The Governor's Mansion in Shawnee, Oklahoma was built in 1903, on the speculation that Shawnee would be selected as the state capital and that this structure would become the Governor's official residence when Oklahoma became a state.

[2] The house was built in an area known as Shawnee's first neighborhood, "...where the first generation of merchants, town leaders and early professionals lived.

The house has a brick foundation, clapboard siding and a gabled wood shingle roof.

The north side of the house has a bay window on both the first and second stories that extend into a third-story gable.

The north side of the house has an attached porte-cochere that is supported by Doric columns and decorated with two small gables.