Government House (British Columbia)

Government House
Main façade of Government House
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General information
Architectural styleModern Tudor revival
Location1401 Rockland Avenue
Victoria, British Columbia
V8S 1V9
Coordinates48°25′06″N 123°20′33″W / 48.418464°N 123.342434°W / 48.418464; -123.342434
Construction started1857
ClientThe King in Right of British Columbia
OwnerThe King in Right of British Columbia
Technical details
Structural systemSteel frame and reinforced concrete
Official nameEstate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia National Historic Site of Canada
Designated2002

Government House of British Columbia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia in Victoria and is nominally a residence of the Canadian monarch.[1] It has casually been described as "the Ceremonial Home of all British Columbians."[2] It stands in the provincial capital on a 14.6 hectares (36 acres) estate at 1401 Rockland Avenue;[3] while the equivalent building in many countries has a prominent, central place in the capital, the site of British Columbia's Government House is relatively unobtrusive within Victoria, giving it more the character of a private home.

  1. ^ MacLeod, Kevin S. (2015), A Crown of Maples (PDF), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, p. XVII, ISBN 978-0-662-46012-1, retrieved 29 March 2024
  2. ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. "Government House". Queen's Printer for British Columbia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  3. ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. "Splendour in Unity: 2013 Annual Statement of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia" (PDF). Queen's Printer for British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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