Utah Governor's Mansion

Thomas Kearns Mansion and Carriage House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Governor's Mansion, March 2010
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Location	603 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah United States
Coordinates	40°46′11″N 111°52′23″W / 40.76972°N 111.87306°W / 40.76972; -111.87306
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1900-02
Architect	Neuhausen, Carl M.
NRHP reference No.	70000631[1]
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970

The Utah Governor's Mansion (also known as the Kearns Mansion) is the

Senator Kearns died in 1918,[4] and in February 1937, Jennie Judge Kearns donated the Kearns Mansion to the State of Utah. The mansion was donated with the condition that it serve as the Governor's Residence. For the next twenty years the governors of Utah used the mansion as their primary residence. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, Governor Scott Matheson proposed that the mansion be restored as a governor's residence and, after an extensive renovation, the mansion became a residence once again in 1980.^[3]

On December 15, 1993, a fire, caused by faulty wiring on the Christmas tree in the main hall, destroyed much of the mansion. Governor Mike Leavitt was not at home at the time, but First Lady Jackie Leavitt and her staff were quick to notify the Salt Lake City Fire Department, and their response kept the mansion from suffering more significant damage. A long and painstaking restoration was begun, to restore the mansion to its original state and salvage as much of the historical interior as possible.^[3]

The $7.8 million restoration brought the home back to its original 1902 style, while providing many current safety standards, such as a fire sprinkler system, new wiring and plumbing, new heating and cooling, a security system, and seismic upgrades.^[3]

The property is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Thomas Kearns Mansion and Carriage House. The listing includes both the mansion and the carriage house on the same 9-acre (3.6 ha) property.^[5][1]

• List of governors' residences in the United States
• South Temple Historic District
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City

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• Current page about the mansion
• The mansion's interior design
• 1993 fire damage and repairs I
• 1993 fire damage and repairs II