Colonial Building

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.

Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bannerman Park and Government House.

Bannerman Park

Park

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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 120 metres northwest of Colonial Building.

Government House

Public building

Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.

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. Government House is situated 190 metres northeast of Colonial Building.

Bishop Feild College

School

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Bishop Feild College, founded in 1844, is a school in St. John's, Newfoundland. Founded as the Church of England Academy, it was renamed in 1892 as the Church of England College in 1892, before its 1894 name change to Bishop Feild College. Bishop Feild College is situated 170 metres southeast of Colonial Building.

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.

Colonial Building

Type: Heritage site
Description: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Categories: parliament building, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

47.57103° or 47° 34′ 16″ north

Longitude

-52.70694° or 52° 42′ 25″ west

Levels

Open location code

88V9H7CV+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154418191

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q5148301

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French: “Colonial Building”

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