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State House (Seychelles)

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Former names
  
Government House

Location
  
Victoria, Mahé

Opened
  
1910

Inaugurated
  
1910

Type
  
official residence

Country
  
Seychelles

Owner
  
Politics of Seychelles

Architect
  
William Marshall Vaudin

State House (Seychelles) wwwseychellesweeklycomNovember2013202011Pic

Current tenants
  
President of the Seychelles

Similar
  
Mahlamba Ndlopfu, Aride Island, Sainte Anne Marine N, Curieuse Island, National Palace

State House is the official residence of the President of the Seychelles.

The State House was designed and built in 1910, when Seychelles was still a British colony. Then known as the "Government House", it was the residence of the Governor General, beginning with Sir Walter Davidson in 1912. Typical of the colonial architecture aesthetic of the time and place, it features a two-storied portico ornamented with white pillars.

State House remains as the official residence of the President of the Seychelles. The building is used as the office of the President, and in theory can be used as the President's residential home (though current President James Michel does not live at State House). The building is also used for diplomatic functions and state investitures. The building has also been classified as a national monument.

References

State House (Seychelles) Wikipedia