Government House, Sydney

This article is about the state Government House for New South Wales. For the federal Government House in Sydney, see Admiralty House, Sydney.
For formerly used Government House buildings of New South Wales, see First Government House, Sydney and Old Government House, Parramatta.

Government House
Main façade of Government House
Government House, Sydney is located in Sydney
Government House, Sydney
Government House, Sydney
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeVice-regal residence
Architectural styleGothic revival style
LocationRoyal Botanic Gardens, Conservatorium Road, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°51′36″S 151°12′54″E / 33.859919°S 151.215008°E / -33.859919; 151.215008
Current tenantsGovernor of New South Wales
(as the vice-regal representative of the King of Australia)
Construction started1837
Completed1847
OwnerThe King in Right of New South Wales
(via the Department of Premier and Cabinet)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Architecture firmColonial Architect of New South Wales
Official nameGovernment House, Movable Heritage Collection and Gardens
Typestate heritage (complex / group)
Criteriaa., b., c., d., e., f.
Designated13 December 2011
Reference no.1872
TypeGovernment House
CategoryGovernment and Administration
BuildersVarious tradesmen supervised by Mortimer Lewis
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Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales. It is located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district, adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, and is situated south of the Sydney Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour. Constructed between 1837 and 1843, the property has been the primary 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,[4] and the second from 1996 to 2011.

The property was returned as the Governor's residence in October 2011[5] and was managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales from March 1996 to December 2013.[6] Completed in 1847 and constructed in the Gothic revival style, the building is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Government House, Movable Heritage Collection and Gardens". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01872. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Government House, Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Place ID 1866)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Government House, Associated Buildings and Garden, Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Place ID 102246)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Historic Houses Trust". Government House Guide. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Governor Marie Bashir makes a grand return home to Government House". The Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Government House". Government House, Sydney. Governor of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.