The home's lower floor is open to the public and tours are offered regularly to visitors.

William Henry Harrison, the first governor, built a plantation-style home in Vincennes, and named it Grouseland for its many birds.

Thomas Posey, the territory's second governor, had a home built in Corydon, but lived there only briefly before moving to Jeffersonville where he rented a room in a boarding house.

The home was visited by United States Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Monroe.

[3] The building is no longer standing but a new home has been built upon its original foundation and uses its cellar as a basement.

[4] The second official residence for the state's governor was built in the center of Indianapolis where the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument now stands.

The location, on the corner of Market and Illinois Streets in Indianapolis, proved to be damp and unhealthy because of the wetland conditions of the area during that time.

The home was abandoned in 1861 during the term of Oliver Morton, who briefly lived in the house but refused to stay.

[4] The governors remained without an official residence until 1919 when the state purchased a home located at 101 East 27th St., Indianapolis, for $65,000 and furnished it for an additional $20,000.

The home had a Gothic interior with high, beamed ceilings and luxurious Wilton carpeting.

The building was sold by the state to the Marott Hotel, which intended to turn it into a clubhouse, but eventually demolished it in 1962 to clear land for a parking lot.

During that period, governors Edgar Whitcomb and Otis Bowen took up residence in Riley Towers located at 650 N. Alabama St.

In 2008, the commission's members included Linda Goad, Sara Barclay, David Collins, Jim Baker, Mike Bosway, Judy Warren, and Shannon Rezek.