Government House (Maryland)
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Government House is the official residence of the Governor of Maryland
and is located at State Circle in Annapolis
, Maryland
. It has been the home of the governor since 1870. It was designed by Baltimore architect R. Snowden Andrews
(1830–1903). Jennings House
was the residence of the Governors of Maryland
from 1777 until 1870.
Governor of Maryland
The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...
and is located at State Circle in Annapolis
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. It has been the home of the governor since 1870. It was designed by Baltimore architect R. Snowden Andrews
Richard Snowden Andrews
Richard Snowden Andrews was an American architect and a Confederate artillery commander and diplomat during the American Civil War.Andrews was a native of Baltimore, Maryland...
(1830–1903). Jennings House
Jennings House
Jennings House, located in Annapolis, Maryland, was the residence of the Governors of Maryland from 1777 until 1870, when it was replaced by Government House.Governor George Howard, son of Governor John Eager Howard, was born in Jennings House in 1789....
was the residence of the Governors of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
from 1777 until 1870.