State House

State House located in , is the official residence of the president of Guyana. It was previously the official residence of the governor of British Guiana before the colony gained independence and became .
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Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Public building
  • Description: official residence of the President of Guyana
  • Also known as: “State House, Guyana”
  • Address: Main Street, Georgetown

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Promenade Gardens and Guyana National Museum.

Garden
is a garden in . To the south is Independence Park, the site of public execution of slaves who participated in the uprising of 1823.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a in , , . It was established on 13 February 1868. Many of the museum's artifacts have been there for more than fifty years, like the Pork-knocker, which has been on display for over sixty years. is situated 550 metres southwest of State House.

Church
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in , . The church is of Gothic Revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres. is situated 540 metres south of State House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.

Neighborhood
is a ward in the centre of , having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.

Hamlet
Photo: FrWaters, CC BY 2.5.
is a community in the Region of , on the east bank of the , located at, altitude 1 metre. is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, . is situated 7 km south of State House.

Town
is a village in between and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. is situated 8 km east of State House.

State House

Latitude
6.81748° or 6° 49′ 3″ north
Longitude
-58.16284° or 58° 9′ 46″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
68R3RR8P+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 404442484
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q7603372
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“State House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圭亞那總統府”
  • Chinese: “蓋亞那總統府”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ستيت هاوس”
  • French: “State House”
  • Japanese: “政府庁舎”
  • Polish: “State House (Gujana)”
  • Polish: “State House”
  • Portuguese: “State House”
  • Russian: “Государственный дом”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний будинок”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Carmichael Street Park and Ministry of Legal Affairs.

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