State House was the official residence of the

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. The mansion is located on the grounds of

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. Originally a secondary

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, it was the only official residence of a Lieutenant Governor in the United States until it was sold in 2022.

History

State House was built in the 1940s as a summer residence for the

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on a wooded hillside on the grounds of the Pennsylvania National Guard's

. The three-story house is 2,400-square feet. and includes a five-car garage and a swimming pool. The first floor had a library, living room, formal dining room, powder room, and both a primary kitchen and a prep kitchen; while the second floor, and third floor attic, had a master bedroom and other bedrooms for children or servants. It is reached from a gated entrance off of Fisher Avenue in East Hanover Township. The house was designated as the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 1971 and was under the control of the

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; Ernest Kline was the first Lieutenant Governor to live there. It was the only official residence of a Lieutenant Governor in the United States, and cost the state government roughly $400,000 a year to maintain in 2017. In 2019 Lieutenant Governor

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decided not to move into the residence upon being elected, instead choosing to open the grounds to the public. Fetterman's wife, Second Lady

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, oversees the management of pool use for swim classes, summer camps, and other public functions. On May 9, 2019

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, a

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state senator and former lieutenant governor, proposed legislation that would require the Department of General Services to sell the residence, with proceeds going towards affordable housing and assisting military veterans, since the residence is not being used. By 2022, it was listed as "sold" on the state government's website.

References

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