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Admiralty House, Sydney
| Admiralty House | |
|---|---|
_Admiralty_House2.jpg) Admiralty House viewed from the south | |
  Admiralty House Location in Greater Sydney | |
| Former names | Wotonga |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Viceregal residence of the Governor-General |
| Architectural style | |
| Location | 109 Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′06″S 151°13′06″E / 33.851735°S 151.218245°E |
| Construction started | 1842 |
| Completed | 1843 |
| Client | John George Nathaniel Gibbes |
| Owner | Commonwealth Government[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Sydney sandstone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Architecture firm | Colonial Architect |
| Official name | Admiralty House Garden and Fortifications |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 22 June 2004 |
| Reference no. | 105399 |
| References | |
| [2] | |
Admiralty House is the official residence of the governor-general of Australia in Sydney.[1] It is located in the suburb of Kirribilli, on the northern foreshore of Sydney Harbour, and adjacent to Kirribilli House, which serves as the Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister. The large Victorian Regency and Italianate sandstone manor, completed in stages based on designs by James Barnet and Walter Liberty Vernon, occupies the tip of Kirribilli Point. Once known as "Wotonga", it has commanding views across Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Admiralty House is regarded as the secondary residence of the governor-general, the main residence being Government House in Canberra, also known as Yarralumla.
Its current name originates in the fact that it served as the residence for the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Australian Squadron from 1885 to 1913.
The original building on the site was completed, as a private dwelling, in mid-to-late 1843, by John George Nathaniel Gibbes, the then Collector of Customs for New South Wales and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. A portrait of Gibbes, painted in 1808, hangs in the house.
On 22 June 2004 Admiralty House was placed on the Commonwealth Heritage List.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Admiralty House". The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Admiralty House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Admiralty House Garden and Fortifications (CHL) (Place ID 105399)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Admiralty House Garden and Fortifications (Place ID 102281)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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