Old Government House, South Australia
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Old Government House, an historic building in the Belair National Park.
Old Government House entrance sign.
The Old Government House of South Australia is a historic building located in Belair National Park. It was the summer residence of the Governor of South Australia from 1860-1880, and was used by governors Richard Graves MacDonnell (1855-62) and Dominick Daly (1862-68). It is now a tourist attraction and is open to the public on Sundays and public holidays.
Old Government House was South Australia’s first official vice-regal summer residence. It was constructed from local sandstone, with the red-brick for the quoins sourced from the Blackwood brickworks, and a native timber shingle roof. The residence's indoor plunge-pool was reportedly the first in the colony. [1]
It was superseded by a larger summer residence at Marble Hill, completed in 1880. It was then used by the curator of the Department of Woods and Forests Nursery (also located in Belair National Park) until it was transferred to the National Parks and Wildlife Reserves in 1961. Minor renovation work was carried out and the building was opened as a museum. More extensive renovations in the 1970s and again in 2002-03 restored the building to its original grandeur.[1]
Old Government House is now cared for by the Friends of Old Government House [1]
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Coordinates: 35°00′30″S 138°38′53″E / 35.008215°S 138.648185°E / -35.008215; 138.648185
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