Mahonia Hall is the official residence of the Governor of Oregon, located in Oregon's capital city Salem. The building was acquired by the state in 1988 with private donations. It is also known as the T. A. Livesley House or Thomas and Edna Livesley Mansion, after its original owners. The house was renamed Mahonia Hall after the scientific name of the Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon's state flower. A naming contest was held by The Oregonian in 1988, and Eric Johnson, a 13-year-old from Salem, came up with the winning entry. Other finalists were The Eyrie, Trail's End, The Oregon House, and The Cascade House. Governor Neil Goldschmidt and his family were the first official residents.
The half-timber Tudor-style mansion was designed and built in 1924 by Ellis F. Lawrence, the founder of the University of Oregon School of Architecture, for hop farmer Thomas A. Livesley. The structure includes a ballroom on the third floor, a pipe organ, a wine cellar, and formal gardens -- all of which were part of the original design. The home has 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space. Mahonia Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Oregon
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References
External links
- Historic images of Mahonia Hall from Salem Public Library
- Images of Mahonia Hall from Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
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