Plantation House
Plantation House is the official residence of the governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: residence of the Governor of Saint Helena
- Also known as: “Plantation House, Saint Helena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Paul’s Cathedral and High Knoll Fort.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral church on the island of St Helena and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is located approximately 2 miles south of Jamestown in the district of St Paul's. St. Paul’s Cathedral is situated 500 feet south of Plantation House.
High Knoll Fort
Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. High Knoll Fort is situated 1 mile north of Plantation House.
Briars
Building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Briars is the small pavilion in which Napoleon Bonaparte stayed for the first few weeks of his exile on Saint Helena in late 1815 before being moved to Longwood House. Briars is situated 1 mile northeast of Plantation House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Half Tree Hollow and Sandy Bay.
Half Tree Hollow
Village
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Half Tree Hollow is the smallest by area of the eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Sandy Bay
Village
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandy Bay is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Sandy Bay is situated 1½ miles southeast of Plantation House.
Jamestown
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Jamestown is situated 2 miles north of Plantation House.
Plantation House
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
-15.9556° or 15° 57′ 20″ southLongitude
-5.72079° or 5° 43′ 15″ westInception
1792Open location code
5CPP27VH+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 550478777OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15266979
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Telugu—“Plantation House” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “প্লান্টেশন হাউস”
- Chinese: “種植園屋 (聖赫勒拿)”
- Chinese: “種植園屋”
- French: “Plantation House”
- German: “Plantation House”
- Hindi: “प्लांटेशन हाउस”
- Oriya: “ପ୍ଲାଣ୍ଟେସନ ହାଉସ (ସେଣ୍ଟ ହେଲେନା)”
- Oriya: “ପ୍ଲାଣ୍ଟେସନ ହାଉସ”
- Russian: “Дом губернатора”
- Spanish: “Casa de las Plantaciones”
- Spanish: “Plantation House”
- Telugu: “ప్లాంటేషన్ హౌస్”
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