Government House, Barbados
Encyclopedia
The Government House is the official residence
and office of the Governor-General of Barbados
. It was built in the colonial
days and was the residence of the Governor of Barbados
. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the Governor-General
following political independence
from the United Kingdom
in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the Imperial Government
, when it acted as a replacement to The Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of St. Thomas.
Official residence
An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside...
and office of the Governor-General of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. It was built in the colonial
History of Barbados
Barbados was inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs at the time of European colonization in the 16th century.The island was a British colony from 1625 until 1966....
days and was the residence of the Governor of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. It later continued in the role of official residence and office of the Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
following political independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1966. Government House was once a Quaker Plantation, until it was purchased by the Imperial Government
Imperial Government
The name imperial government denotes two organs, created in 1500 and 1521 respectively, in the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation to enable a unified political leadership, with input from the Princes...
, when it acted as a replacement to The Bagatelle Great House in the Parish of St. Thomas.
See also
- Ilaro CourtIlaro courtIlaro Court is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Barbados. Ilaro Court was designed and built in the early 1920s by Lady Gilbert Carter, an accomplished American artist whose husband Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter was Governor of Barbados from 1904 to 1911. The name Ilaro was derived from...
, the official residence of the Prime Minister of BarbadosPrime Minister of BarbadosThe Prime Minister of Barbados is a very influential position as head of government of Barbados. According to Barbados Constitution, the Prime Minister must always be a member of Parliament, and is appointed by the Governor-General who is responsible for conducting parliamentary elections, and for... - Government Houses of the British Empire
- Governors General of Barbados