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General Admission In-Person: $30
General Admission Virtual: $20
Morven Member In-Person: $20
Morven Member Virtual: $10
Student In-Person: $20
Student Virtual: $10
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Explore Washington Place in Hawai’i, a governor’s mansion that weaves Indigenous and colonial histories through the stories of its inhabitants, architecture, and gardens. 

Washington Place, a National Historic Landmark, is the only official governor’s residence in the U.S. states that was also home to a monarch. Construction of the home began in 1842 by Captain John Dominis, an Italian American ship captain and merchant. Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawi’i’s last reigning monarch, moved into Washington Place in 1862 as the bride of John Owen Dominis, son of Captain John and Mary Dominis. It remained her private residence until her death in 1917. Washington Place was home to Hawai’i’s territorial and statehood governors from 1918 to 2002, and serves today as the governors’ executive mansion. 

This illustrated hybrid talk will be presented virtually from Hawai’i by Travis Hancock, M.A., Curator of Washington Place. 

All talks begin at 6:30 p.m. in Morven’s Stockton Education Center. Doors and the virtual waiting room open at 6:00 p.m. A Zoom link will be sent to all virtual participants upon registration. Light refreshments inspired by each state will be provided for in-person attendees.

This program is sponsored by Keller Williams Princeton Realty. The 2024 Grand Homes & Gardens Speaker Series Sponsor is Bryn Mawr Trust. 

FOR MORVEN MEMBERS: Please note that you must login into your Morven Member account in the upper righthand corner of the registration page in order to access the member rate.

Photo credit: Washington Place, Hawai’i’s executive mansion. Creative Commons license.