Nebraska Governor's Mansion

Nebraska Governor's Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1425 H St., Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates:	40°48′23″N 96°42′1″W
Built:	1957
Architect:	Solheim, Selmer A.; Broer, W.J., Construction Co.
Architectural style:	Classical Revival
Governing body:	State
NRHP Reference#:	08000173
Added to NRHP:	March 12, 2008

The Nebraska Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Nebraska and his family. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, it is a modified Georgian Colonial home which began operation as the governor's residence on March 17, 1958. Governor Victor E. Anderson was the first to live here. The architect was Selmer Solheim & Associates. The residence has 31 rooms, including 5 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces and a 3-stall garage. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Bibliography

• City of Lincoln, Nebraska Building Permit, #80261.
• Lincoln City Directory, 1938.
• Lincoln Journal and Star, 25 May 1952 – 6 May 1961.
• Lincoln Junior League. An Architectural Album. Lincoln, Nebraska: 1979.
• Lincoln Star, 17 May 1945 – 22 February 1961.
• McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
• McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to America’s Historic Neighborhoods and Museum Houses: The Western States. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
• McKee, James L. Remember When…Memories of Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska: J & L Lee Co., 1998.
• Nebraska State Journal, 20 June 1899.
• Omaha World-Herald, 13 May 1945 – 16 March 1958.
• Poeschl, Peg. “Housing Nebraska’s Governors, 1854-1980.” Nebraska History, Vol. 61, No. 3, Fall, 1980.
• Solheim, Selmer A. Business Papers, 1956-1967. Library/Archives Manuscript Collections. Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska.

External links

• http://www.governorsresidence.ne.gov/