In "Governors Mansions of the Midwest," Ann Liberman explores the history of twelve prominent mansions in the Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Although most early governors did not live in mansions, staying instead in boarding houses or hotels, over time states recognized the need to provide more appropriate lodging for their chief executives. Housing their governors in a dignified and elegant setting allowed the states to demonstrate their social and economic progress to the rest of the country....
In "Governors Mansions of the Midwest," Ann Liberman explores the history of twelve prominent mansions in the Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,...
From the Greek Revival architecture found in Mississippi to the Queen Anne style of North Carolina, governors mansions in the American South convey a passion for antiquity, as well as a regional elegance. Ann Liberman, author of Governors Mansions of the Midwest, spent much of her life in Texas and admires the remarkable architecture of the antebellum South a respect that she now brings to her newest book. Governors Mansions of the South is devoted to the eleven states of the old Confederacy, plus Kentucky and West Virginia, and offers a brick-and-mortar reflection of the region...
From the Greek Revival architecture found in Mississippi to the Queen Anne style of North Carolina, governors mansions in the American South convey a ...