{"id":58,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.783115600000002132219378836452960968017578125,"longitude":-78.6357070000000248910509981215000152587890625,"title":"Executive Mansion, Burke Square","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/32ec632c5b96a5164806ae67d1720c21.jpg","address":"200 North Blount Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"Located on one of the five public squares provided in Raleigh&#039;s initial city plan of 1792, the governor&#039;s home is an unusually symmetrical Queen Anne dwelling designed by architect Samuel Sloan of Philadelphia and his assistant Gustavus Adolphus Bauer. The mansion, home of North Carolina governors since 1891, features extensive Eastlake verandahs. Prisoners hand-made the bricks for the house and the sidewalk that surrounds the block; some bricks bear the signature of their makers. Tours available.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  1883-1891","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/ExecutiveMansion(BurkeSquare)_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Mansion, Burke Square Landmark Designation Report and Ordinance</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/32ec632c5b96a5164806ae67d1720c21.jpg":{"id":30,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Executive Mansion, 2009.","description":"Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/32ec632c5b96a5164806ae67d1720c21.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/5faf5379f32a0bbe6df988eb10136344.jpg":{"id":258,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Executive Mansion, 2009","description":"Image courtesy of D. Strevel, Capital City Camera Club.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/5faf5379f32a0bbe6df988eb10136344.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/9b34e5d116fde47ee0b3d2cb9437bc8f.jpg":{"id":542,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Executive Mansion, 1917","description":"Group in Front of Mansion.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nImage courtesy of Arch. and Hist.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/9b34e5d116fde47ee0b3d2cb9437bc8f.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/8d3e4fd24534d9d1d8e6420078396e03.jpg":{"id":543,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Executive Mansion, 1980","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/8d3e4fd24534d9d1d8e6420078396e03.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/3c12bed8115cecb2e9bfac0b379e9bf7.jpg":{"id":716,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Executive Mansion, 1883-1891","description":"Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection. Front view, Executive Mansion, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides). Preservation North Carolina. July 29, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh2070pnc002. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/3c12bed8115cecb2e9bfac0b379e9bf7.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/0d807461aa0eb6291f2ccb83ec11c7f0.jpg":{"id":717,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Executive Mansion, 1883-1891","description":"Image courtesy of Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection. View, Executive Mansion, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides). Preservation North Carolina. July 29, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/bh2070pnc001. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/0d807461aa0eb6291f2ccb83ec11c7f0.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/43adee8fe092adeb80b453c0ee9a9a5a.jpg":{"id":738,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Executive Mansion, 1960-1969","description":"Image courtesy of Raleigh (N.C.) and the Triangle area. North Carolina Governor&#039;s mansion. Raleigh (N.C.) and the Triangle area. Raleigh (UA023.026.020). Special Collections Research Center at NCSU Libraries. July 31, 2014. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0012801. NCSU Libraries’ Digital Collections: Rare and Unique Materials.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/43adee8fe092adeb80b453c0ee9a9a5a.jpg"}}}