| Government House | |
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:BC_Government_House.jpg) Main façade of Government House | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modern Tudor revival |
| Location | 1401 Rockland Avenue Victoria, British Columbia V8S 1V9 |
| Coordinates | 48°25′06″N 123°20′33″W / 48.418464°N 123.342434°W |
| Construction started | 1857 |
| Client | The King in Right of British Columbia |
| Owner | The King in Right of British Columbia |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel frame and reinforced concrete |
| Official name | Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 2002 |
Government House of British Columbia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia in Victoria and is vice-regal residence.[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-hectare (36-acre) 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.