533 Lincoln Street S
Mahonia Hall on March 17, 2007
This half-timber Tudor style mansion was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence and built in 1923-1924 as the home of Thomas A. Livesley and his wife Edna. It was sold the the state of Oregon in 1988 to become the Governor's Mansion. Previous Governors were responsible for their own housing. The mansion was named Mahonia Hall after the Latin name of Oregon's state flower, the Oregon Grape. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1990. Neil Goldschmidt was the first Oregon governor to live here.
Oregon State Seal on the Mahonia Hall Gate on March 17, 2007
Additional Links:
Thomas A. Livesley at Salem Online History
Livesley House at Discover-Neighborhood-History
Historical Photos:
Portrait of Thomas A. Livesley (Oregon State Library)
Mahonia Hall, unknown date (Salem Public Library)
Mahonia Hall Great Room, 1988 (Salem Public Library)
Mahonia Hall Great Room Curtains, 1988 (Salem Public Library)
Mahonia Hall Dining Room, 1988 (Salem Public Library)
Mahonia Hall, 1992 (Salem Public Library)
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