Texas Governor S Mansion Floor Plan

Texas governor s mansion this premier historic home has served as the official residence of texas governors and their families since 1856.

Texas governor s mansion floor plan. It is the fourth oldest continuously occupied governor s residence in the country and the oldest governor s mansion west of the mississippi river. That s when a man with a molotov cocktail set fire to the historic home that s stood since 1854. This premier historic home has served as the official residence of texas governors and their families since 1856. Image courtesy texas state library and archives commission 1 104 207.

The texas governor s mansion collection comprises the research materials assembled by jean houston daniel price daniel and dorothy blodgett over more than two and a half decades about 1957 1983 which ultimately resulted in the book they co authored. Austin texas it s been 10 years since an arsonist nearly burned down the texas governor s mansion. On june 8 2008 while midway through a major renovation the mansion was badly damaged by an. It is the fourth oldest continuously occupied governors residence in the country and the oldest governors mansion west of the mississippi river.

Records are correspondence interviews research notes newspaper and magazine clippings printed materials minutes reports audio cassette. The mansion today shows no signs of the peril it faced june 8 2008. Lee pappy o daniel 1939 1941 broadcasting his weekly radio show from the mansion. Luckily no one was living there at the time due to a major renovation project.