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William N. Thompson House, also known as Old Governor's Mansion, is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is
Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover— George I, George II, Ge ...
style buff-colored brick mansion. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central section flanked by one-story wings. It has a slate hipped roof and features a full width front porch and an elliptical portico at the main entry. The house served as the Governor's Mansion from 1945 to 1970. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1982. It is located in the
North Meridian Street Historic District North Meridian Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It encompasses 169 contributing buildings in a high style residential section of Indianapolis. The district developed between about 1900 ...
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Georgian Revival architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1920 Houses in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis Former governors' mansions in the United States {{MarionCountyIN-NRHP-stub