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Government House, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, is the official residence and office of the governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda. It was built in the 17th-century colonial style with Georgian architecture and extensive gardens. The residence is not open to the public.

History

An early Government House was burnt to the ground in 1710, when the unpopular governor of the Leeward Islands, Colonel Daniel Parke, was killed. Later governors resided in rented homes, although Thomas Pitt (governor 1728–1729) proposed a new permanent residence.

The current Government House was built in the early 1800s. The stately home fell into disrepair, but a private society (along the government) raised funds to have the building restored.

See also

• Government Houses of the British Empire
• Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda

External links

• The History of Government House

References

1. Flannigan, Mrs. (1844). Antigua and the Antiguans: a full account of the colony and its inhabitants. London: Saunders and Otley. pp. 74–79. antigua Government House.
2. Flannigan, Mrs. (1844). Antigua and the Antiguans: a full account of the colony and its inhabitants. London: Saunders and Otley. pp. 88. antigua Government House.
3. "Government House". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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Populated places	Adelin Belmont Bendals Blue Waters Branns Hamlet Buckleys Cedar Grove Cedar Valley Clare Hall Clarkes Hill Crosbies Emanuel Five Islands Golden Grove Greenbay Herberts Nut Grove Ottos Potters Radio Range Skyline St. Claire St. John's St. Johnston Tomlinson Upper Gamble's Villa Yeptons
Geographical features	Boon Point Cooks Creek Dickenson Bay Five Island Harbour McKinnon's Pond Redonda
History and culture	Fort Barrington Fort James Government House Kingdom of Antigua
Landmarks and tourism	Antigua Carnival Blue Waters Hotel

• Buildings and structures in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
• Official residences
• Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda