Executive Mansion
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Gosffo
N 40° 15.538 W 076° 52.804
18T E 340121 N 4458196
1st Executive Mansion
Waymark Code: WM628
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2006
Views: 27
On this corner was the first Executive Mansion in Harrisburg. It housed the 14th Governor, William Fisher Packer, a Democrat in office from 1/19/1858 to 1/15/1861. The 15th Governor, Andew Gregg Curtain, a Republican in office from 1/15/1861 to 1/15/1867. The house was purchased in 1858 and sold in 1864 when Keystone Hall was purchased as the new Executive Mansion.
Alas, I could find no pictures of the first mansion. So take a pic of yourself and this sign, to log your find.
Marker Name: Executive Mansion
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 11/24/1970
Marker Type: City
Location: 101 S. 2nd St. (at Chestnut), Harrisburg
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Website: Not listed
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