Government House (Prince Edward Island)

• Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

• Architect: Isaac Smith

• Style: Palladian Georgian with Palladian elements

• Completed in: 1834

Government House of Prince Edward Island is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island. It's also known as Fanningbank.

The building serves not only as the residence but also as an office of the lieutenant governor where he/she performs constitutional duties including issuing of writs of election. The building is also used to swear in the members of the Legislative Assembly to the provincial cabinet.

The building was built in 1834 as a viceregal residence for the lieutenant governor of the then British colony of Prince Edward Island as its base of the colonial administration. It was designed by Isaac Smith, an architect from North Yorkshire, England, who also designed the Province House of Prince Edward Island.

"The building is located at 1 Terry Fox Drive"

"Gate House which serves as an information centre"

"Approach from the Gate House to the Lieutenant Governor's Residence"

"Central Portico and Pediment containing the Lieutenant Governor's Emblem"

Built with the wood framing and cladded with wood shingles, the building is a two-storey Georgian architecture with the Palladian elements. At the central portico, the colonnade with four double-height ionic columns supports the pediment containing the Lieutenant Governor’s Emblem.

The portico is a well known porch where the photo was taken when the Charlottetown Conference took place in 1864 to discuss the Canadian Federation.

"Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 (No Copyright: Public Domain)"

"Wrap-around verandah supported by the Doric columns"

The central portico is extended to the single-storey wrap-around verandah supported by the Doric columns. This makes the building a symmetric style of its Georgian architecture.

"Forest in the west side of the building"

"Rose Garden"

The Rose Garden in the west of the building was created in 1973 to celebrate the 100th anniversary since the Province entered into the Confederation.

"View looking out to the Charlottetown Harbour"

References:

Government house. Government House | Lieutenant Governor. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://www.lgpei.ca/history/government-house

Government house (prince edward island). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_House_(Prince_Edward_Island)