This is a list of current and formerofficial residences ofgovernors in the United States. MostU.S. States have at least one official residence, the exceptions are five states;Arizona,Idaho,Massachusetts,Vermont andRhode Island.[1] The official residences include private homes that were bequeathed or sold by private citizens to state governments, as well as buildings that were constructed specifically for the governor.[2] TheCalifornia Governor's Mansion was originally vacated in 1967, but returned to regular use from 2015 to 2019.[3][4] Other states have unofficial residences used by their governors.
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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 withinGovernor's Mansion Historic District which was NRHP-listed in 1978.
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[7]
Funds for mansion appropriated byLegislature in 1905; completed inColonial 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 toNational Register of Historic Places, 2006[5]
First official mansion in Atlanta, previously owned by MayorJohn H. James, purchased in 1870, occupied by 17 governors; vacated, 1921; demolished, 1923.
Completed in 1855 inItalianate style; one of the oldest continuously occupied governor's mansions in the United States; It is also the largest Governor's Residence in the country at 45,000 square feet; 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 toNational Register of Historic Places, 1976[5]
Referred to as "the Palace" in early years Funds appropriated byKentucky General Assembly in 1796; completed in 1798. Replaced by current Governor's Mansion but continued to be used as official residence ofLieutenant 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 toNational Register of Historic Places, 1971
After 1961 site of Louisiana Arts and Science Center Museum, 1964–1976; reopened as historic house museum, 1978 Added toNational Register of Historic Places, 1975
Designed by American architectWallace 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 GovernorJennifer Granholm and is 8,700 sq ft (810 m2).[11]
Built in 1902, the Governor's summer residence on Mackinac Island is a three-story structure located on a bluff overlooking theStraits of Mackinac. It was originally built as a private residence forChicago attorney Lawrence Andrew Young and later owned by the Hugo Scherer family ofDetroit. In 1944, theMackinac Island State Park Commission purchased the home for its original cost of $15,000. NRHP-listed in 1997.
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 toNational Register of Historic Places, 1969;[5] designatedNational Historic Landmark, 1975; DesignatedMississippi Landmark, 1986
Cape Cod Colonial Revival Formerly known as "Ocean House," one of three houses built for a planned resort development byHenry Phipps Jr. Built circa 1927, bought by the State of New Jersey in 1953.[12]
ThePalacio de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Palace), most commonly known asLa Fortaleza or "The Fortress" is the oldest continuously used government building inthe Americas, originally built as a fort between 1533 and 1540, it has been expanded and renovated several times to give it palatial functions and characteristics.
Constructed over 16 years and completed in 1721 Home to seven governors; the last wasThomas Jefferson Main building destroyed by fire, December 22, 1781 Surviving outbuildings demolished during theCivil War Reconstructed Governor's Palace opened April 23, 1934
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