Missouri Governor’s Mansion Features 1904 World’s Fair Furniture, USS Missouri Silver, and Famous Visitors

(MISSOURINET) –  The Missouri Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City is more than just the official residence of the state’s chief executive. It also functions as a sort of history museum. Patrick Murphy is a tour guide at the mansion. Here’s what you can expect when you go there:

Features include a grand staircase, grand piano, furniture from the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, and a silver service that was onboard the World War One version of the U-S-S Missouri.

Famous visitors included Russian Grand Duke Alexi Romanov, General George Armstrong Custer, Missouri outlaw Frank James, and Robert Ford who would one day kill Frank’s brother, Jesse James.

For more information or to book a tour, visit mansion.mo.gov.