Governor's House
Historic house in Maine, United States in Togus, Maine. Built 1869. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Director's Quarters, Togus Veterans' Administration Center, previously known as the Governor's House, is a historic house on the grounds of the Veterans Administration (VA) facility in Togus, Maine. The house, built in 1869, is historically significant as the only surviving structure of the first National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, established at Togus in 1866 to serve American Civil War veterans. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It is a contributing element of the historic district encompassing the Togus VA campus.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Off ME 17, Togus, ME |
| County | Kennebec County |
| Listed | Feb 23, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000319 |
| Built | 1869 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off ME 17, Togus, ME |
| Coordinates | 44.28008, -69.70224 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Frances Perkins National Monument · 20 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000319. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.