The Old Mansion
N 38° 11.955 W 084° 52.419
16S E 686191 N 4230059
This marker stands in front of the old Kentucky Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, KY.
Waymark Code: WM2M8T
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2007
Views: 27
Marker reads:
Home of thirty-three Governors during their terms of office and scene of elaborate political and social functions, 1797 to 1914. Thomas Metcalfe, who laid the stone foundation in 1797, later occupied the mansion as the tenth Kentucky Governor, 1828-32. Not used from 1914 to 1956. Then it was renovated and made residence for the Lieutenant Governors.
Marker Name: The Old Mansion
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1208
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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