State House | |
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Former names | Government House |
General information | |
Type | Official residence |
Town or city | Harare |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Coordinates | 17°48′43″S 31°03′29″E / 17.81194°S 31.05806°E |
Current tenants | President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa |
Completed | 1910 |
Owner | Government of Zimbabwe |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Detmar Jellings Blow |
Main contractor | William Cubitt & Co |
State House, formerly known as Government House, is the official residence of the President of Zimbabwe and is located in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was previously used by the Administrator of Southern Rhodesia, Governor of Southern Rhodesia and the Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in addition to being occupied by the internationally unrecognised Rhodesian Officer Administering the Government and later President of Rhodesia. It was constructed in 1910 to a design by Detmar Blow in the Cape Dutch revival style.