Government House

Government House is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The house was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s, including the royal charter of 1825 which bestowed official colonial status for Newfoundland.

Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Building and Bannerman Park.

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.

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.

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church

Church

Photo: Mola29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church is situated 210 metres east 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 outside of the Caribbean 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
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Latitude

47.57215° or 47° 34′ 20″ north

Longitude

-52.70501° or 52° 42′ 18″ west

Elevation

45 metres (148 feet)

Levels

Open location code

88V9H7CV+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 39248018

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

GeoNames ID

11818972

Wikidata 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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