Government House

official residence of the Governor of New South Wales
Place house Q2680709
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Government House

Summary

Government House is a house[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Government House is located in New South Wales[3].
  • Government House is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Government House is in the country of Oceania[5].
  • Government House's instance of is recorded as house[6].
  • Government House's architect is recorded as Mortimer Lewis[7].
  • Government House is owned by monarchy of Australia[8].
  • The location of Government House was Sydney[9].
  • Government House is used for official residence[10].
  • Government House's Commons category is recorded as Government House, Sydney[11].
  • 1847 marks the founding of Government House[12].
  • Government House's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.8599, 'lon': 151.215}[13].
  • Government House's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage Act — State Heritage Register[14].
  • Government House's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register[15].
  • Government House's heritage designation is recorded as Local Environmental Plan[16].
  • Government House's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Register of the National Estate[17].
  • Government House's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Macquarie Street, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW 2000'}[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Australia[4], a Commonwealth realm[19], in Australia[20], founded in 1901[21] and Oceania[5], a region[22]. Government House is located in New South Wales[3].

Designation and Status

Government House's instance of is recorded as house[6]. Heritage statuses include Heritage Act — State Heritage Register[14], Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register[15], Local Environmental Plan[16], and listed on the Register of the National Estate[17].

History and Context

1847 marks the founding of Government House[12]. It is owned by monarchy of Australia[8].

Why It Matters

Government House ranks in the top 2% of house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . New South Wales State Heritage Register. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . environment.gov.au. environment.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . environment.nsw.gov.au. environment.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Australia, Oceania
    Located in the administrative territorial entity New South Wales
    Coordinates
    Has use official residence
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P30]]: [[Q55643]]"
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