Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Executive Mansion

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, July 2, 2010

1. Executive Mansion Marker

Inscription. Official residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & Samuel Sloan.

Erected 2010. (Marker Number H-117.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 35° 46.982′ N, 78° 38.156′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is on North Blount Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 North Blount Street, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the

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original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: N.C. Division of Archives & History (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lamar Stringfield (about 400 feet away); North Carolina Medical Society 150th Anniversary (about 400 feet away); Hawkins-Hartness House (about 400 feet away); North Carolina State Library (about 400 feet away); Fannie E. S. Heck (about 500 feet away); William Polk (about 600 feet away); Henry Clay Oak (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Additional keywords. Governors Mansion, House

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 8, 2013

2. Executive Mansion Marker

Executive Mansion Marker in front of the Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, July 2, 2010

3. Executive Mansion Marker in front of the Mansion

The Executive Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, July 2, 2010

4. The Executive Mansion

NC Executive Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

5. NC Executive Mansion

Raleigh Historic Property image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, July 2, 2009

6. Raleigh Historic Property

Executive Mansion 1883 - 91 This marker is to the left of the main gate.

Executive Mansion - this marker is to the right of the main gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, July 2, 2009

7. Executive Mansion - this marker is to the right of the main gate

Designed by Samuel Sloan and Gustavus Adolphus Bauer of Philadelphia. Constructed 1883 – 1891 by prison labor and directed by W. J. Hicks, warden. Exterior: Brick pressed at central prison in Raleigh; Anson County sandstone trim. Interior: North Carolina hardwoods. Plaque Dedicated, 1971, in tribute to governors and First ladies who served their state from this mansion.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. 2. submitted on February 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. 5. submitted on February 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.