From hotel to office building, its name is constant: Governor

photo

The Governor Office Building at the southwest corner of Capitol Avenue and Madison Street is this month’s Jefferson City Landmark.

The Governor Office Building, once the Hotel Governor, has two historic legacies.

The first began in the 1940s as a central and essential hotel, serving as meeting place for political, business and romantic liaisons.

The second began in the late 1990s when developer Bruce Cohn rejuvenated a sad downtown structure, setting a new precedent for the economic potential of viable older buildings in Jefferson City.

Read additional details in our newspaper or e-Edition. Newspaper subscribers: Click on an e-Edition article and log in using your current account information at no extra charge. For e-edition help, e-mail circ@newstribune.com. Click here to purchase the full version of archived articles.

Comments

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Please review our Policies and Procedures before registering or commenting