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Governor of Massachusetts



Despite several proposals for establishing an official residence for the Governor of Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not have a Governor's Mansion.

In 1955, Governor Foster Furcolo turned down a proposal to establish the Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury as the official residence.[3] The house had been built by colonial governor William Shirley.

At one time, Governor John A. Volpe accepted the donation of the Endicott Estate in Dedham from the hiers of Henry Bradford Endicott. He intended to renovate the 19th century mansion into a splendid governor's residence.[4] The plan was aborted in consideration of budgetary constraints and the location was considered too far from the seat of power, the State House, in Boston.

Other proposals have included the Province House and the Hancock Manor.[4]

Since the governor has no official residence, the expression "corner office," rather than "governor's mansion," is commonly used in the press as a figure of speech for the office of governor.

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References

  1. ^ Frothingham, Louis Adams. A Brief History of the Constitution and Government of Massachusetts, p. 74. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1916.
  2. ^ a b [http://www.mass.gov/lib/facts/transfer.htm Massachusetts State Library Information, Governor Transfer of Power. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  3. ^ Shirley Eustis House
  4. ^ a b Commonwealth Magazine, Fall 1999

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