Old Governor's Mansion
About Old Governor's Mansion
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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- Founded
- 1839
- Architect
- Charles B. Cluskey
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Old Governor's Mansion; the closest, Georgia College Museum of Fine Arts, is practically next door.
