The Governor's Mansion
The Governor's Mansion was designed in the architectural Beaux-Arts style by brothers C.C. and E.A. Weber of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. The exterior of the house was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a small palace beloved by Queen Marie Antoinette near the Palace of Versailles in France. Nearly 200 feet long and 80 feet wide, the building has solid brick walls faced with Bowling Green limestone. The front portico is graced with four pairs of Ionic columns that rise two stories. A stone balustrade and terrace create an impressive entrance.
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1. The Kentucky Governor's Mansion in spring.
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2. The Governor's Mansion is nestled in among the native Kentucky trees and foliage.
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3. The Governor's Mansion impresses night visitors to the State Capitol.
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4. The Mansion's original 1914 French terraced front gardens were not planted until the early 1980s during the John Y. Brown, Jr. administration.
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5. The Governor's Mansion is graced with four pairs of Ionic columns that stand two stories tall.
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6. The Mansion's exterior was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a small palace beloved by Queen Marie Antoinette near the Palace of Versailles in France.
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7. The Mansion's columns are silhouetted against the illuminated Bowling Green limestone walls at night to create an impressive spectacle of Beaux Arts architecture.
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8. The Governor's Mansion sits on a bluff just to the west and above the Kentucky River. This is a view of the Governor's Mansion and grounds from atop the Capitol Dome.
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