Alaska Governor's Mansion

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caption = The Alaska Governor's Mansion
location= Juneau, Alaska
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built =1912
architect =James Knox Taylor
added = November 7, 1976
governing_body = State
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The Alaska Governor's Mansion, located at 716 Calhoun Av., Juneau Alaska, is the official residence of the Governor of Alaska and his or her family. It was designed by James Knox Taylor. The Governor's Mansion was first occupied in 1912 by Territorial Governor Walter Eli Clark.

The original budget for the 2 1/2-story 12,900-square-foot frame structure and furnishing was $40,000 and included planned servants quarters and a territorial museum on the third floor which were never built. [ [http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/akgov.html FAQ ALASKA - Frequently Asked Questions About Alaska] ]

The first floor includes a reception hall, drawing room, library, dining room, office, kitchen, two pantries, and a conservatory. The second floor contains four large bedrooms, a sewing room and three bathrooms.

In 1936 the wood finish of the exterior was plastered over and painted white.

In 1967-68 two guest suites and one large bedroom were added to the third floor.

In 1983 a $2.5 million renovation that restored the interior decor to its original 1912 design also included new heating, electrical, plumbing and security systems.

In its current configuration the number of rooms in the mansion, excluding great halls, garages, closets, and bathrooms, is twenty-six. There are ten bathrooms, six bedrooms, and eight fireplaces, amounting to a total area of 14,400 square feet.

Notable visitors

*President Warren G. Harding in 1923
*Charles Lindbergh in 1969
*Former President Gerald R. Ford in 1989

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