Governors Mansion
Governors Mansion is a building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Governors Mansion is situated nearby to the government office Virginia State Capitol, as well as near the historic building Oliver Hill Building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Old City Hall.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
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The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
Old City Hall
Courthouse
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Old City Hall, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of Richmond, Virginia that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s. Old City Hall is situated 360 feet north of Governors Mansion.
Oliver Hill Building
Historic building
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Virginia State Library-Oliver Hill Building, also known as the State Finance Building, is a historic library and government office building located on Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.
Governors Mansion
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Governor’s Mansion” and “The Palace”
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53876° or 37° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.43248° or 77° 25′ 57″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
8794GHQ9+G2GeoNames ID
4761550
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