Governor's House (Togus, Maine)

Governor's House (Togus, Maine)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Governor's House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Off ME 17, Togus, Maine
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 42
lat_seconds = 8
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 69
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 54
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maine
area =
built =1869
architect= Unknown
architecture= Second Empire, Other
designated= May 30, 1974cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1414&ResourceType=Building
title=Governor's House |accessdate=2008-05-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = February 23, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
refnum=74000319

Governor's House, also known as Director's Quarters, Togus Veterans' Administration Center, is a building in Togus, Maine that was the first veterans' home in the United States.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74000319.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Director's Quarters, Togus Veterans' Administration Center / Governor's House, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Old Soldiers' Home at Togus)] |32 KB|date=August 17, 1973 |author=Robert C. Post |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74000319.pdf "Accompanying 17 photos, from 1973 and undated"] |32 KB]

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