Which was probably just as well: Most governors general lived quite nicely.
The site has been in government hands since 1799 although governors lived there prior to that time.
Russia's governors have lived high for a long time.
However, the conditions within the hospital caused Parliament to withdraw funding and the governors to live off of their own incomes.
All governors and their families have lived in the Mansion since then.
The governor and family live in the five rooms on the second floor.
Prior to that time, governors of the state lived in private homes or local hotels during their terms of office.
However, due to the mansion's public location and poor construction, no governor ever lived there, and it was torn down in 1857.
Before the reforms the governors lived on taxes they collected in their area and inherited the governor post within their family.
But the two buildings that really dominated the town were the domed capitol and the lovely executive mansion where the governor lived.