North Carolina Executive Mansion

North Carolina Executive Mansion
Location210 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′59″N 78°38′7″W / 35.78306°N 78.63528°W / 35.78306; -78.63528
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1883 (1883)–1891
ArchitectSloan, Samuel; Bauer, Gustavus Adolphus
Architectural styleQueen Anne; Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.70000475
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970

The North Carolina Executive Mansion (also referred to as the North Carolina Governor's Mansion) is the official residence of the governor of North Carolina and their family. The First Lady of North Carolina is the mansion's official hostess. Building began in the year 1883 and it was designed by architects Samuel Sloan and A.G. Bauer. The first occupants, Governor Daniel G. Fowle and his daughter, Helen Whitaker Fowle, moved into the unfinished building in January 1891. It is an example of Queen Anne style architecture.