Governor's Mansion Austin Texas

The 153-year old Governor's Mansion was designed by Abner Cook in an ancient Greek style. It was originally 6000 square feet but a remodeling done in 1914 increased its size to 87920 square feet. It's located on 1010 Colorado Street. It's the oldest continuously occupied home west of the Mississippi. The mansion is home to artifacts that are important to Texas history for instance the Stephen Austin writing desk

The 2008 Fire Tragedy

On June 8, 2008 the mansion was partially destroyed by a 4-alarm early morning fire. The then occupants Governor Rick Perry and his family had just moved out to pave way for renovation work. The American government allocated US$22 million for restoration of the mansion.

Hotels near the Governor's Mansion

Being a tourist attraction site, some of the Austin TX hotels near it include:

- Clarion Inn and Suites Conference Centre situated 2.41miles away.

- Americas Best Value Inn is 3.92 miles from the mansion.

- Courtyard by Marriotthotel is 0.31 miles away.

- Hyatt Regency located 0.85 miles from the mansion

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Other facts

- First occupants were Texas's 5th Governor Elisha Pease, his wife and daughters.

- Visiting hours are Monday-Thursday 10.00am to 11.40 am.

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