Government House (Manitoba)
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Manitoba's Government House is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Manitoba. It is located at 10 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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[edit] History
The Government House was built by the government of the Dominion of Canada in 1883 for a price of $24 000. Two years later it was sold to the government of Manitoba for $1 providing that the house would be used as a residence for the lieutenant governor; and for no other purpose was written in Sir John A. Macdonald's own handwriting at the bottom of the document. Since then, it has been the home of 20 of the 23 lieutenant governors of Manitoba.
[edit] Today
Today the house is the official residence of the Honourable John Harvard, the current lieutenant governor.
[edit] See also
- Government Houses of Canada
- Government Houses of the British Empire
- Lieutenant-Governors of Manitoba
[edit] External links
- http://lg.gov.mb.ca/history/house/history.html
- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from Mapquest or Google Maps
- Satellite image from Google Maps
- Topographical map from Maptech
