Government House, Perth
Government House | |
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General information | |
Type | Government office |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′25″S 115°51′41″E / 31.957035°S 115.861443°E |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 19 April 2011 |
Reference no. | 2095 |
Government House is the official residence of the governor of Western Australia, situated in the central business district of Perth, the state capital. It was built between 1859 and 1864, in the Jacobean Revival style.
Government House is located on St Georges Terrace (Perth's main thoroughfare), sitting on the same block as Council House and the Supreme Court buildings. The site has been used by governors since the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829; the current building is the third to have served that purpose on the site. The buildings and gardens of Government House are of exceptional heritage significance, being listed on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places and classified by the National Trust. They are regularly opened for public viewing.
Description
The building is a two-storey
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Government House, the residence of the Governor of Western Australia
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Government House, north front
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Grand staircase
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Dining room
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Drawing room
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The Governor's study
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Government House Ballroom, west side
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The grounds of Government House on Open Day
History
Following the establishment of the
The present Government House was built at a cost of £15,000 largely by convicts. Governor John Hampton took up residence in 1863, prior to its completion in 1864.[2] In the 1890s, a ballroom was added, designed by or under the direction of government architect, Hillson Beasley, who designed a number of other public buildings in the city.[3]
The Lodge
A separate small house, known as The Lodge, was built c. 1904 in the north-east corner of the gardens. It provided accommodation for the Governor's police orderly, whose duties required that he live close to the governor, and his family. The Lodge was designed by
See also
- Government House
- Government Houses of Australia
- Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
Notes
- ^ a b "Brief History". Government House. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-74258-340-2- chapter 3 The design and construction of the current Government House 1855-1864 pp.68 - 95
- ^ See pages 163–164 of Martens (2011) – original design by Hillson Beasley, ...and chief architect John Grainger was involved.
- ^ Information on display at The Lodge, 2017-10-15