The Small Parlor in the northeast corner of the first floor in the 1856 section of the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin. More: The cove molding and mantels with mirrors date to the Joseph D. Sayers Administration, 1899-1903. Built in 1854, the building was designed by prominent architect Abner Cook and has been the home of every Texas governor since 1856. The building is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Texas and fourth-oldest governor's mansion in the United States that has been continuously occupied by a chief executive. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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