California Governor's Mansion | |
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| Location | 1526 H St,Sacramento, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′48″N121°29′05″W / 38.58000°N 121.48472°W /38.58000; -121.48472 |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Nathaniel D. Goodell |
| Architectural style | Second Empire-Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000139[1] |
| CHISL No. | 823[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1970 |
| Designated CHISL | August 10, 1974 |
TheCalifornia Governor's Mansion is theofficial residence of thegovernor of California, located inSacramento, the capital ofCalifornia. Built in 1877, the estate was purchased by the State of California in 1903 and has served as the executive residence for 14 governors. The mansion was occupied by governors between 1903–1967 and 2015–2019. Since 1967, the mansion has been managed byCalifornia State Parks as theGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park.
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The thirty-room, three-storySecond Empire-ItalianateVictorian mansion was built in 1877 for local hardware merchant Albert Gallatin, who sold it to businessman Joseph Steffens, the father of journalistLincoln Steffens, in 1887. In 1903, the State of California purchased the house to serve as the governor's mansion.[3][4]
Many furnishings remain from former governors, includingGeorge C. Pardee's 1902Steinway piano, velvet chairs, and sofas belonging to GovernorHiram Johnson, andPersian rugs bought by the wife ofEarl Warren.
In 1967, ownership of the mansion was transferred from the Governor of California toCalifornia State Parks, establishing the Governor's Mansion State Historic Park. Governor Reagan lived in the mansion for a few months while making arrangements for his own residence. He leased a home in East Sacramento's "Fabulous 40s" neighborhood at 1341 45th Street.[5] Reagan set a precedent that was adopted by all subsequent California governors until 2015.
In 1970, the mansion was designated as a "historic house museum" and opened to the public.[6]
From 1974 to 1975, during Reagan's tenure, a new executive mansion was constructed,Casa de los Gobernadores, inCarmichael, a suburb of Sacramento. Reagan never resided in the mansion, as it was completed after his tenure as governor ended, and the mansion was subsequently sold byJerry Brown, Reagan's successor. Brown, during his first two terms as governor from 1975 to 1983, lived in a sparsely-furnished two-bedroom apartment at the Dean Apartments at 1400 N St.[7]
GovernorsGeorge Deukmejian,Pete Wilson, andGray Davis lived (successively) in an east Sacramento residence bought by Deukmejian and later leased by the state. GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger ordinarily commuted each day by private plane from his home in theBrentwood area ofLos Angeles. When he would need to stay in Sacramento overnight, he would take a hotel suite at theHyatt Regency Sacramento across the street from theCalifornia State Capitol.[8]
When Brown became governor again in 2011, he opted to live in a 1,450-square-foot (135 m2) downtown loft.[9]
In July 2012, the Governor's Mansion was one of 70California State Parks proposed for closure as part of a deficit reduction program.[10] Previously, it was also one of several state parks threatened with closure in 2008. These threatened closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.[11]
In 2015, the mansion once again became the official residence of the governor of California as well as being a museum, when Governor Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, moved into the governor's mansion after it underwent $4.1 million in renovations to update electrical and plumbing systems, as well as to remove lead-based paint and install a fire sprinkler system and other security features.[12][13]
In 2019, GovernorGavin Newsom and his family lived briefly in the mansion before taking up residence in a house purchased in the Sacramento suburb ofFair Oaks.[13][14][15]
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TheLeland Stanford Mansion, the former residence ofLeland Stanford (8th Governor of California and founder ofStanford University), serves as the official reception house for theState of California. It is often used by the governor for official receptions of foreign dignitaries and for ceremonial purposes.[16]
The Stanford Mansion also hosts an official office and working space for the governor.
Casa de los Gobernadores was built in 1974–75, in the Sacramento suburb ofCarmichael, to serve as the new official residence of the governor.[7] Reagan never resided in this new governor's mansion as it was completed after his term ended.Jerry Brown, who succeeded Reagan, refused to live in the mansion.[7] In 1982, it was sold by the state and is now a private residence.
The third floor of the California governor's mansion reopens to the public...after being closed to visitors for decades
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