Government House, Wellington

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heritage building official residence viceregal residence

Government House, Wellington is the official residence of the monarch’s representative, the Governor-General of New Zealand, and a key venue for state and ceremonial events in the country’s capital.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Old Government House, Wellington 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage building ⓘ
official residence ⓘ
viceregal residence ⓘ
address 1 Rugby Street, Newtown, Wellington ⓘ
architect Claude Paton ⓘ
John Campbell ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival ⓘ
surface form: Edwardian Baroque
closedForRefurbishment 2008 ⓘ
constructionStart 1908 ⓘ
contains ballroom ⓘ
dining room ⓘ
private apartments ⓘ
reception rooms ⓘ
state rooms ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
currentMonarchRepresented Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ
surface form: Charles III
function official residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
venue for ceremonial events ⓘ
venue for diplomatic receptions ⓘ
venue for investiture ceremonies ⓘ
venue for state banquets ⓘ
venue for state events ⓘ
venue for swearing-in ceremonies ⓘ
governorGeneralOffice Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
groundsFeature formal gardens ⓘ
lawns ⓘ
native bush areas ⓘ
tennis court ⓘ
walking paths ⓘ
heritageCategory Category I historic place ⓘ
heritageListEntryDate 1985 ⓘ
heritageStatus listed by Heritage New Zealand ⓘ
locatedIn Newtown, Wellington ⓘ
North Island ⓘ
Wellington ⓘ
Wellington Region ⓘ
capital of New Zealand ⓘ
managedBy Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand
material reinforced concrete ⓘ
opened 1910 ⓘ
overlooks Basin Reserve ⓘ
owner Crown ⓘ
publicAccess limited guided tours by arrangement ⓘ
reopenedAfterRefurbishment 2011 ⓘ
replaced Government House, Wellington self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Old Government House, Wellington
represents monarch of New Zealand ⓘ
siteArea about 12 hectares ⓘ
tenant Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
underwent major conservation project ⓘ
usedFor Anzac Day-related events ⓘ
community and cultural receptions ⓘ
national day celebrations ⓘ
presentation of New Zealand honours ⓘ
visits by foreign heads of state ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand Executive Council → meetsAt → Government House, Wellington ⓘ
Government House, Wellington → replaced → Government House, Wellington self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Government House, Wellington
Governor-General of New Zealand → residence → Government House, Wellington ⓘ
King of New Zealand → residence → Government House, Wellington ⓘ