Illinois Executive Mansion
The Illinois Executive Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Illinois. It is at 410 E. Jackson Street in Springfield, Illinois[2] and is open to tours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, free of charge. The Georgian style Mansion was designed by Chicago architect John M. Van Osdel. The Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Executive Mansion | |
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| Location: | Springfield, IL |
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| Coordinates: | 39°47′47″N 89°39′0.6″W / 39.79639°N 89.650167°WCoordinates: 39°47′47″N 89°39′0.6″W / 39.79639°N 89.650167°W |
| Built: | 1855 |
| Architect: | John Murray Van Osdel |
| Architectural style: | Italianate |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76000728[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 19, 1976 |
The 16-room manor was completed in 1855 and was first occupied by governor Joel Aldrich Matteson, who held the official grand opening on January 10, 1856. It is the oldest historic residence in the state of Illinois and one of the three oldest continuously-occupied governor's mansions in the United States. In 2011, a multimillion dollar renovation was planned because the last repairs to the mansion were in 1971.[3]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ McDermott, Kevin; Kari Andren (January 30, 2009). "Rod Blagojevich removed from office by unanimous vote of Illinois Senate". St. Louis Today. Retrieved January 30, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Ross Weidner (16 February 2011). "Quinn plans multimillion-dollar mansion renovation". ABC 7 Chicago News website. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
Other websites
- Illinois Executive Mansion Official Site Archived 2005-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Information about tours and photos Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
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