Government House
Government House is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Government House was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Building and Cochrane Street United Church.
Colonial Building
Heritage site
Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.
The Colonial Building is a historic government building located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The building was the home of the colonial and later provincial Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959. Colonial Building is situated 190 metres southwest of Government House.
Cochrane Street United Church
Church
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cochrane Street United Church is situated 160 metres south of Government House.
Bannerman Park
Park
Photo: Mdavidbaird, Public domain.
Bannerman Park is a Victorian era urban park located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The park is named for Sir Alexander Bannerman, Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland from 1857 to 1864, who assented to an Act establishing the park and donated land for the purpose in 1864. Bannerman Park is situated 270 metres west of Government House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. John’s and Churchill Park.
St. John’s
Photo: Emmanuel Milou, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the oldest city in North America and is on the Avalon Peninsula in the southeast corner of the island of Newfoundland.
Churchill Park
Locality
The neighbourhood of Churchill Park in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in the city's centre. The neighbourhood is bordered by Freshwater Road to the west, Empire Avenue to the south, Kenna's Hill, Kingsbridge and Torbay Roads to the east and Elizabeth Avenue to the north.
Pleasantville
Quarter
Photo: Newfoundlander&Labradorian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The neighbourhood of Pleasantville in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in the east end of the city, directly north of the downtown. The neighbourhood extends from the north side of Quidi Vidi Lake northward to Newfoundland Drive, and is largely made up of apartment blocks.
Government House
- Type: Public building
- Description: 19th century building in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Categories: house, building, and government building
- Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.57215° or 47° 34′ 20″ northLongitude
-52.70501° or 52° 42′ 18″ westElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Levels
2Open location code
88V9H7CV+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 39248018OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicGeoNames ID
11818972Wikidata ID
Q5588905
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Government House” goes by many names.
- French: “hôtel du Gouverneur”
- French: “Hôtel du Gouverneur”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Governo (Terranova e Labrador)”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Governo”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Government House”. Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.