Government House (Prince Edward Island)
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Government House in Charlottetown is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.
Government House was built in 1834 and was intended to serve as a Vice regal residence for the Lieutenant Governors of the then British colony of Prince Edward Island.
It is the home of the Lieutenant Governor and spouse and has the offices of the administrative staff required to support the official duties and activities associated with the Vice Regal function.
Government House is located on a parcel of land set aside by Governor Edmund Fanning in 1789 as Crown land, with the specific stipulation that it be used as the site for a residence for the Lieutenant Governor. The original parcel, known as Fanning Bank or Fanning's Bank, contained approximately 100 acres. The remaining parcel of approximately 10 acres was retained for Government House and its grounds, and the property has been known more recently as Fanningbank.
The architectural design of the house is Georgian with obvious echoes of the Palladian tradition.
