Government House (Saskatchewan)
Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan, was constructed as a residence for the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, whose territorial headquarters were in Regina until the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta were created out of the Territories in 1905 and Regina became the capital of Saskatchewan.
At that point Government House became the vice-regal residence of Saskatchewan, which it remained until 1944 when it was vacated until it was returned to official ceremonial use in 1984.
Read more about Government House (Saskatchewan): Design and Construction, Use As A Functioning Government House 1891-1944, Years Out of Service, Restoration, Lieutenant-Governor's New Year's Day Levee and Other Public Receptions, 2005 Visitor and Administration Centre, Alleged Haunting, Photos of Interior of Government House During Term of Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart SOM
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