page_title: Official residence
section_title: State
hierarchical_section_title: Official residence / Americas / United States of America / State
caption_attribution_description: English: Drumthwacket, Princeton, New Jersey, the official residence of the Governor of New Jersey. Built 1835.
context_page_description: An official residence is the residence at which a nation's head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure officially resides. It may or may not be the same location where the individual conducts work-related functions or lives.
context_section_description: Alabama:
  Governor's Mansion
  President's Mansion (President of the University of Alabama)
  Alaska:
  Governor's Mansion
  Arizona:
  none
  Arkansas:
  Governor's Mansion
  California:
  Governor's Mansion
  Blake House (President of the University of California)
  University House (most common name for official residences of the chancellor of each individual University of California campus)
   University House, Berkeley (Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley)
  Colorado:
  Governor's Mansion
  Connecticut:
  Governor's Mansion
  Delaware:
  Woodburn
  Florida:
  Governor's Mansion
  Georgia:
  Governor's Mansion
  Hawaii:
  Washington Place (Queen then Governor, formerly kept as museum)
  ʻIolani Palace (Queen, formerly kept for official government functions)
  Hulihee Palace (Queen, formerly retained as museum) 
  College Hill (University of Hawaii President)
  Idaho:
  none
  Illinois:
  Executive Mansion (Governor)
  Supreme Court Justices' apartments
  University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor's Residence
  President's House, home of the University of Illinois' President
  Indiana:
  Governor's Mansion
  Iowa:
  Terrace Hill
  Kansas:
  Cedar Crest
  Kentucky:
  Governor's Mansion
  Old Governor's Mansion (now official residence of the Lieutenant Governor)
  Maxwell Place (President of the University of Kentucky)
  Amelia Place (President of the University of Louisville)
  Louisiana:
  Governor's Mansion
  Maine:
  Blaine House
  Maryland:
  Government House
  Jennings House (from 1777–1870)
  Massachusetts:
  none
  Michigan:
  Governor's Residence, Lansing
  Governor's Summer Residence, Mackinac Island
  Minnesota:
  Governor's Residence 
  Eastcliff (President of the University of Minnesota)  
  Mississippi:
  Governor's Residence
  Missouri:
  Governor's Mansion
  Montana:
  Governor's Mansion
  Nebraska:
  Governor's Mansion
  Nevada:
  Governor's Mansion
  New Hampshire:
  Bridges House
  New Jersey:
  Drumthwacket
  Governor's Ocean House (Summer Residence)   
  President's House (Official Residence of the Rutgers University President)
  New Mexico:
  Governor's Mansion
  New York:
  Executive Mansion
  North Carolina:
  Executive Mansion 
  Western Residence (Mountain Retreat)
  North Dakota:
  Governor's Mansion
  Ohio:
  Governor's Mansion
  Oklahoma:
  Governor's Mansion
  Oregon:
  Stiff-Jarman House (prior to 1988)
  Mahonia Hall
  McMorran House (University of Oregon President)
  Pennsylvania:
  Governor's Mansion
  Rhode Island:
  none
  South Carolina:
  Governor's Mansion
  South Dakota:
  Governor's Mansion
  Tennessee:
  Governor's Mansion
  Texas:
  Governor's Mansion
  Texas Speaker's Apartment (at Texas State Capitol)
  Texas Lieutenant Governor's Apartment (prior to 1983 fire) (at Texas State Capitol)
  Utah:
  Governor's Mansion
  Vermont:
  The Pavilion
  Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
  President's House (President of the College of William & Mary)  
  Carr's Hill (President of The University of Virginia)
  Washington:
  Governor's Mansion
  Hill-Crest (President of the University of Washington)
  West Virginia:
  Executive Mansion
  Wisconsin:
  Governor's Mansion
  Olin House (Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Madison)   
  Chancellor's Residence (Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee)  
  Wyoming:
  Governor's Mansion
caption: New Jersey: Drumthwacket
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