Governor’s Mansion
Swinging around the Capitol, you come to the Federal-style Governor’s Mansion, erected in 1811-13. From 1788 to 1811 the governors of Virginia had to live in a two-story wooden structure, ironically called “The Palace,” located on the same site as the present building. Just outside the Capitol Square, to the north, you will see the new State Library and Supreme Court of Appeals building. ¶ Leave Capitol Square by same gate through which you entered, stopping on Grace just across Ninth.
Governor’s Mansion