Government House, Perth
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Government House, Perth is a historic 19th-century vice-regal residence and landmark building in central Perth, Western Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government House, Perth canonical | 6 |
| Government House, Perth façade | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed building
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landmark ⓘ official residence ⓘ vice-regal residence ⓘ |
| architect |
Edmund Henderson
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Richard Roach Jewell ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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Victorian Tudor ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia
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Government Houses of Australia ⓘ Heritage places in Perth, Western Australia ⓘ Official residences in Australia ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1864 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1859 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | -31.957°S 115.866°E ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| function | ceremonial venue for state events ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crenellated parapets
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formal gardens ⓘ gate lodge ⓘ ornamental lake ⓘ turrets ⓘ verandahs ⓘ |
| hasGardenArea | approximately 3.2 hectares ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Register of the National Estate
ⓘ
surface form:
Register of the National Estate (former)
State Register of Heritage Places (Western Australia) ⓘ |
| imageDepicts |
Government House, Perth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Government House, Perth façade
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| inception | 1859 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perth
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surface form:
Perth, Western Australia
central business district of Perth ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Council House, Perth
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St George’s Cathedral, Perth ⓘ Supreme Court Gardens ⓘ Swan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St Georges Terrace ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Governor of Western Australia ⓘ |
| opened | 1864 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | gardens occasionally open to the public ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| previousBuildingOnSite | earlier Government House (demolished) ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | shingle ⓘ |
| significance | one of the finest examples of mid-19th-century Gothic Revival architecture in Western Australia ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| use | official residence of the Governor of Western Australia ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Government House, Perth façade