Government House (Darwin)
The Government House (literally translated government building ) in Darwin is the official residence and official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory .
The Government House in Darwin is the oldest European building of the Northern Territory . The original residence was built in 1870/1871 on a natural plateau overlooking Port Darwin. The first resident of the Government House, Captain William Bloomfield Douglas, added a veranda and other wooden rooms. The second resident of the house, George Byng Scott, had a second building built, but this was destroyed by termites , so that his successor Edward William Price had it demolished again. In the years 1878/1879 the architect John George Knight created the floor plan as it still exists today. After being appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory, Dr. John Anderson Gilruth converted the building from residence to Government House.
The Government House was added to the Register of the National Estate in 1980 and was named a Cultural Heritage on March 15, 1996 by the Heritage Conservation Act (Northern Territory).
On December 17, 1918, displeasure with the incumbent administrator John Gilruth led to a demonstration with 1,000 people who demanded Gilruth's resignation and burned a Gisant who represented Gilruth.
Government House contains a large guest suite, the Queen's Bedroom, named after Elizabeth II , who visited Government House in October 1982. There are also several dining rooms and bedrooms in the house. Government House gardens cover 1.4 hectares.
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Coordinates: 12 ° 28 ′ 6 ″ S , 130 ° 50 ′ 37.8 ″ E