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HABS VA.44-RICH,8- (sheet 1 of 16) - Governor's Mansion, Capitol Square, Richmond, Independent City, VA
Title
HABS VA.44-RICH,8- (sheet 1 of 16) - Governor's Mansion, Capitol Square, Richmond, Independent City, VA
Description
Parris, Alexander; Tompkins, Christopher; Lee, Duncan; Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Depicted place Virginia; Independent City; Richmond
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS VA.44-RICH,8- (sheet 1 of 16)
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  • Significance: Completed in 1813, the Virginia Executive Mansion bears the distinction of being the oldest, continuously occupied governor's residence in the United States. Boston architect Alexander Parris designed the Federal style residence and construction was undertaken by Christopher Tompkins. Parris' square plan included a wide center hall with beautifully detailed arches, plaster frieze and two stairways, a wide principal stair and a narrower service stair. The Executive Mansion is an elegant Federal structure. Embellished with three porches, the front or west entry is the most ornate. Corinthian columns, paneled double doors, side lights and transom adorned with mullioned tracery are typical of the Federal style. The hip roof culminates in a balustraded "captain's walk" framed by a double pair of chimneys. Parris' plan was enlarged in 1906 with an elliptical dining room addition designed by Duncan Lee, a Richmond architect. Also, at the same time, a large ballroom was created by removing the rear center hall partitions and replacing them with stately columns. Another major change came in 1958 with the addition of a library and a breakfast room at the rear, east end. Originally occupying a prominent knoll intended to give the occupants a view of the James River, the mansion now sits on "Captiol Square," surrounded by tall buildings. Its serene beauty, however, has been retained by stately gardens, bordered by English boxwood, dogwood, holly and magnolia.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-348
  • Survey number: HABS VA-1242
  • Building/structure dates: 1813 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work
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