The official
residence of the Governor of Western Australia
is The Government House in Perth, Western
Australia and was built between 1859 and
1864.
The Government
house in Perth can be explained as Jacobean Mansion
Revival style architecturally. The house is found
in between St. Georges Terrace and the Swan River
is set in 3.2 hectares of English-style gardens in
the center of the Perth business district, The buildings
and gardens are listed on the State's heritage register
and are open to the public from time to time. The
building has 16 rooms on the ground floor and 25 on
the first floor. The foundation stone was laid on
March 17, 1859 for the present day Government House.
In 1829, the first
governor Captain James Stirling and his family were
initially housed in tents on a site near the corner
of Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace, known
today as Stirling Gardens and Supreme Court Gardens.
This building served successive governors until
the new building's opening .
In 1832, a provisional
wooden building was constructed on the same spot
and used until the so-called original Government
House was built a little distance away near the
today's building between 1834 and 1835 Built at
a cost of £15,000 largely with convict labour,
Governor John Hampton took up residence in 1863,
prior to its completion in 1864. In the 1890s, a
ballroom was added. It is believed to have been
designed by government architect, Hillson Beasley
who designed a number of public buildings in the
city.
