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Dec 15, 2023 · First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin welcomed current and former Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellows for an inaugural and celebratory gathering at the Executive Mansion. The Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship program is intended to recognize, support and promote Virginia artists and the Commonwealth’s thriving artistic community.
Dec 30, 2023 · In a first at Virginia’s Executive Mansion, government leaders made #homehistory as more than 100 from across the Commonwealth gathered in the Mansion gardens to celebrate Juneteenth. Alongside Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Coles James, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, and others, Governor Glenn Youngkin and the First Lady hosted ...
Jan 30, 2024 · 69000360. First occupied in 1813 by Governor James Barbour, Virginia’s Executive Mansion is the nation’s oldest governor’s mansion built for that purpose. Its architect, Alexander Parris, was a native of Maine who lived briefly in Richmond and later became a leading architect in Boston. Constructed adjacent to the Virginia State Capitol ...
Welcome to Virginia's Executive Mansion, home to Virginia's governors since 1813, and the oldest governor's residence in the country still used for its original purpose. Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin are the 57th residents of the Mansion. Please join us on Friday, April 26th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we celebrate ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Between 1886 to 1933, Edmunds not only witnessed #homehistory but instilled within Virginia’s home a legacy of his own by leading the first recorded guided tours of the Mansion in the 1930s, marrying his wife in one of the home’s rare wedding ceremonies and much more. Serving Virginia's first families in multiple capacities for 40 years ...
A decades old tradition, the annual Virginia Capitol Square Christmas tree lighting and Executive Mansion open house kicks off the holiday season in the Commonwealth and is a longstanding part of #homehistory. 2022’s Harvest Holiday theme celebrates Virginia’s agrarian roots and today’s robust agribusiness.
Designed by Thomas Jefferson, the State Capitol houses America’s oldest legislative assembly. Daily one-hour guided tours showcase historical statuary and paintings, rare exhibit objects, and newly restored legislative chambers. Self-guided tours also are available. And don't miss the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, unveiled in 2008 at Capitol Square. The Executive Mansion is the oldest ...
