Government House (American Samoa)

Government House
Photograph of a two-story, white building on a ridgetop
Government House in 2007
LocationFagatogo, Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa
Coordinates14°16′38″S 170°40′59″W / 14.277224°S 170.683006°W / -14.277224; -170.683006
Area1.4 acres (5,700 m2)[1]
Built1903
Part ofU.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District[2] (ID90000854)
NRHP reference No.72001443
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
Designated NHLDecember 14, 1990

Government House, also known as Building No.1, Naval Station, Tutuila or Government House, U.S. Naval Station Tutuila, is a historic government building on the grounds of the former United States Naval Station Tutuila in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Built in 1903, it has served as a center of government on the island for much of the time since then. Government House was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[3] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.[4]

Government House is located in Fagatogo on Maugaoalii Mt. and overlooks the Pago Pago Bay area on all sides of its mountaintop location.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrhpinv2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Thompson, Erwin N. (October 15, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District (PDF), retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  4. ^ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Hills, J.W. (2010). O upu muamua i le Tala i le Lalolagi mo e ua faatoa a'oa'oina u lea mataupu: Elementary Geography. Nabu Press. Page 61. ISBN 9781147952896.