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The '''Government House''' is the [[official residence]] and office of the [[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] of [[Barbados]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.bb/portal/page/portal/BIG_Portal_Home_Page/BIG_Government_Channel_Page/BIG_Gov_Ministries/Ministry?Head_Code=10 |title=Office of the Governor General |author=G.O.B. |date=2011 |work=[[Barbados Government Information Service]] B.G.I.S. |publisher= |accessdate=October 16, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was built in the [[History of Barbados|colonial]] days and was the residence of the [[List of Governors of Barbados|Governor]] of [[Barbados]]. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the [[Governor-General]] following political [[independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the |
The '''Government House''' is the [[official residence]] and office of the [[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] of [[Barbados]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.bb/portal/page/portal/BIG_Portal_Home_Page/BIG_Government_Channel_Page/BIG_Gov_Ministries/Ministry?Head_Code=10 |title=Office of the Governor General |author=G.O.B. |date=2011 |work=[[Barbados Government Information Service]] B.G.I.S. |publisher= |accessdate=October 16, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was built in the [[History of Barbados|colonial]] days and was the residence of the [[List of Governors of Barbados|Governor]] of [[Barbados]]. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the [[Governor-General]] following political [[independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the Imperial Government, when it acted as a replacement to The Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of [[Saint Thomas, Barbados|St. Thomas]]. |
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Revision as of 19:23, 16 September 2020
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| General information | |
| Type | Official residence |
| Location | Government Hill, St. Michael |
| Country | Barbados |
| Coordinates | 13°06′04″N 59°35′59″W / 13.10120°N 59.59960°W |
| Client | Governor-General of Barbados |
The Government House is the official residence and office of the Governor-General of Barbados.[1] It was built in the colonial days and was the residence of the Governor of Barbados. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the Governor-General following political independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the Imperial Government, when it acted as a replacement to The Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of St. Thomas.
See also
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- Ilaro Court, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Barbados
- Government Houses of the British Empire
- Governors General of Barbados
Notes
- G-G’s house open for viewing
- Government House Barbados[permanent dead link], Caribbean Dreams Magazine
References
- ^ G.O.B. (2011). "Office of the Governor General". Barbados Government Information Service B.G.I.S. Retrieved October 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
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