State House, Guyana

State House
Main gates
General information
Town or city	Georgetown
Country	Guyana
Construction started	1858

State House (formerly "Government House") located in Georgetown, is the official residence of the President of Guyana. It was previously the official residence of the Governor of British Guiana before the colony gained independence and became Guyana.

The State House main building was built in 1858. It was the residence of the Governor General and in 1970, the country's first president, Arthur Chung, resided there. Former presidents Forbes Burnham and Hugh Desmond Hoyte resided instead in Castellani House, which now houses the Guyana National Art Gallery. In 1992, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, after being elected president, moved into State House and since then it has served as the official residence of the President of Guyana. This building is a collection of additions, but there are a few distinctive characteristics such as the Georgian six-paned windows and the Demerara windows.

Presidential palaces in South America

By country	Argentina: Casa Rosada Quinta de Olivos Bolivia: Palacio Quemado Brazil: Palácio do Planalto Palácio da Alvorada Chile: La Moneda Palace Colombia: Casa de Nariño Ecuador: Carondelet Palace Guyana: State House Paraguay: Palacio de los López Peru: Government Palace Suriname: Gouvernementsgebouw Uruguay: Executive Tower Venezuela: Miraflores Palace

Buildings in Guyana

Airports	Aishalton Annai Apoteri Awaruwaunau Baramita Bartica Ebini Cheddi Jagan Imbaimadai Kamarang Karanambo Karasabai Kato Kurukabaru Lethem Linden Lumid Pau Mabaruma Mahdia Monkey Mountain Mountain Point New Amsterdam Orinduik Ogle Paruima Kaieteur

Amusement parks	Splashmins Fun Park

Forts	Fort Nassau Fort Zeelandia Fort Kyk-Over-Al

Government and municipal	Bank of Guyana Clonbrook Lighthouse Georgetown Cenotaph Georgetown City Hall Georgetown Lighthouse State House New Amsterdam Lighthouse Parliament Building Stabroek Market Umana Yana

Hospitals	Georgetown Public Hospital New Amsterdam Public Hospital St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Museums and zoos	Guyana Zoo Guyana National Museum Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology

Places of worship	Brickdam Cathedral St Andrew's Kirk St George's Cathedral Mission Chapel Love and Faith World Outreach Ministries

Sports venues	Bourda Providence Stadium South Dakota Circuit

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State House, Guyana

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