Government House (Alberta)

Government House
Main façade of Government House
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General information
TypeHouse / Conference Centre
Architectural styleEdwardian Tudor revival / Jacobethan
Address12845 102 Avenue
Town or cityEdmonton, Alberta
CountryCanada
Coordinates53°32′30″N 113°32′39″W / 53.541579°N 113.544039°W / 53.541579; -113.544039
Current tenantsGovernment of Alberta
Construction started1912
Inaugurated1913
Cost$345,882
ClientThe King in Right of Alberta
(Edward VII)
OwnerThe King in Right of Alberta
(Charles III)
Height
Top floor3rd
Technical details
Structural systemSteel framing and load-bearing masonry
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)R. P. Blakey
Official nameGovernment House, Edmonton, Alberta
DesignatedJune 26, 2012
Official nameGovernment House
DesignatedJune 7, 1985

Government House is the former official residence of the lieutenant governors of Alberta. Located in Edmonton's Glenora neighbourhood, since 1964 the restored and repurposed building has been used by the Alberta provincial government for ceremonial events, conferences, and some official meetings of the caucus.

The City of Edmonton maintains the Government House Park, part of the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, in the river valley directly below the Government House clifftop location. Government House is about a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) walk from the Alberta Legislature Building, northwest along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

The Royal Alberta Museum was housed in a separate building on the same property from 1967 until 2018.