The Lodge (Australia)

The Lodge is the official residence of the Australian Prime Minister and his family in the capital Canberra. The two-storey building is located in a 18,000 m² park on Adelaide Avenue Deakin in the district. The park includes lawns, flower, fruit and vegetable gardens, a tennis court and croquet. The house is not usually open to the public, except on " open days ", which take place once or twice a year.

The house was built in 1926/27 and was originally intended for the Minister of Finance. However, it was transferred to the Prime Minister, as the work had to be stopped on the remaining ministerial residences due to financial constraints. The first prime minister, who lived here, Stanley Bruce was. He pulled a few days before 9 May 1927, when the Old Parliament House was officially opened and passed the state capital of Melbourne to Canberra. With the exception of Ben Chifley and John Howard Prime Minister The Lodge all have your principal residence. Chifley pulled the Kurrajong Hotel in Canberra before ( where he died ), Howard family reasons the Kirribilli House in Sydney.

In 2011, the government announced that the house urgently asbestos rehabilitated, repaired the damaged roof and the power cable must be replaced.

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  • Building in Canberra
  • Government buildings in Australia
  • Commonwealth Heritage (Australian Capital Territory )
  • Built in the 1920s
Prime Minister of Australia Old Parliament House, Canberra
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