Government House, Sydney

Government House is located in Sydney, Australia alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of the Sydney Opera House. The property has been the official residence of the Governor of New South Wales, except for two brief periods between 1901 to 1914, when the property was leased to the Commonwealth of Australia as the residence of the Governor-General of Australia, and 1996 to 2011. The property was returned as the Governor's residence in October 2011 and is presently managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. The abode of the first Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip, was a structure made of canvas and timber brought from England with the First Fleet and erected in January...