The Kearns Mansion has been home to the Governor of Utah for more than six decades – and while that sounds like a lot, that’s still just roughly half of its life since it was first built by silver moguls Thomas and Jennie Kearns in 1902.
The French chateauesque façade is accentuated by a massive steep-slope roof that was once covered in clay tile before it was upgraded to standing seam copper. A historical monument with an international reputation for its fine woodwork and other aesthetic features, the 17,000-square-foot structure has withstood the test of time. But it has its scars.