Illinois Governor's Mansion
Illinois Governor's 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 Illinois Governor's Mansion, formerly called 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.
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 (2007-01-23)National Park Service.
- ↑ McDermott, Kevin. Rod Blagojevich removed from office by unanimous vote of Illinois Senate (January 30, 2009)St. Louis Today. Retrieved January 30, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Ross Weidner. Quinn plans multimillion-dollar mansion renovation (16 February 2011)ABC 7 Chicago News website. 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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