On Tuesday, June 17th, we toured the TN Governor’s Mansion with a group of friends.

 

 

The residence was built in 1929 by the Wills family. Memories of the Wills family remain with a ‘W’ in some of the light fixtures and ‘W’ on the door knockers.

 

The State of Tennessee purchased the property in 1949. If my memory serves me correct, the State paid $125,000 for the house and its 10 acres! Prior to this time, the Governor’s Mansion was located in two other locations in the Nashville area.

 

After our group had lunch at the Puffy Muffin, the kids and I headed downtown. We popped into the TN State Museum and then walked over to the Capitol. We were just in time for a tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bicenntennial Mall from the balcony of the Capitol.