National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · Milledgeville, Georgia

Old Governor's Mansion

Historic governor's mansion in Georgia, US in Milledgeville, Georgia. Built 1839 by Charles B. Cluskey. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1839Listed 1970Greek Revival architectureCharles B. Cluskey
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What it is

Wikipedia · Old Governor's Mansion (Milledgeville, Georgia)

Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion is a historic house museum located on the campus of Georgia College & State University (GCSU) at 120 South Clarke Street in Milledgeville, Georgia. Built in 1839, it is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the American South, and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture in 1973. It served as Georgia's executive mansion from 1839- 1868, and has from 1889 been a university property, serving for a time as its official president's residence. It is an accredited museum of the American Alliance of Museums and in 2015 was named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address120 S. Clark St., Milledgeville, GA
CountyBaldwin County
ListedMay 13, 1970
Reference number70000194
Built1839
ArchitectCharles B. Cluskey
Type of placehistoric house museum
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address120 S. Clark St., Milledgeville, GA
Websitegcsu.edu/mansion ↗
Coordinates33.07847, -83.23127 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitOcmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · 27 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000194. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.