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Government House

official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
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Government House

Summary

Government House is a historic building[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Government House is located in Halifax[3].
  • Government House is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Government House's image is recorded as Government House (Nova Scotia).jpg[5].
  • Government House's instance of is recorded as historic building[6].
  • Government House's architect is recorded as Isaac Hildreth[7].
  • Government House's commissioned by is recorded as monarchy of the United Kingdom[8].
  • Government House's commissioned by is recorded as Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet[9].
  • Government House's owned by is recorded as Nova Scotia[10].
  • Government House's architectural style is recorded as Palladian architecture[11].
  • Government House's made from material is recorded as stone[12].
  • Government House's location is recorded as Downtown Halifax[13].
  • Government House's postal code is recorded as B3J 1Z2[14].
  • Government House's has use is recorded as official residence[15].
  • Government House's Commons category is recorded as Government House (Nova Scotia)[16].
  • Government House's Canadian Register of Historic Places ID is recorded as 12641[17].
  • Government House's Canadian Register of Historic Places ID is recorded as 2161[18].
  • Government House's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 44.643432, 'longitude': -63.571519, 'precision': 1e-06}[19].
  • Government House's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bf7qh[20].
  • Government House's located on street is recorded as Barrington Street[21].
  • Government House's significant event is recorded as construction[22].
  • Government House's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as CBVWC[23].
  • Government House's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as CBVWD[24].
  • Government House's Nova Scotia Register of Historic Places ID is recorded as 00PNS0007[25].
  • Government House's floors above ground is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[26].
  • Government House's floors above ground is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[27].

Body

Geography

Government House is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Halifax[3].

Designation and Status

Government House's instance of is recorded as historic building[6]. Heritage statuses include Provincially Registered Property[28] and national historic site of Canada[29].

History and Context

Government House's owned by is recorded as Nova Scotia[10].

Why It Matters

Government House ranks in the top 9% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Google Knowledge Panel. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Canadian Geographical Names Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Canadian Geographical Names Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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