Alabama’s state mansion, built in 1907, with a grand staircase and four Corinthian columns, has been the residence of the governor since 1951, according to the Office of the Alabama Governor. The mansion spans two floors and 8,500 square feet.

In the 1970s, a state-shaped swimming pool, a guest house, and a water feature were added.

The mansion was built for $40,000 in 1912. To deal with the cold, the 12,900-square-foot house has eight fireplaces for its 26 rooms.

Above a winding staircase hangs a large painting of Russian emperor Peter the Great, who was responsible for Russia’s exploration of Alaska. The painting has BB-gun bullets near Peter’s eyes, and there has been a decadeslong controversy over who pulled the trigger, local news channel KTUU reported.

Since 1913, the mansion has opened to the public once a year for a tour at Christmas, according to Alaska’s Office of the Governor.

Arizona does not currently have a governor’s mansion, but it did once. The historic log cabin on the Sharlot Hall Museum campus was once the governor’s mansion in Prescott. It was only used for about two years before the capital left Prescott, KJZZ Phoenix reported.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs lives in her family’s private residence in Phoenix.

The three-story mansion, a Georgian Colonial-style building, has been home to the state’s governors since 1950. There was no official residence before this one. When it was opened to the public in 1950, 180,000 visitors toured it, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.

The property is 8.5 acres, with six different gardens. Since 1989, the house received nearly $6 million to renovate and expand, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. It has antique Persian carpets, a 62-piece sterling silver service from the USS Arkansas, and a grandfather clock from Ireland made in the 18th century. Notable visitors who have stayed the night include former President Harry Truman and actor Gregory Peck.

The three-story Victorian-style mansion was built in 1877. It has 30 rooms, Italian marble fireplaces, original wood floors, Persian rugs, and a kidney-shaped swimming pool, Curbed San Francisco reported.

The governor’s mansion took a break for almost 50 years when then-Gov. Ronald Reagan moved out, after his wife, Nancy, called it “a fire trap.” From 1967 to 2015, it was a public museum, until Gov. Jerry Brown moved into the property after a $1.6 million renovation, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Sacramento-born writer Joan Didion called the mansion “an enlarged version of a very common kind of California tract house.”

The two-story mansion, known as “Colorado’s Home,” was built in 1908. It has 27 rooms and has been the official residence since 1960, according to its official website. The mansion features red brick and white trim, with mahogany woodwork and oak floors inside. It also has a Steinway piano signed by Liberace, The Colorado Sun reported.

In 2014, one notable addition was the installation of a three-handle draft beer system, serving a rotating selection of local craft beers.

When former Gov. John Hickenlooper was in office, he didn’t always live there, and allowed cabinet members who lived far away to use it as a dormitory. One of those who took up the offer described the experience to The New York Times with the question, “Have you ever seen the movie ‘The Shining’?”

The 15,000-square-foot, Georgian-style mansion was built in 1909 and has housed governors since 1945, according to Connecticut’s Office of the Governor. It has 19 rooms, a greenhouse, a pool, and tall gates, which were built in 1971.

The Georgian-style mansion, known as Woodburn, was built in 1798 and has served as the state leader’s official residence since 1965. It is one of the country’s smallest governor’s mansions at 3,584 square feet, with seven bedrooms.

The Greek Revival-style mansion was built in 1956. It features a swimming pool, cabana, exercise room, greenhouse, and rose garden, according to the mansion’s website.

In October 2018, it was opened up to state troopers who were on their way to help areas damaged by Hurricane Michael. Fifty troopers had dinner, and 35 spent the night, CBS News reported.

The 24,000-square-foot mansion, built in 1967 in a Greek Revival-style, has 30 rooms and sits on an 18-acre property, Atlanta magazine reported. There is no key for the front door, since security is always present. Inside, it has a painting by Benjamin West and a signed, first-edition copy of “Gone With the Wind.” The furnishings are thought to be worth more than the house.

The mansion pictured here was built in 1846 and was the Hawaii governor’s mansion from 1959 to 2002, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. It was also home to Queen Lili’uokalani.

Since 2002, Hawaii’s governor has lived in a 5,000-square-foot home right behind the former mansion. It’s called “Hale Kia’aina” meaning, “home of the governor,” the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.

Idaho has had governors’ mansions in the past. One home in Boise was sold in 1990 after the governor chose to live elsewhere due to the home’s run-down condition, The Spokesman-Review reported.

In 2004, J. R. Simplot, a billionaire who developed commercial frozen french fries, donated a hilltop mansion to the state, according to The Spokesman-Review. The house required extensive renovations, and the lawn’s high maintenance costs prompted the state to return it to the family in 2013. The home was later demolished.

Instead of providing a residence, the state of Idaho pays the governor a $4,551 monthly housing allowance, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.

The 50,000-square- foot mansion, built in 1855, has housed every Illinois governor since it was finished, according to the Office of the Governor. The house has a ballroom, four formal parlors, and a library. It is the third-oldest governor’s mansion still in use.

In 2018, it was opened to the public after $15 million worth of renovations.

Guided tours through the mansion can be booked on Eventbrite.

The 10,500-square-foot mansion, built in the English Tudor style in 1928, has more than 20 rooms and sits on over 6 acres, according to the governor’s office. It has been the official governor’s mansion since 1973.

The house was constructed with concrete reinforcements throughout, which isn’t typical of English Tudor homes. It has two dining rooms, a sun porch, a pantry for butlers, and staff offices.

Tours can be reserved here.

The mansion, called “Terrace Hill,” was built in the 1860s, but it didn’t become state property until 1971, the Des Moines Register reported.

It takes Christmas especially seriously. For decades, every year, the residence is taken over for a day, and each room is decorated by different florists or organizations.

In 2012, then-Gov. Terry Branstad and his wife had to move out when black mold was found in the house, Radio Iowa reported.

Since cleared of health hazards, the house is open to tours from March to December, which can be booked on the state of Iowa’s official website.

The three-story French-style mansion, called “Cedar Crest,” was built in 1928 for a newspaper owner. It has been the home to governors since 1962, according to the Kansas Historical Society.

Cedar Crest is situated on 244 acres, with hiking trails, ponds, and gardens.

From 1998 to 2000, $4.4 million was spent renovating the house.

The 25-room Beaux-Arts-style mansion, built in 1912 and modeled after Marie Antoinette’s home near the Palace of Versailles, has been the official residence of Kentucky’s governors since 1914, according to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s official website.

Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., and Queen Elizabeth II have all visited the mansion, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

The 25,000-square-foot Greek Revival-style mansion was built in 1963, taking inspiration from a plantation in the state, per the mansion’s website.

It sits on 8 acres, which includes a tennis court, a swimming pool, and vegetable and flower gardens, and it overlooks Capitol Lake. The house itself has three floors and features an elevator. Its grand entrance room and expansive rotunda are paved with Italian marble.

The 28-room mansion, called “The Blaine House,” was built in the 1830s and became the official residence for the governor in 1919, according to the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally built in the Federalist style, but was later remodeled to look like a Colonial structure.

Helen Keller, Bette Davis, Groucho Marx, and Amelia Earhart all visited Blaine House.

The Georgian-style 38,000-square-foot mansion has been home to governors since 1870. It has 54 rooms, a 49-step red oak staircase, and a $169,000 Victorian fountain, Baltimore magazine reported. It has seven public rooms featuring portraits of George Washington and Queen Henrietta Maria, according to the Maryland State Archives.

Since the 1850s, there have been several attempts to establish an official governor’s residence in Massachusetts. The reason it didn’t happen on several occasions was financing, Curbed Boston reported.

In the early 1970s, the Ames-Webster Mansion was reportedly considered as the governor’s mansion, but then-Gov. Frank Sargent was wary about spending, as he’d recently proposed a tax increase.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey lives in a private home in Arlington, Massachusetts.

The 8,700-square-foot, Ranch-style mansion was built in 1957, and has been the state’s official residence since 1969, The Detroit News reported. It has five bedrooms and four bathrooms.

In 2004, $2.5 million of private funds were spent to renovate the home.

The governor of Michigan also gets a summer residence on Mackinac Island, The Detroit News reported. It has been state-owned since 1944 and has 11 bedrooms.

The 16,000-square-foot English Tudor-style mansion was completed in 1912 and became the state’s official residence in 1965, according to the Minnesota Governor’s Residence website.

It sits on 1 acre of ritzy Summit Avenue. Inside, there are nine fireplaces, seven bedrooms, and 10 bathrooms.

The Greek Revival-style mansion was built in 1842. It is the second-oldest continuously occupied governor’s residence in the US, according to the Mississippi Encyclopedia.

The three-story brick mansion was built in 1872 and has been the official residence since then. It has 13 bedrooms and a 17-foot-high great hall, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Because of the period it was built, it originally didn’t have any bathrooms or closets.

The full schedule of seasonal tours is available on the mansion’s official website.

In 2024, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte purchased the Samuel T. Hauser House, a historic mansion in Helena, to use as their primary residence and donate to the state for governors to use.

They paid $4 million for the home, which former Montana Gov. Samuel T. Hauser built in 1885, according to a statement from the governor’s office.

The Gianfortes had to move out of the previous governor’s mansion in 2021 due to necessary repairs.

The 15,340-square-foot Georgian Colonial-style mansion was opened in 1958, according to the Office of the Governor. It has 27 rooms, 12 bathrooms, and four fireplaces.

In the 1980s, then-first gentleman Bill Orr was critical of the interior decor and helped raise money for renovations by authoring a cookbook, People magazine reported. In 1997, an elevator was also built inside, the Lincoln Journal-Star reported.

The Classical Revival-style, two-story mansion was built in 1909, according to the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. It has 23 rooms, a grand entrance area, a private den, a formal dining area, two salons, and a wrap-around porch on the second story.

In 1969, a circular pergola, curved front stairs, and metal balustrades were added to the house, according to Visit Carson City. A $5 million renovation in 1999 added a 6,608-square-foot building called the Nevada room, which can cater to 300 guests.

The 6,725-square-foot brick mansion, also known as “Bridges House,” was built in 1836 and donated to the state in 1969, according to the governor’s office.

Governors and their families have typically not lived there because it only has two bedrooms. Only Gov. Mel Thomson actually lived in it during his term in the 1970s, the Concord Monitor reported. Most governors use it for official events instead.

The home fell into disrepair in the 1990s, but former Gov. John Lynch and his wife, first lady Susan Lynch, resurrected the house.

The Greek-Revival mansion, called “Drumthwacket,” was built in 1834. It has 20 rooms, a library, a music room, and sits on 11 acres filled with Italian gardens. The state purchased it in 1966.

Every Christmas, the mansion is decorated and opened to the public.

The last New Jersey governor to live there full-time was James E. McGreevey, who resigned in 2004, The New York Times reported.

The 8,000-square-foot Territorial Revival-style mansion was built in the mid-1950s. It is the third official residence for New Mexico. Harrison Ford was married on the mansion grounds.

Tours are offered from April to November and can be booked through the New Mexico Governor’s Mansion Foundation.

The mansion was built in 1856 and has been the official residence for 32 governors since 1875. It has 40 rooms, a 20-foot master bathroom, and two swimming pools — one indoor and one outdoor, The New York Times reported. It sits on 6 acres.

Notable incidents include when Theodore Roosevelt had to break in through a first-floor window when he locked himself out, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo getting spooked when he thought it was haunted by the spirit of a groundskeeper who served the house’s original owners, The New York Post reported.

The 35,000-square-foot, Victorian-style mansion has been the official residence since 1891, according to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Inside, it has rooms with 16.5-foot ceilings, an elevator, and a bomb shelter.

The mansion sits on almost 5 acres, and is the country’s third-biggest governor’s mansion, Walter magazine reported. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt thought it had the most beautiful interior out of all of them, according to Visit Raleigh.

The 13,700-square-foot mansion was finished in 2018 and cost nearly $5 million to build, the Bismarck Tribune reported. It has six bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, marble floors, white-oak walls, and cedar ceilings, the Grand Forks Herald reported.

It also has a 22-foot ceiling in its reception area, with a spiral staircase that’s meant to resemble the Capitol’s Memorial Hall.

The 13,000-square-foot mansion was built in the 1920s and has housed governors since 1957, according to Friends of the Ohio Governor’s Residence and Heritage Garden. It has 20 rooms and features a 3-acre heritage garden.

The 14,000-square-foot, Dutch Colonial-style mansion has been the official residence since 1928, ABC affiliate KTUL reported. It has a limestone exterior that matches the State Capitol, and a walnut-paneled library filled with books about the state or written by writers from the state, The Oklahoman reported.

It also has an Oklahoma-shaped pool and a tennis court that was originally built as a landing pad for President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter.

The 11,409-square-foot, Tudor-style mansion, called “Mahonia Hall,” has been the official residence since 1987. It was built in the 1920s, the Statesman Journal reported.

It has eight bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, a wine cellar, a sun room, and a ballroom.

The Georgian-style, 28,000-square-foot mansion was built in 1968 and became the official governor’s residence that same year, according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s official website. The home is three stories tall and sits on 3.5 acres of land filled with gardens and beehives.

The home was damaged in April 2025 when an arsonist set fire to the property. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were inside, but unharmed. Their living quarters have reopened, but other parts of the mansion continue to undergo repairs. In October, a man pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder, in relation to the incident and was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Rhode Island’s state legislature used to move locations, making a set governor’s mansion impractical, WPRO reported.

In addition, Rhode Island’s size makes for a short commute, and the state reportedly lacked funds to acquire another property while constructing the State House in the early 1900s.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lives in his hometown of Cumberland, Rhode Island.

The two-story, Federal-style mansion was built in 1855, originally as officers’ quarters for a military academy, The New York Times reported. It has been the official residence since 1868.

Inside, there’s a formal drawing room and a state dining room. The mansion sits on 9 acres and is shaded by old magnolias, oaks, and elms, according to the National Register of Historic Places.

The mansion has housed more than 30 governors and their families. In 2003, then-Gov. Mark Sanford and his family moved into the house after renovations, but due to accepting the lowest bid from construction companies, poor repairs led to six family members having to move into the one-room pool house, The New York Times reported.

For the last 40 years, the mansion has been decorated and opened to the public every Christmas.

The 14,000-square-foot, two-story mansion has been the official governor’s residence since 2005, according to the South Dakota Bureau of Administration.

The mansion has five bedrooms, a grand dining hall that can hold 80 people, two fireplaces, and a commercial kitchen. Its exterior is a mixture of field stone, copper flashing, brick, and concrete.

The three-story, Georgian-style mansion was built in 1931 and became the official residence in 1949, according to the government of Tennessee’s official website. The house has 16 rooms, including a 14,000-square-foot banquet and meeting space beneath its front lawn.

Inside, some of the art includes a portrait of Elvis Presley and photos of him when he was dating then-Gov. Buford Ellington’s daughter, The Tennessean reported. The entrance has a black-and-white marble floor — the black marble was imported from Belgium, and the white from Georgia.

It sits on 10 acres and used to be called “Far Hills” because of its view.

The Greek Revival-style mansion has been the state’s official residence since 1856, according to the Texas State Preservation Board. The house has a veranda, floor-to-ceiling windows, and six 29-foot columns along the front porch.

In 2008, an arsonist threw a Molotov cocktail at the house and caused major damage, The New York Times reported. Then-Gov. Rick Perry and his family (who weren’t at the house during the fire) couldn’t move back in for four years.

Before the fire, it housed Texas politician Sam Houston’s four-poster bed, and the writing desk of Stephen F. Austin, who has been dubbed the founder of Texas, according to the Texas governor’s office.

The French Renaissance mansion, called the “Kearns Mansion,” was built in 1902 and became the official residence in 1937, according to the state of Utah’s official website. It has 28 rooms including six bathrooms, 10 fireplaces, a ballroom, a billiards room, two dining rooms, and three vaults for wine and other valuables, Deseret News reported.

The interior is decorated in bronze, iron, Russian mahogany, and oak from France and England. The mansion has a bowling alley in the basement, and used to have a large metal safe to keep candy guarded.

In 1993, a fire damaged the building and almost $8 million was spent restoring the residence, according to Salt Lake City’s City Hall.

Gov. Phil Scott lives with his family in Berlin, Vermont.

The two-story, Federal-style mansion has been the official Virginia governor’s residence since 1813. It is the oldest governor’s mansion in the country still in use, according to its official website.

It has hosted Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Barack Obama.

The Georgian-style brick mansion has been the Washington governor’s official residence since 1909, according to the Olympia Governor’s Mansion Foundation. The house features a ballroom and a state dining room.

The Georgian Colonial-style mansion has been the official residence since 1925, according to the West Virginia Humanities Council.

The house has eight bedrooms, four bathrooms, a drawing room, a ballroom, a state dining room, a sitting room, and a library. At its entrance, there are black-and-white marble floors; the black is from Belgium, the white from Tennessee. It also has dual staircases, which were inspired by the White House.

The Classical Revival-style, three-story mansion was built in 1927 and has been the official governor’s residence since 1950, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

It has seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, and its walls are between 12 and 18 inches thick, according to the mansion’s official website. The grounds feature 10 gardens and overlook Lake Mendota.

The current Wyoming governor’s mansion was built in 1976 after the previous mansion was turned into a museum, according to the Wyoming Historical Society. The grounds feature a bronze statue of a deer titled “Open Season” by Guadalupe Barajas, according to the nonprofit Arts Cheyenne.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019. It was most recently updated in November 2026. James Pasley contributed to an earlier version of this story.