- Mahonia Hall
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Thomas and Edna Livesley Mansion
Location: 533 Lincoln St. S
Salem, OregonCoordinates: 44°55′33″N 123°03′02″W / 44.925709°N 123.050619°WCoordinates: 44°55′33″N 123°03′02″W / 44.925709°N 123.050619°W Built: 1924 Architect: Ellis F. Lawrence Architectural style: Tudor Revival Governing body: State of Oregon NRHP Reference#: 90000684 Added to NRHP: 1990 Mahonia Hall in Salem, Oregon, United States, is the official governor's mansion for Oregon. The building was acquired by the state in 1988 with private donations. It is also known as the Thomas and Edna Livesley Mansion, after its original owners.[1] The house was renamed Mahonia Hall after the scientific name of the Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon's state flower.[2] A naming contest was held by The Oregonian in 1988, and Eric Johnson, a 13-year-old from Salem, came up with the winning entry.[3] Other finalists were The Eyrie, Trail's End, The Oregon House, and The Cascade House.[3] Governor Neil Goldschmidt and his family were the first official residents.[1]
The half-timber Tudor-style mansion was designed and built in 1924 by Ellis F. Lawrence, the founder of the University of Oregon School of Architecture, for hop farmer Thomas A. Livesley. The structure includes a ballroom on the third floor, a pipe organ, a lavish wine cellar, and formal gardens — all of which were part of the original design. The home has 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space.[3] Mahonia Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[4] Mahonia Hall is located in the South Central (SCAN) neighborhood.
References
- ^ a b Oregon Department of Transportation
- ^ Mershon, Helen L.. "Very Oregon: Mahonia Hall, the official residence of Oregon's governors, gets a classic, new look". The Oregonian.
- ^ a b c Filips, Janet. "Oregon children dream up monikers for the new house for the governor", The Oregonian, April 1, 1988.
- ^ Unofficial National Register of Historic Places site (as the T. A. Livesley House, reference #90000684)
External links
- Historic images of Mahonia Hall from Salem Public Library
- Images of Mahonia Hall from Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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