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The West Virginia Governor’s Mansion, located near the southwest corner of the State Capitol Complex and facing the Kanawha River, was built in 1924 and 1925. Charleston architect Walter F. Martens worked closely with Cass Gilbert, the architect of the state Capitol, which was being built nearby at the time. The mansion is designed in the Neo-Georgian style and is made of red Harvard colonial brick. It features a central two-story portico at the front. Inside, the reception rooms are on the first floor, while the family rooms are located upstairs. The mansion was built during the term of Governor Ephraim Morgan, who moved his family into the house just a few days before leaving office.
