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Between 1854 and 1874, governors lived at Toorak House, in the suburb named after it, then briefly at Bishopscourt in East Melbourne until the present Government House was occupied in 1876. Between the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and 1927, Government House was the official residence of the governor-general of Australia.
The official residences include private homes that were bequeathed or sold by private citizens to state governments, as well as buildings that were constructed specifically for the governor. [2] The California Governor's Mansion was originally vacated in 1967, but returned to regular use from 2015 to 2019.
The original Florida Governor's Mansion, circa 1912. Noted Palm Beach architect Marion Sims Wyeth was unanimously chosen by both the Cabinet and the Governor's Mansion Advisory Committee to design the new home. Wyeth was told to use Andrew Jackson's home in Tennessee, The Hermitage, as a model for the exterior. However, due to a shortfall in ...
Eau Gallie (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ ɡ æ l i /) [1] is a neighborhood in the city of Melbourne, Florida, located on the city's northern side. It was an independent city in Brevard County from 1860 until 1969. That year residents of Eau Gallie and Melbourne voted to merge their governments. [2] A subsequent vote resulted in the combined jurisdiction being ...
At the Federation of Australia in 1901 Melbourne became the location of government, and Government House, Melbourne became the home of the Governor-General [5] [6] [7] and Stonnington Mansion was leased by the Victorian Government as a home for the Governor of Victoria in 1901, before eventually being purchased by the state, along with all its contents, in 1928. [2]
Admiralty House, Kirribilli is the Governor General's official residence in Sydney. Government Houses for the state Governors exist also in each state and the Northern Territory: Government House, Sydney in New South Wales; Government House, Melbourne in Victoria; between 1901 and 1930 used by the Governor-General; Government House, Brisbane in ...
The two-story, 10-foot-wide house certainly looks interesting, but necessity is indeed the mother of i Florida Man Builds 10-Foot-Wide Tiny Home To Spite Neighbors, Then Lists It For $600,000 Skip ...
Old Government House, South Australia, former residence of the Governor of South Australia, 1860–1880; Old Government House, Hobart, former residence of the Governor of Tasmania; Toorak House, former residence of the Governor of Victoria, 1854–1876; Stonington mansion, former residence of the Governor of Victoria, 1901–1931