. | ||
1868–1870 | Unofficial three story, 14-room Charles A. Larenden on east side of Peachtree Street in Atlanta occupied 1868-1870 | ||||
Third Georgia Governor's Mansion | Cain Street and Peachtree Street, Atlanta | 1870–1921 | First official mansion in Atlanta, previously owned by Mayor John H. James, purchased in 1870, occupied by 17 governors; vacated, 1921; demolished, 1923. | ||
The Prado | In Ansley Park | 1925–1968 | Granite estate of Edwin P. Ansley, acquired by state in 1925; occupied by 11 governors; vacated and demolished in 1968 | ||
Governor L. G. Hardman House | Commerce | NRHP-listed. | |||
Hawaii | Washington Place | 320 Beretania Street, Honolulu | 1918–? | Built 1847 in Greek Revival style; used as palace of Liliuokalani; site of Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1893; became Executive Mansion, 1918 Remodeled, 1922; vacated and became historic house museum, 2002 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1972;[1] designated National Historic Landmark, 2007 |
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Idaho | None currently | ||||
Idaho House | 4000 Simplot Lane, Boise | 2009–2013 | Built in 1979; donated to state by J. R. Simplot in November 2005;[1] never occupied by a governor; demolished in January 2016.[4] | ||
Pierce House | 1805 N. 21st Street, Boise | 1947–1989 | |||
Illinois | Executive Mansion | 410 East Jackson Street, Springfield Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1855–present | Completed in 1855 in Italianate style; one of the oldest continuously-occupied governor's mansions in the United States Governor and family generally live in a seven-room private apartment behind the mansion; mansion itself mainly maintained as historic site and use for state functions Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1976[1] |
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Indiana | Governor's Residence | 4750 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis | 1973–present | English Tudor Revival style; built in 1924, purchased by state in 1973. | |
Grouseland | Vincennes, Indiana Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built 1804 in Federal style, for William Henry Harrison in Vincennes, Indiana, during his term as Governor of the Indiana Territory. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960[5][6] | |||
Iowa | Terrace Hill | 2300 Grand Avenue, Des MoinesLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1976–present | Construction of current mansion began in 1866; completed in Second Empire style in 1869; donated to state and first occupied by governor in 1976 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1972;[1] designated National Historic Landmark, 2003. |
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Previous mansion | 1947–1976 | Purchased in 1947 | |||
Kansas | Cedar Crest | 1 SW Cedar Crest Road, Topeka | 1962–present | Built in 1928 in country French chateau style. bequeathed to state in 1955; first occupied by governor, 1962 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1982.[1] |
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Original official residence | 801 Buchanan Street, Topeka | 1901–1962 | Original official residence, built in 1887 and purchased by state in 1901; auctioned off in 1963 and demolished in 1964. | ||
Governor L. D. Lewelling House | 1245 N. Broadway, Wichita | NRHP-listed in Sedgwick County | |||
Kentucky | Governor's Mansion | East lawn of the Capitol at end of Capital Avenue, Frankfort Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built 1912-1914 in Beaux-Arts style to replace old governor's mansion; used as executive residence since. NRHP-listed in 1972 | ||
Old Governor's Mansion | 420 High St., Frankfort Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Referred to as "the Palace" in early years Funds appropriated by Kentucky General Assembly in 1796; completed in 1798. Replaced by current Governor's Mansion but continued to be used as official residence of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, though not used by past three lieutenant governors. Asserted to be the oldest official executive residence officially still in use in the United States. Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1971 |
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Louisiana | Governor's Mansion | 1001 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1963–present | Greek Revival (with some Colonial Revival features) |
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Old Governor's Mansion | 502 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1930–1961 | After 1961 site of Louisiana Arts and Science Center Museum, 1964–1976; reopened as historic house museum, 1978 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1975 |
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Mouton House | 261 North Liberty Street, Opelousas | 1862–1863 | Built in 1850 for former Lt. Governor Charles Homere Mouton. During the height of the Civil War from 1862-1863, the home served as the Governor's Mansion for Governor Thomas Overton Moore when the State Capitol was moved to Opelousas from Baton Rouge. Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1991 |
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Maine | The Blaine House | Capitol and State Sts., Augusta Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1919–present | Built 1833; purchased by James G. Blaine in 1862; donated by Blaine's youngest daughter to the state and established as official residence by Legislature in 1919. Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1969;[1] Designated National Historic Landmark, 1964 | |
Maryland | Government House | State Circle, Annapolis | 1870–present | ||
Jennings House | 1777–1870 | Demolished in 1901. | |||
Massachusetts | None currently | ||||
Michigan | Governor's Mansion | 100 px | Moore River Drive estates, Lansing | 1969–present | Designed by American architect Wallace Frost and built in 1957 as a private residence, the mansion in Lansing was donated to the state in 1969 and is maintained with private funds. The mansion was renovated under Governor Jennifer Granholm and contains 8,700 sq ft (810 m2).[7] |
Governor's summer retreat | Mackinac Island | 1945–present | Built in 1902, the Governor’s summer residence on Mackinac Island is a three-story structure located on a bluff overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. It was originally built as a private residence for Chicago attorney Lawrence Andrew Young and later owned by the Hugo Scherer family of Detroit. In 1944, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission purchased the home for its original cost of $15,000. NRHP-listed in 1997. | ||
Governor's Mansion (Marshall, Michigan) | 621 S. Marshall Ave., Marshall Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built in Greek Revival style in 1839; NRHP-listed in Calhoun County | |||
Minnesota | Governor's Residence | 1006 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1965–present | ||
Mississippi | Governor's Mansion | 316 East Capitol Street, Jackson Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built between 1839 and 1842 with funds appropriated by the state legislature. Occupied by Mississippi's governors since 1842, making it the nation's second-oldest continually-used gubernatorial mansion. Designed by architect William Nichols (1780-1853), the mansion is considered to be one of the nation's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1969;[1] designated National Historic Landmark, 1975; Designated Mississippi Landmark, 1986 | ||
Missouri | Governor's Mansion | 100 Madison Street, Jefferson City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1871–present | Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1969[1] | |
Montana | Governor's Residence | 2 Carson Street, Helena | 1959–present | ||
Former Montana Executive Mansion | 6th Ave. and Ewing St., Helena Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1913–1959 | Queen Anne style house designed by Cass Gilbert | ||
Nebraska | Governor's Mansion | 1425 H Street, Lincoln Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1958–present | Added to National Register of Historic Places, 2008[1] | |
Nevada | Governor's Mansion | 606 Mountain Street, Carson City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1909–present | Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1976[1] | |
New Hampshire | Governor's Mansion (Bridges House) |
21 Mountain Road, Concord Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1969–present | Added to National Register of Historic Places, 2005[1] | |
New Jersey | Drumthwacket*† | 354 Stockton Road, Princeton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1982–present | Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1975[1] | |
Morven†† | 55 Stockton Street, Princeton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1954–1981 | Officially known as Morven Museum & Garden. Built 1730. Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1971[1] |
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New Mexico | Governor's Mansion | 1 Mansion Drive, Santa Fe | 1954–present | Modified Territorial | |
Previous mansion | ?–1954 | ||||
New York | State Executive Mansion | 138 Eagle Street, Albany Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1875–present | Queen Anne Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1971[1] |
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North Carolina | Executive Mansion | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1891–present | Queen Anne Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1970[1] |
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North Dakota | Governor's Residence | Bismarck | 1960–present | ||
Former North Dakota Executive Mansion | 320 Ave. B., E., in Bismarck Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1893–1960 | |||
Ohio | Governor's Mansion (Malcolm Jeffrey House) |
358 N. Parkview, Bexley Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1957–present | Built 1923-25. Tudor Revival/Jacobethan Revival. | |
Old Governor's Mansion | 1234 East Broad Street, Columbus Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Also known as Ohio Archives Building or as Charles H. Lindenberg Home, built 1904. NRHP-listed in 1972 | |||
Oklahoma | Governor's Mansion | 100px | 820 NE 23rd Street, Oklahoma City | Dutch Colonial Revival | |
Oregon | Mahonia Hall (Thomas and Edna Livesley Mansion) |
533 Lincoln Street South, Salem | Built 1924 in Tudor Revival style, acquired by state in 1988 with private donations. NRHP-listed in 1990 | ||
Pennsylvania | Governor's Residence | 2035 North Front Street, Harrisburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1969–present | Colonial Revival | |
Puerto Rico not a state | La Fortaleza (The Fortress) |
Old San Juan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1533–present | Palacio de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Palace) Oldest continuously used government building in The Americas. | |
Rhode Island | None currently | ||||
South Carolina | Governor's Mansion | 800 Richland Street, Columbia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1868–present | NRHP-listed in 1970 | |
South Dakota | Governor's Mansion | 100px | 119 North Washington Avenue, Pierre | 2005–present | |
Governor William J. Bulow House | Beresford | NRHP-listed, in Union County | |||
Governor Leslie Jensen House | Hot Springs Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
NRHP-listed, in Fall River County | |||
Governor John L. Pennington House | Yankton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
NRHP-listed, in Yankton County | |||
Tennessee | Governor's Mansion | Oak Hill | 1949–present | ||
Texas | Governor's Mansion | 100px | 1010 Colorado St., Austin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1856–present | Built in 1855; home of every governor since 1856. NRHP-listed in 1970;[1] designated National Historic Landmark in 1974 |
Spanish Governor's Palace | San Antonio Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built c. 1722; NRHP-listed | |||
Utah | Governor's Mansion*† | 603 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built in 1902; donated to state to serve as governor's mansion in February 1937, NRHP-listed in 1970 | ||
Vermont | The Pavilion | 109 State Street, Montpelier | |||
Virginia | Executive Mansion | Capitol Square, Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1813–present | Built 1811 in Federal style. NRHP-listed in 1969;[1] designated National Historic Landmark in 1988 | |
Governor's Palace | Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg | 1776–1780 | Constructed over 16 years and completed in 1721 Home to seven governors; the last was Thomas Jefferson Main building destroyed by fire, December 22, 1781 Surviving outbuildings demolished during the American Civil War Reconstructed Governor's Palace opened April 23, 1934 |
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Washington | Governor's Mansion | Olympia | 1909–present | Built in 1908 in Colonial Revival. | |
West Virginia | Governor's Mansion | 1716 Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1925–present | Colonial Revival, NRHP-listed in 1974[1] | |
Wisconsin | Governor's Mansion | 99 Cambridge Road, Maple Bluff | 1949–present | Built in 1920 in Classical Revival style; sold to state in 1949 | |
Wyoming | Governor's Mansion | 5001 Central Avenue, Cheyenne | Built in 1976 in Colonial Revival style | ||
Old Governor's Mansion | 300 East 21st Street, Cheyenne Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Colonial Revival style, NRHP-listed in 1969[1] |
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- ↑ Dolan, Matthew (December 30, 2010).No Thanks, No Mansion for Me, Say More Governors-to-Be. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.