Wolf not the first Pa. leader to eschew Governor’s mansion
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(Harrisburg) — Governor-elect Tom Wolf will not live full-time at the Governor’s Residence in the capital city, but he’s not the first to make such a move.
Troy Thompson, spokesman for the state Department of General Services, says it’s been nearly 40 years since the commonwealth’s leader didn’t live in the mansion on Harrisburg’s Second Street.
“Partially due to the flooding in 1972, from Hurricane Agnes, that was Governor and First Lady Shapp, they moved out of the Governor’s Residence, and they did return to the residence in 1978, near the end of his second term,” he says.
Wolf says he plans to split his time between the 28,000 square foot mansion and his current home in Mount Wolf, York County.
Meanwhile, the Department of General Services says little will change at the Governor’s Residence.
It will still be open for tours five months a year, plus special holiday events, and non-profits and commonwealth agencies will still be able to hold meetings and receptions there.
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