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The foundation of the Government House in Perth was laid on 17th March, 1859 and completed in 1964. The official residence of the Governor of Western Australia, the Government House was built at a cost of 15,000 pounds. Most of the workers, employed in the construction of the building, were convicts. It is believed that Hillson Beasley was the architect of the magnificent structure built in the Jacobean revival style. Situated at the center of the Perth business district on an area of 3.2 hectares, the Government House is enlisted on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places. The building is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Inside there are 16 rooms on the ground floor and 25 rooms on the first floor. During the first establishment in 1829 Captain James Stirling (the first governor) and his family were housed in tents before being shifted to a temporary wooden building in 1832. Between 1834 and 1835 a Government House was built at a short distance from the present day site and it served the governors till the completion of the present Government House, Australia. A Conservation Plan for the Government House was commissioned in 1989 which led to a numerous restoration work on the site. It was completed by architect Ron Bodycoat AM FRAIA in 1990 while the Conservation Plan and Management Plan for the Gardens were completed in 1998. Today it is one of the major must-sees when you are Sightseeing in Perth.
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