Government House, Annapolis

Name: Government House
Address: 110 State Circle, Annapolis, United States

#4 among attractions in Annapolis

Museum, Top attraction, History museum

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Government House, also known as the Governor's Mansion, is the official residence of the governor of Maryland. It is located on State Circle in Annapolis, Maryland, adjacent to the Maryland State House complex. The residence has been the home of the Governor since 1870; before that, from 1777 until 1870, Jennings House was the residence of the governors of Maryland. ()

Completed: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 38°58'44"N, 76°29'32"W

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110 State CircleAnnapolisAnnapolis United States

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Government House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maryland State House, Naval Academy Chapel, Herndon Monument, William Paca House.

~310 ftE
Historic landmark with exhibits
Maryland State House, Annapolis
2 min walk • The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772 and houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
~1920 ftNE
Church
Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis
10 min walk • The United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of two houses of worship on the grounds of the Navy's service academy. Protestant and Catholic services are held there. The Naval Academy Chapel is a focal point of the Academy and the city of Annapolis.
0.4 miNE
Memorial
Herndon Monument, Annapolis
11 min walk • The Herndon Monument on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy is a 21-foot-tall grey granite obelisk. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon, who courageously decided to go down with his ship, SS Central America, and the men left aboard rather than save himself on September 12, 1857.
~1230 ftE
Museum, History museum, Garden
William Paca House, Annapolis
6 min walk • The William Paca House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. William Paca was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a three-term Governor of Maryland.
~1260 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis
7 min walk • The Hammond–Harwood House is a historic house museum at 19 Maryland Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Built in 1774, is one of the premier colonial houses remaining in America from the British colonial period.
~1940 ftNE
Museum, Military base, History museum
U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis
10 min walk • The United States Naval Academy Museum is a public maritime museum in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. A part of the United States Naval Academy, it is located at Preble Hall within the Academy premises.
~400 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Colonial Annapolis Historic District, Annapolis
2 min walk • The Colonial Annapolis Historic District is a historic district in the City of Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, that was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1965 and was geographically further expanded in 1984.
~780 ftSW
Church, Specialty museum, History museum
Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis
4 min walk • The Banneker-Douglass Museum, formerly known as Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It was constructed in 1875 and remodeled in 1896. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, gable-front brick church executed in the Gothic Revival style.
~1560 ftE
Ship
Stanley Norman, Annapolis
8 min walk • The Stanley Norman is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1902 by Otis Lloyd, Salisbury, Maryland. She is a 48-foot-3-inch-long in Length overall with length on deck OF 47.5-foot-long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop.
~480 ftSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Reynold's Tavern, Annapolis
3 min walk • Reynold's Tavern is an 18th-century tavern located at 6 Church Circle in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the oldest tavern in Annapolis, and one of the oldest in the United States. The building has been nominated to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.
~580 ftS
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St. Anne's Church, Annapolis
3 min walk • St. Anne's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Church Circle, Annapolis. The first church in Annapolis, it was founded in 1692 to serve as the parish church for the newly created Middle Neck Parish, one of the original 30 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland. It remains in use by the Parish of St.

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Which popular attractions are close to Government House?

Nearby attractions include Maryland State House, Annapolis (2 min walk), McBride Gallery, Annapolis (2 min walk), Colonial Annapolis Historic District, Annapolis (2 min walk), Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis (2 min walk).

Government House, Annapolis

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Government House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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