Government House, Grenada

Government House is the former

The house on the site was originally an estate house owned by William Lucas, which was used as the headquarters of the French administration during the 1779-1783 occupation. Following the return to British rule, the building became the new residence of Governor Edward Mathew, and was formally purchased by the Grenada government in 1785.^[1] The building was extensively remodelled in 1886 by Governor Sir Walter Sendall.

It was used as the home and office of the Lieutenant-Governors of Grenada until 1882. After this, it briefly became the residence of the Administrators of the island, before Saint George's became the capital of the Windward Islands in 1885, whereupon it was occupied by the Governor-in-chief. The building became home to the Administrators again in 1959 upon the dissolution of the Windward Islands. Following the granting of full internal self-government in 1967 it became residence of the Governor of Grenada. When Grenada became an independent state in 1974 it became the residence of the Governors-General, until destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

It was used as a set piece during the filming of

• Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
• Governor-General of Grenada
• Monarchy of Grenada

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