Government House, Sydney
The Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales, Australia, located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of the Sydney Opera House. Constructed between 1837 and 1843, the property has been the vice-regal residence of the Governor since Sir George Gipps, except for two brief periods; the first between 1901 and 1914, when the property was leased to the Commonwealth of Australia as the residence of the Governor-General of Australia, and the second from 1996 to 2011.
| Government House | |
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Main façade of Government House | |
Government House, Sydney Location in Sydney central business district | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Vice-regal residence |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival style |
| Location | Royal Botanic Gardens, Conservatorium Road, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′36″S 151°12′54″E |
| Current tenants | Governor of New South Wales (as the vice-regal representative of the King of Australia) |
| Construction started | 1837 |
| Completed | 1847 |
| Owner | The King in Right of New South Wales (via the Department of Premier and Cabinet) |
| Design and construction | |
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| Architecture firm | Colonial Architect of New South Wales |
New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Government House, Movable Heritage Collection and Gardens |
| Type | state heritage (complex / group) |
| Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f. |
| Designated | 13 December 2011 |
| Reference no. | 1872 |
| Type | Government House |
| Category | Government and Administration |
| Builders | Various tradesmen supervised by Mortimer Lewis |
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The property was returned as the Governor's residence in October 2011 and was managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales from March 1996 to December 2013. Completed in 1847 and constructed in the Gothic revival style, the building is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.