Government House Résidence du governeur (French) | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Adamesque Georgian |
Town or city | 51 Woodstock Road Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 45°57′56″N 66°39′21″W / 45.965589°N 66.655834°W |
Construction started | 1826 |
Client | Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick |
Owner | The King in Right of New Brunswick (Charles III) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Timber framing and load-bearing masonry |
Official name | Old Government House National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1958 |
Type | Provincial Heritage Place |
Designated | 1996 |
Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, as well as that in Fredericton of the Canadian monarch.[1] It stands on a 4.5 ha (11 acre) estate along the Saint John River in the provincial capital at 51 Woodstock Road;[2][3] while the equivalent building in many countries has a prominent, central place in the territorial capital, the site of New Brunswick's Government House is relatively unobtrusive within Fredericton, giving it more the character of a private home.