Government House

1883 – Lieutenant Governor’s Residence, Winnipeg, Manitoba

In 1870, Manitoba entered Confederation and in 1872, the former Hudson’s Bay Company house at Upper Fort Garry was officially leased to the Dominion for use as the original home of the province’s first lieutenant-governor.

1891 – Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan

Architect: Thomas Fuller

Government House was constructed between 1889-91 and was built on a grand scale as a result of the federal government’s desire to have an imposing symbol of its authority in the North-West Territories.

1913 – Government House, Edmonton, Alberta

Architect: R.P. Blakey

The three storey sandstone edifice was designed in the Jacobean Revival style which is characterized by bay windows,

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