Government House, Antigua and Barbuda
Coordinates: 17°07′22″N 61°50′26″W / 17.122879°N 61.840572°W
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Government House, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, is the official residence and office of the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. It was built in the 17th Century Colonial style with Georgian architecture and extensive gardens. The residence is not open to the public.
History[]
An early Government House was burnt to the ground in 1710, when the unpopular Governor of the Leeward Islands, Colonel Daniel Parke, was killed.[1] Later Governors resided in rented homes, though Thomas Pitt (Governor 1728-1729) proposed a new permanent residence.[2]
The current Government House was built in the early 1800s.[3] The stately home fell into disrepair, but a private society (along the government) raised funds to have the building restored.[when?]
See also[]
- Government Houses of the British Empire
- Governors General of Antigua & Barbuda
References[]
- ^ Flannigan, Mrs. (1844). Antigua and the Antiguans: a full account of the colony and its inhabitants. London: Saunders and Otley. pp. 74–79.
antigua Government House.
- ^ Flannigan, Mrs. (1844). Antigua and the Antiguans: a full account of the colony and its inhabitants. London: Saunders and Otley. pp. 88.
antigua Government House.
- ^ "Government House". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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- Buildings and structures in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
- Official residences
- Governors-General of Antigua and Barbuda
- Government of Antigua and Barbuda
- Politics of Antigua and Barbuda