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June 7, 1988 [3] Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [2] The Virginia Governor's Mansion, better known as the Executive Mansion, is located in Richmond, Virginia, on Capitol Square and serves as the official residence of the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
At Richmond’s Executive Mansion — the nation’s oldest, purpose-built governor’s mansion — the new year presents an opportunity to continue the centuries-old tradition of welcoming Virginians and visitors. Stay up to date on what's happening at the Mansion in 2024.
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About the Mansion. Designed by architect Alexander Parris in the Federal style, the Mansion sits close to the site of a modest frame structure that served as the home to Virginia's governors after the capitol moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780.
Created: 2021. Virtual Tour of the Virginia Executive Mansion (2021) This is a 2021 virtual tour of the Executive Mansion in Richmond, the official home for the sitting Virginia governor since 1813. The mansion was renovated and expanded several times during the twentieth century.
#HomeHistory at the Executive Mansion. As the nation's oldest continuously occupied governor's mansion, the Executive Mansion of Virginia's rich #homehistory dates back hundreds of years and is being made every day.
Sep 26, 2022 · The Executive Mansion, circa 1890. Photo courtesy of The Valentine. Descendants of enslaved Virginians who worked in the Executive Mansion say they want their ancestors acknowledged during public tours at the home.
the Executive Mansion, facing the Virginia State Capitol, reflects the Federalist architecture popular at time of construction (1811-1813) Source: Library of Congress, Governor's Mansion, Capitol Square, Richmond, Independent City, VA. The brick structure that now houses the Virginia governor was completed in 1813, and is the oldest ...