The thirty-room, three story Second Empire Italianate Victorian mansion was built in 1877 for local hardware merchant Albert Gallatin, who sold it to businessman Joseph Steffens, the father of journalist Lincoln Steffens, in 1887

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1877 Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento, California

1526 H Street Sacramento, California, United States, 95814

Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park is the location of the Historic Governor’s Mansion of California, the official residence of the Governor of California, located at 1526 H Street in Sacramento. The mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mansion was home to thirteen governors and their families, from George Pardee in 1903 to Ronald Reagan for four months in 1967. After nearly fifty years as a public museum, the mansion resumed its role as an official residence in 2015, when then-Governor Jerry Brown moved into the property with his wife. The thirty-room, three story Second Empire Italianate Victorian mansion was designed by Nathaniel Goodell and built by Uriah Reese in 1877 for local hardware merchant Albert Gallatin, who sold it to businessman Joseph Steffens, the father of journalist Lincoln Steffens, in 1887.

The State of California purchased the house for $32,500 in 1903 to serve as the governor’s mansion. Many furnishings remain from former governors, including Pardee’s 1902 Steinway piano, velvet chairs and sofas belonging to Governor Hiram Johnson, and Persian rugs bought by the wife of Earl Warren. The structure has been renovated a number of times over the years. In 1967 after the Reagans moved out, the mansion was turned into a museum and opened to the public. The third floor of the mansion has been closed to the public since the 1990s. Information found on Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park. Main photo above by Instagram user oldsoulhouses.

Photo by AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli