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Governor''s Mansion State Historic Park
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park © Daderot. / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entry hallway - Governors Mansion State Historic Park, 1526 H Street, Sacramento, California, USA. The former governors mansion, built in 1877 for Albert and Clemenza Gallatin. Photography was permitted without restriction.
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park © Daderot. / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Exterior - Governors Mansion State Historic Park, 1526 H Street, Sacramento, California, USA. The former governors mansion, built in 1877 for Albert and Clemenza Gallatin.Photography was permitted without restriction.
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GOVERNOR''S MANSION STATE HISTORIC PARK
GOVERNOR''S MANSION STATE HISTORIC PARK
1526 H Street
Sacramento, California   95814

Phone: 916-323-3047
California?s executive mansion, popularly known at the Governor?s Mansion, was built in 1877 for Albert and Clemenza Gallatin. Albert was a partner in the Sacramento hardware store of Huntington & Hopkins. The State of California purchased the house from Joseph and Louisa Steffens to use as a home for California?s first families in 1903 for $32,500. Victorian architecture was somewhat out of style by then, but the house was suitably impressive, conveniently located, and comfortable.

Governor George Pardee, his wife Helen and four daughters were the first residents of the ?new? Governor?s Mansion. During the next 64 years it was home to the families of 12 other governors. Among these were Nina and Earl Warren with six children, and Nancy and Ronald Reagan with their two children. Warren later became Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and Reagan became president of the United States.

Today?s guests see marble fireplaces from Italy, gold framed mirrors from France, and exquisitely handcrafted hinges and doorknobs, all of which are reminders of the Gallatins and the Victorian era. Outside some of the Mansion?s abundant vegetation includes flowers, shrubs, and trees dating back to 1877. But when visitors look behind the grape stake fence and see Governor Brown?s swimming pool built in 1959, they are reminded that the Governor?s Mansion State Historic Park is really a walk through time.

History of the Area
The mansion, located in Sacramento, California was built in 1877 by Albert Gallatin. It served as a private residence until it was purchased by the state of California in 1903 to serve as a home for its governors. The three-story Second Empire-Italianate Victorian mansion housed thirteen governors from George Pardee (in office: 1903-07) to Ronald Reagan (1967-75).

In fact, Governor Reagan only lived there for four months before moving out due to privacy concerns; after which point the house became part of the State Parks System and opened up for public tours.

However, between years 2015 -2018 under governor Jerry Brown's administration ,the Mansion underwent extensive renovations and improvements making it suitable again as an official gubernatorial residence . After these changes were completed,the Browns moved into this historic building once more thus becoming first family since Reagans' time,to live here.

Today,it continues serving dual roles both being open to public while also acting occasionally like residential quarters whenever needed or preferred so by sitting Governors'.




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The park is located at the corner of 16th and H Streets in downtown Sacramento; metered parking is available on both 16th and H Street. A small gift shop is located in the carriage house, where the entry fees are collected and the tour orientation begins.

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