IN 1973, Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman got the biggest commission of their careers: the opportunity to design the new California governor’s mansion. The idea for a new mansion was conceived by ...

Since then, no California governor has had his own mansion. Toward the end of Reagan’s second term in office, Nancy Reagan spearheaded the effort to build a new home for governors on the ...

The third floor of the California governor’s mansion, which reopens to the public this evening after being closed to visitors for decades, is a place filled with history that’s mostly quiet ...

The California Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento was home to 13 of California's governors and their families. (Courtesy of California State Parks) ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - You are one key turn away from renting out the governor's mansion. California State Parks has a new strategy in order to keep the doors open in this economy.

California’s Governor’s Mansion will close on Jan. 1 for a $2.5 million renovation.

The three-story, 30-room victorian home was built in Sacramento in 1877. Tonight, the mansion opens its doors and, for the first time in decades, welcomes visitors to its third floor.

The third floor of the California governor’s mansion, which reopens to the public this evening after being closed to visitors for decades, is a place filled with history that’s mostly quiet ...

The newly renovated mansion includes a number of purchases, like a $16,000 Sub-Zero fridge and nearly $35,000 worth of new cabinets. The California Governor's Mansion will be home sweet home for ...