The Historic Governor's Mansion of California is the former official home of the Governor of California and a National Historic Landmark. Located at 1526 H Street in Sacramento, the mansion no longer serves as the Governor's official residence and is now used primarily for public and state ceremonies and events. George Pardee was the first governor to live in the house; Ronald Reagan was the last. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Sacramento – a Spanish- and Portuguese-language word meaning sacrament – is a common toponym in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken. ... George Cooper Pardee (July 25, 1857–September 1, 1941) was a medical doctor and was known as the Earthquake Governor of California, holding office from January 6, 1903 to January 8, 1907. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

The thirty-room Second Empire-style Victorian mansion was built in 1877 for industrialist Albert Gallatin. The State of California purchased the house in 1903 to serve as a governor's mansion. Many furnishings remain from former governors, including Pardee's 1902 Steinway piano, velvet chairs and sofas belonging to Governor Hiram Johnson, and Persian rugs bought by Governor Pat Brown. The house is now open to the public for guided tours, which are held daily on the hour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Albert Gallatin Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761–August 12, 1849) was an American politician, diplomat, and Secretary of the Treasury. ... Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866–August 6, 1945) was a leading American Progressive politician from California; he served as Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945. ... Introduction A traditional rug weaver in Isfahan. ... Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. ...

The state built a new governor's residence in the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, which was completed just as Reagan left office. The new governor, Jerry Brown, refused to live in the house, which was then sold by the state in 1982. Brown's successors -- George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson, and Gray Davis -- lived in a Carmichael residence that was bought for Deukmejian by a group of his supporters and rented to the state for $1 a year. The present governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, lives in a hotel suite near the Capitol when he is in Sacramento. Carmichael is a census-designated place located in Sacramento County, California. ... Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. ... C. George Deukmejian, Jr. ... Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. ... Joseph Graham Davis Jr. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian-American actor, Republican politician, and bodybuilder, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ...

External link

• Online tour of the Historic Governor's Mansion

References

• California Department of Parks & Recreation, Sacramento, CA 94296