Alabama Governor's Mansion - Montgomery, AL
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xptwo
N 32° 21.695 W 086° 18.419
16S E 565201 N 3580726
The Alabama Governor's Mansion can be easily seen in satellite images, down to the Alabama-shaped swimming pool in the yard.
Waymark Code: WMHJA4
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2013
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The State of Alabama purchased the Ligon house for use as the Governor's Mansion in 1950. It has been home to every governor since 1951. The house that now serves as the Alabama Governor's Mansion was built in 1907 for General Robert Fulwood Ligon. Located at 1108 South Perry Street, it was a few blocks from the house purchased in 1911 to serve as the executive residence. Governor Jim Folson urged the purchase of the Ligon house from the General Ligon's heirs. Governor Gordon Persons was the first to occupy the mansion in 1951. The original governor's mansion was demolished in 1963 as part of the construction of Interstate Highway 85. The mansion is located on South Perry Street at the intersection with Finley Avenue. Source at Alabma Department of Archives and History: (
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There is a marker in front of the mansion. It reads as follows:
Alabama Governor's Mansion
Built 1907
For almost the first century of statehood, Alabama's governors lived in private homes or hotels while in office. In 1911 the state acquired the Moses Sable home on South Perry Street for the governor's residence. Lined with fine houses, Perry was regarded as "the Fifth Avenue" of the Capital City.
In 1950, Gov. Jim Folsom favored buying a Neo-Classical Revival mansion six blocks south. This residence, designed by architect Weatherly Carter in 1907 for Adjutant General Robert Fulwood Ligon, was regarded as "one of Montgomery's finest homes." A state commission purchased the 17-room residence from the Ligon heirs for $100,000.
The coordinates were taken at the gate on South Perry Street. The pool cannot be seen from that vantage point, but the mansion and marker can be seen.