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Executive Residence
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First Wisconsin Governor's Mansion, which served as the home for seventeen governors from 1883 to 1950, 130 East Gilman Street. It is often called the "executive residence," as suggested by Belle Case La Follette. The inside features high ceilings, arched doorways, narrow fireplaces and a winding staircase.
March 1, 1970
Potter, James T.
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Executive Residence
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Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street, which housed 17 governors before it was sold to the University of Wisconsin in 1950.
Executive Mansion
1962
Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
Governor's Mansion — Reception Room
1930
View of the reception room in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street.
Governor's Conference Room Fireplace before Restoration
Governor's Conference Room fireplace, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, before restoration. The original mahogany walls were painted to lighten the room.
Keenan House
March 8, 1970
Exterior view of German Romanesque revival brick house built in 1857 with a Second Empire-style mansard roof added in 1870, 28 East Gilman Street in the Mansion Hill neighborhood. Designed by Augu...
Governor's Conference Room Fireplace
The Governor's Conference Room fireplace, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The fireplace is hand-carved of Italian Botticino marble. It is flanked on each side by a Corinthian column. There are two ...
