An official residence is the residence at which a nation's head of state , head of government , governor or other senior figure officially resides. It may or may not be the same location where the individual conducts work-related functions or lives.
International organizations
Africa Palais Kosyam in Ouagadougou Kiriri Presidential Palace Kinshasa Presidential Palace Palais de la Nation Brazzaville Presidential Palace
Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
Federal
State
Provincial
North America and Caribbean
Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
Federal 24 Sussex Drive , Official Residence of the Canadian Prime Minister
Provincial *The provinces of Alberta , Saskatchewan , Ontario , and Quebec no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors , but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.
Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)
*In every state of the Mexico the Palacio de Gobierno , or Government Palace, was the official residence the governor, they are now maintained solely as the relevant governor's offices.
States Querétaro
Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion) White House, Washington
State Alabama Governor's Mansion California Governor's Mansion Colorado Governor's Mansion Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace File:Indiana Governor's Residence.jpg Indiana Governor's Residence Kansas: Cedar Crest Kentucky Governor's Mansion Maryland: Government House Minnesota Governor's Residence New Jersey: Drumthwacket Ohio Governor's Mansion Texas Governor's Mansion Utah Governor's Mansion
Territorial
Local Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail Note that some mayors in cities with an official mayor's residence choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only. This has occurred in the 21st century in Detroit and New York City , although as of 2016[update] the mayors of both cities live in the official residences. In the case of Denver , no mayor has ever lived in the official residence; the city instead makes it available to certain non-profit groups for special functions.
Other Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey This section is reserved for official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions.
South America Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires Palacio Quemado (President's office)
Palace of Calacoto (Official residence of the President )
Castillo blanco (Winter residence of the President)
Principado de la Glorieta (Summer residence of the President)
Villa Albina (Summer residence of the President)
Mercado street (Office prime minister)
Casa Verde (Official residence of the prime minister) Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília
State File:Fachadalaranjeiras.jpg Palácio Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Governor's Residence Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Casa de Nariño, Bogota Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
Asia Presidential Palace, also "President House"
Government House (Prime Minister )
President's Vacation House, by Lake Sevan (President, retreat)[ 21] "Asena" Presidential Palace
Residence of Zagulba - is the world's oldest presidential house and full-time residence of president in Baku .
Administrational Building
Government House is a government building palace various state ministries of Azerbaijan
Presidential Mountain Palace - Rest residence in Gabala Bangabhaban, Dhaka Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore Istana Nurul Iman courtyard Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Office and Residence Residence
Special administrative regions Government House, Hong Kong
Presidential Building, Taipei Workplace Residence Guest House
Federal Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi Arched Gate of the Raj Bhavan , Kolkata
State Andhra Pradesh :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Arunachal Pradesh :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Assam :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Bihar :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Chhattisgarh :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Goa :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Gujarat :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Haryana :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Himachal Pradesh :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Jammu and Kashmir :Raj Bhavan, Jammu (Governor , winter residence)Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (Governor, summer residence)
Jharkhand :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Karnataka :Raj Bhavan (Governor ) Anugraha (Chief Minister )
Kerala :Raj Bhavan (Governor ) Cliff House (Chief minister )
Madhya Pradesh :Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (Governor )Raj Bhavan, Pachmarchi (Governor, summer residence)
Maharashtra :Raj Bhavan, Mumbai (Governor )Raj Bhavan, Nagpur (Governor, winter residence)Raj Bhavan, Pune (Governor, monsoon residence)Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar (Governor, summer residence)Varsha bungalow (Chief minister )
Manipur :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Meghalaya :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Mizoram :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Nagaland :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Odisha : Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar (Governor ) Raj Bhavan, Puri (Governor, summer residence)
Punjab :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Rajasthan :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Sikkim :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Tamil Nadu :Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Governor )Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence)
Telangana :Raj Bhavan (Governor ) Chief Minister's Camp Office (Chief Minister )
Tripura :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Uttar Pradesh :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
Uttarakhand :Raj Bhavan (Governor )
West Bengal :Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Governor )Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)
Union Territories Istana Merdeka, Jakarta Istana Negara , Jakarta (President )
Istana Merdeka , Jakarta (President)
Rumah Dinas Wakil Presiden, Jakarta (Vice President )
Istana Bogor , Bogor , West Java (President, retreat)
Istana Cipanas , Cipanas , West Java (President, retreat)
Istana Tampaksiring , Bali (President)
Gedung Agung , Yogyakarta (President)
Provincial
Beit Aghion, Jerusalem . Kantei, Tokyo
Kyoto Imperial Palace , also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
Osaka Castle , also known as one of Japan's most famous landmarks (residence of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi , now kept as Osaka Castle Park )
Edo Castle , (Tokugawa shogunate , 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum , also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as museum)Raghadan Palace (King )
Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
Basman Palace (King)
Al Qasr al Sagheer (King) Ak Orda Presidential Palace White House , also Government House or Presidential Palace
Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)
Beiteddine Palace
File:Istana Negara Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.jpg The Istana Negara is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia
Federal
State
File:Theemuge.jpg Theemuge, Maldives
Federal
Provincial File:Malacanang palace view.jpg Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines
Independence House, Aguinaldo Shrine , Kawit , Cavite (de facto official residence of First Philippine Republic and Republic of Biak-na-Bato )
Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros , Manila (residence of Governor-General of the Philippines )
Malolos Cathedral , Malolos , Bulacan (official residence of First Philippine Republic )
Malacañang ti Amianan (Malacañang of the North ), Paoay , Ilocos Norte (former residence of the late Ferdinand Marcos ; now a memorial museum)
Leyte Provincial Capitol, seat of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King )
Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King )
Mina Royal Palace
Makkah Royal Palace Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul - Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
- Its address is "1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty. Cheong Nam Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President ; no longer used) - Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. It was returned to public in 2003.
- It is located in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province. Cheong Hae Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President ; no longer used) - Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
- It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province. Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister ) - This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
- Its address is "111-2 Samcheongdong-gil, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae. - This is the official residence for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea. The Speaker, also, does not work here.
- It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located. Daebeobwonjang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Chief Justice") (Chief Justice ) - This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of Republic of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
- It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here. Grand Palace, Bangkok
Presidential Palace, Hanoi
Europe Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz . Ballhausplatz Nr. 2Presidency Building
Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions) Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria Prague Castle is the residence of the President of the Czech RepublicAmalienborg Palace
Presidential Palace, Tallinn
Palais de l'Elysée Hôtel Matignon
Territorial French Polynesia
Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia) Villa Hammerschmidt Schloss Bellevue
Current Bundeskanzleramt Palais Schaumburg Federal
States
Villa Reitzenstein, Stuttgart , State of Baden-Württemberg
Bayerische Staatskanzlei , Munich , Free State of Bavaria
Rotes Rathaus , Berlin , City State of Berlin
Staatskanzlei Brandenburg, Potsdam , State of Brandenburg
Haus der Bürgerschaft, Bremen , Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Hamburg Rathaus , Hamburg , Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Grand Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden , State of Hesse
Staatskanzlei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin , State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, Hanover , State of Lower Saxony
Stadttor , Düsseldorf , State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Neues Zeughaus, Mainz , State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken , State of Saarland
Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Dresden , Free State of Saxony
Palais am Fürstenwall, Magdeburg , State of Saxony-Anhalt
Staatskanzlei Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein
Kurmainzische Statthalterei, Erfurt , Free State of Thuringia
Brandenburg /Prussia /Imperial/ East Germany / Former West Germany
Sanssouci Palace Stadtschloss, Potsdam (soon Landtag of Brandenburg seat)
Babelsberg Palace , Potsdam
Cecilienhof , Potsdam
New Palace , Potsdam
Sanssouci , Potsdam
Stadtschloss, Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace , Berlin
Kronprinzenpalais , Berlin
Reich Chancellery (office of the Chancellor of Germany )
Führerbunker , (Adolf Hitler 's Berlin residence)
Berghof , (Adolf Hitler 's Berchtesgaden residence)
Kehlsteinhaus (Adolf Hitler 's Berchtesgaden residence)
Wolf's Lair (Adolf Hitler 's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II )
Führer Headquarters
Schoenhausen Palace , Berlin East German President (1949–1960)
Majakowskiring , Berlin East German Leadership compound (to 1960),
Waldsiedlung , East German Leadership compound (1960–1990), North of Berlin near Wandlitz, Brandenburg
Bundeskanzleramt , Bonn , (Office of Chancellor of Germany , 1976–1999), today used for seat of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Kanzlerbungalow, Bonn , Private residence of the Chancellor of Germany and his family 1964–1999 Other
Mannheim Palace
Buda Castle, Budapest
Palazzo del Quirinale Villa Doria Pamphili Quirinal Palace , Rome (President of the Republic , official residence; formerly the residence of the Pope and then chief residence of the King )
Castelporziano (President of the Republic, country residence)
Villa Rosebery , Naples (President of the Republic, summer residence)
Palazzo Chigi , Rome (Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Government )
Villa Doria Pamphili , Rome (Prime minister of Italy , International meetings' seat)
Villa Madama , Rome (Italian Government , International Meetings' seat)
Palazzo Giustiniani , Rome (President of Senate)
Presidential Palace, Vilinus
Grand Ducal Palace San Anton Palace , Attard
Fort St. Angelo (former residence of the Grand Master, now restored)
Grandmaster's Palace (former residence of the Grand Master and the Governor, now housing the Office of the President and a museum)
Palazzo Vilhena (former residence of the Grand Master, now a museum)
Aħrax Tower (former summer residence of the Governor, now abandoned)
Casa Leoni (former residence of the Governor, now housing a government ministry)Presidential Palace, Tiraspol Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President) Royal Palace, Amsterdam Royal Palace, Oslo Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Ajuda National Palace , Lisbon .Queluz National Palace , Queluz .
Grand Kremlin Palace
Alexander Palace (Tsar , formerly; kept as museum)
Anichkov Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Pioneers Palace)
Catherine Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Nicholas Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as commercial offices)
Oraniembaum (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Pavlovsk (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Peterhof Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Pella Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
Summer Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
Tauride Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as offices for Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
Vladimir Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Academics' House)
Winter Palace (Tsar, winter retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Yelagin Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Kuntsevo Dacha (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin )
Stalin's Dacha in Sochi (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin )
Kuntsevo Dacha (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin )Novi dvor (New Court)
Government of the Republic of Kosovo building in Pristina Grassalkovich Palace Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid
Autonomous communities
Royal The Royal Palace in Stockholm Drottningholm Palace Sager Palace Harpsund
Prime Ministerial
Gubernatorial Federal Palace Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council :
Mariyinsky Palace, Kiev Buckingham Palace, London Buckingham Palace (Official London residence of the monarch , the Duke of Edinburgh , the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex )
Windsor Castle (Official residence of the monarch)
Holyrood Palace (Official residence of the monarch in Scotland )
Hillsborough Castle (Residence of the monarch in Northern Ireland when in the region, otherwise, the Official Residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland )
Clarence House (Official residence of the Prince of Wales )
Kensington Palace (Residence of the Duke of Gloucester , the Duke of Kent , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , Prince Harry and other members of the British Royal Family )
St James's Palace (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, London Residence of the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence and Princess Alexandra )
10 Downing Street (Prime Minister , in their capacity as First Lord of the Treasury )
11 Downing Street (Chancellor of the Exchequer , in their capacity as Second Lord of the Treasury )
12 Downing Street (Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister)
Chequers (Country retreat of the Prime Minister )
Carlton Gardens, St. James's (No. 1 is the Official Residence of the Foreign Secretary and No. 2 houses the Privy Council Office)
Admiralty House (Three ministerial flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
Chevening House (Country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Foreign Secretary )
Dorneywood (Country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer )
Lambeth Palace (Official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury )
Bishopthorpe Palace (Official residence of the Archbishop of York )
Palace of Westminster (Grand State apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords , Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor )
Bridewell Palace (King , formerly; demolished)
Carlton House, London (Prince , formerly; demolished)
Cumberland House (Prince , formerly; demolished)
Hampton Court Palace (King , formerly; kept as museum)
Kew Palace (Queen , formerly; kept as museum)
Marlborough House (Queen , formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat )
Nonsuch Palace (King , formerly; demolished)
Palace of Placentia (King , formerly; demolished)
Queen's House (Queen , formerly; kept as museum)
Richmond Palace (King , formerly; demolished)
Tower of London (King , formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
Palace of Westminster (King , formerly; kept to serve as the Houses of Parliament )
Palace of Whitehall (King ; destroyed in fire)Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, located in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
Territorial Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Oceania
Federal
State Government House, Melbourne
New South Wales Old Government House (Governor country residence at Parramatta (1790–1855) formerly) Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882–1958), formerly) Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill , (Governor residence 1901–1917, formerly)
Queensland Adelaide House, (Governor residence (1859–1862) formerly; now The Deanery of St. John's Anglican Cathedral Old Government House (Governor residence (1862–1909) formerly; kept as headquarters of the National Trust of Australia )
South Australia Old Government House (Governor summer residence (1860–1880), formerly)[ 24] Marble Hill (Governor summer residence (1880–1955), formerly; destroyed in the Black Sunday Bushfire of 1955)
Victoria La Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor , residence (1840–1854) formerly; kept as museum)[ 25] Toorak House (Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)[ 26] Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly) Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)[ 27]
Tasmania Old Government House (Governor's residence (1807–1857, demolished 1858)[ 28]
Territorial
Realm
Royal Palace, Tonga Çankaya Mansion
Transcontinental
State
See also
^ Cameroon, Unity Palace. "The Presidential Residence" . All About the PRC .
^ Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . Galbraith, William; Canadian Parliamentary Review : Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit; Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989 [permanent dead link ] . Lanctot, Gustave; Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America 1939 ; E.P. Taylor Foundation; 1964. Aimers, John; Monarchy Canada : The Palace on the Rideau; April 1996 Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Governor General of Canada: La Citadelle Archived 2006-10-09 at archive.today
^ Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive
^ National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake
^ National Capital Commission: Stornoway
^ National Capital Commission: The Farm
^ National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate
^ Schevitz, Tanya; Wallack, Todd (November 14, 2005). "Free mansions for people of means: UC system spends about US$1 million yearly on upkeep" . San Francisco Chronicle . p. A9.
^ See University of California Policy 2.725, "University-Provided Housing," 1 August 2009, 2, and University of California Business and Finance Bulletin G-45, "Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors," 20 May 2008, 2.
^ http://www.chicagoflame.com/2.9144/the-perks-of-being-a-chancellor-1.1294014
^ http://www.uillinois.edu/president/history/house.cfm
^ "Campus Guide: Maxwell Place" . University of Kentucky . July 22, 2012.
^ Elson, Martha (October 29, 2015). "UofL owns Highlands mansion, but nobody's home" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved October 31, 2015 . The house is not currently used as a full-time residence. Current university president James Ramsey was not required to live in the house upon becoming president in 2002 because he was hired from the university's faculty and already owned a home in the area. During his tenure, he has used the house mainly for fundraisers and other university events, and has used a carriage house on the property for smaller events and as lodging for university guests.
^ "Welcome to Eastcliff" . University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .
^ "Gov. Christie's office rebuts helicopter story" . USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ Bolt, Greg (September 28, 2009). "Top Duck's old roost renovated: McMorran House is more than UO president's home" . The Register-Guard . p. A1.
^ "Historic Campus: The President's House" . The College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ "Olin House / Chancellor's Residence" . University of Wisconsin - Madison. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .
^ "UWM's new chancellor's mansion will help woo donors" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .
^ Beth Potter. Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan . Lonely Planet Publications. p. 218.
^ http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/halimah-yacob-will-continue-to-live-in-yishun-flat
^ Governor return to Government House
^ Belair National Park - Visiting the Park
^ National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage
^ Toorak House
^ Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington
^ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/01/31/3680215.htm