Mahonia Hall

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{{Short description|Gubernatorial residence for Oregon}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = T. A. Livesley House

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| image = T. A. Livesley House 90000684 Marion County, OR.jpg

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| location = 533 Lincoln Street S
Salem, Oregon, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|44.9257|-123.0505|region:US-OR_type:landmark_dim:43_elevation:91_source:googlemaps|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA Oregon Salem#USA Oregon

| map_caption = Location in Salem, Oregon

| map_alt = Locator map

| area = {{convert|0.81|acre}}

| built = 1924

| architect = Ellis F. Lawrence

| architecture = Tudor Revival

| added = April 26, 1990

| refnum = 90000684

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Mahonia Hall is the official residence of the governor of Oregon, in Oregon's capital city, Salem. The state acquired the building in 1988 with private donations. It is also known as the T. A. Livesley House or Thomas and Edna Livesley Mansion, after its original owners.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/architecture1.shtml |title=Highway - Geo-Environmental Section: Architecture |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |accessdate=February 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506053249/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/architecture1.shtml |archivedate=May 6, 2007 }} The house was renamed Mahonia Hall after the scientific name of the Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon's state flower.{{cite news |last= Mershon |first= Helen L. |title= Very Oregon: Mahonia Hall, the Official Residence of Oregon's Governors, Gets a Classic, New Look |newspaper= The Oregonian}} The Oregonian held a naming contest in 1988, and Eric Johnson, a 13-year-old from Salem, came up with the winning entry.{{cite news |last= Filips |first= Janet |title= Oregon Children Dream up Monikers for the New House for the Governor |newspaper= The Oregonian |date= April 1, 1988}} Other finalists were The Eyrie, Trail's End, The Oregon House, and The Cascade House. Governor Neil Goldschmidt and his family were the first official residents.

The half-timber Tudor-style mansion was designed and built in 1924 by Ellis F. Lawrence, the founder of the University of Oregon School of Architecture, for hop farmer Thomas A. Livesley. The structure includes a ballroom on the third floor, a pipe organ, a wine cellar, and formal gardens; all were part of the original design. The home has {{convert|10000|sqft|m2}} of space. Mahonia Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.{{citation | last = National Park Service | authorlink = National Park Service | title = Weekly List of Listed Properties: 4/23/90 through 4/28/90 | date = May 4, 1990 | url = https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-1990-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf | access-date = October 25, 2015 | archive-date = April 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160424065159/https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/Weekly_Register_List_1990.pdf | url-status = live }}.{{Citation | last1 = Stricker | first1 = Nahani A. | date = February 16, 1990 | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Livesley, T. A., House | url = https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90000684_text | accessdate = October 25, 2015 | format = PDF | archive-date = April 26, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220426162501/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90000684_text | url-status = live }}.

Governor Tina Kotek now resides in the mansion. {{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/09/gov-tina-kotek-sells-north-portland-home.html | title=Gov. Tina Kotek sells North Portland home, moves to Mahonia Hall | date=September 21, 2023 }}