Governor’s Mansion opens for Candlelight Christmas Tours



a large building: Alabama Governor's Mansion in 2018 (Courtesy: AL Dept. of Tourism)


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Alabama Governor’s Mansion in 2018 (Courtesy: AL Dept. of Tourism)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -Gov. Kay Ivey will open the Governor’s Mansion for candlelight excursions on the very first a few Monday nights in December from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

“This is the people’s house, and I want to share it with them during this specific Christmas season,” stated Ivey.

The Governor’s Mansion is a 1907 Colonial Revival residence positioned at 1142 South Perry St. in Montgomery and has served as the formal residence for governors of Alabama due to the fact 1951.

“The 5 community rooms are open. That would be the foyer, the eating space, the compact parlor, the drawing-place, and the sunroom,” Michael Walczak, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Mansion Authority, explained the upstairs portion of the mansion is the Governor’s personal home.

“It’s not open up just at night time, we have several gatherings that go on in this article,” explained Nicole Owens, the Alabama Tourism Department’s Governor’s Mansion tour supervisor. “So we hope lots of, a lot of men and women see this.”

Tickets for the tours are obtainable free of charge of cost at the reward shop in advance of the tours each day. The present shop is located at 30 Finley Ave. across the avenue from the aspect entrance of the mansion.

Extra data is available about the Governor’s Mansion candlelight excursions by heading on the internet at www.alabama.journey

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