Government House, Antigua and Barbuda

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Coordinates: 17°07′22″N 61°50′26″W / 17.122879°N 61.840572°W / 17.122879; -61.840572

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Government House". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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