Government House (Ontario)
Government House was the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and Ontario, Canada. Four buildings were used for this purpose, none of which exist today, making Ontario one of four provinces to not have an official vice-regal residence.
Read more about Government House (Ontario): First Government Houses, Second Government House (Elmsley House), Third Government House, Cumberland House, Fourth Government House (Chorley Park)
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