Luckily no one was living there at the time due to a major renovation project.
Texas governor s mansion floor plan.
Through an educational program at one of the state s prisons participating inmates can learn skills and trades in building the governor s house properties to prepare them for related work upon release.
On june 8 2008 while midway through a major renovation the mansion was badly damaged by an.
The mansion today shows no signs of the peril it faced june 8 2008.
It is the fourth oldest continuously occupied governor s residence in the country and the oldest governor s mansion west of the mississippi river.
That s when a man with a molotov cocktail set fire to the historic home that s stood since 1854.
The texas governor s mansion collection comprises the research materials assembled by jean houston daniel price daniel and dorothy blodgett over more than two and a half decades about 1957 1983 which ultimately resulted in the book they co authored.
This premier historic home has served as the official residence of texas governors and their families since 1856.
These beautiful low cost homes are built through a partnership with the governor s inmate training program.
It is the fourth oldest continuously occupied governors residence in the country and the oldest governors mansion west of the mississippi river.
Austin texas it s been 10 years since an arsonist nearly burned down the texas governor s mansion.
Texas governor s mansion this premier historic home has served as the official residence of texas governors and their families since 1856.
Image courtesy texas state library and archives commission 1 104 207.