The Texas Governors Mansion

The Texas Governors Mansion: A History of the House and Its Occupants. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. 349 Pgs. ISBN 093836801X. By Jean Houston Daniel, Price Daniel and Dorothy Blodgett. Published by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Austin, TX, 1984. The governor's mansion is an example of nineteenth-century Greek Revival architecture. It was commenced by Abner H. Cook in 1854 and is the oldest executive mansion in continuous use west of the Mississippi River and the fourth oldest in the United States. The text is illustrated with black & white photos and drawings and color photos. Description text copyright 2018 BooksForComfort. Item ID 32565.