Residence of head of state
An official residence is a
residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a
head of state ,
head of government ,
governor , or other senior figures), and may not always be the same place where the office holder conducts their official functions or lives.
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List of official residences, by country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Casa Rosada,
Buenos Aires
Armenia
The
Government House ,
Yerevan
Australia
Federal
State
Government House, Melbourne
Territorial
Internal territory
External territories
State, former
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)
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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)
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Toorak House (
Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church)
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Bishopscourt (
Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly)
Stonnington Mansion (
Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)
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Tasmania
Old Government House (
Governor's residence (1807–1857, demolished 1858)
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Austria
Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from
Heldenplatz .
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
Former royal residences
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Government House, The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bangabhaban,
Dhaka
Barbados
Belarus
Independence Palace , residence of the president of Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Former
Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions,
state guest house for visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Palacio Quemado
Casa Grande del Pueblo (President)
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)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Palácio da Alvorada,
Brasília
Former
State
Palácio Rio Branco ,
Salvador, Bahia
Brunei
Bulgaria
Euxinograd palace,
Bulgaria
Current
The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
Home No. 1 (National History Museum)
Home No. 2 (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
Villa Kalina (The home of the
President )
Euxinograd (former royal residence outside Varna; currently used by the President and Prime Minister)
Former royal residences
Burundi
Kiriri Presidential Palace
Cambodia
Khemarin Palace in
Phnom Penh
Cameroon
Canada
Federal
Rideau Hall in
Ottawa
View of
24 Sussex Drive from across the
Ottawa River
Provincial
The provinces of
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. There is a
Government House in
Regina, Saskatchewan , though it does not serve as a residence, containing only the
lieutenant governor 's offices.
Alberta also has a
Government House , but it is used solely for official entertaining and meetings.
Cape Verde
Presidential Palace of Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Former
China
Zhongnanhai,
Beijing
Former
Office and Residence
Residence
Special administrative regions
Hong Kong
Government House, Hong Kong
Macau
Former Portuguese Macau
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
Colombia
Casa de Nariño, Bogotá
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Former
Congo, Republic of the
Brazzaville Presidential Palace
Costa Rica
Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)
Croatia
Cuba
Palace of the Revolution
Former
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Prague Castle , the residence of the President of the Czech Republic
Denmark
Amalienborg Palace , Denmark
Former
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Palacio de Carondelet
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Presidential Palace in
Kadriorg ,
Tallinn .
Former
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
The
Presidential Palace , the official residence of the
president of Finland .
Former
France
Élysée Palace
Brégançon Fort
Hôtel Matignon
Former royal residences
Territorial
French Polynesia
Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
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
Landeshaus Düsseldorf,
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
Former royal residences
Brandenburg /
Prussia /Imperial /
East Germany /Former
West Germany
Sanssouci Palace
Stadtschloss, Potsdam (now
Landtag of Brandenburg seat)
Babelsberg Palace , Potsdam
Cecilienhof , Potsdam
New Palace , Potsdam
Sanssouci , Potsdam
Berlin Palace , Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace ,
Berlin
Kronprinzenpalais , Berlin
Reich Chancellery (office of the
Chancellor of Germany )
Friedrichsruh Manor, (
Otto von Bismarck 's residence in
Herzogtum Lauenburg ,
Schleswig-Holstein , near
Hamburg )
Varzin Manor, (
Otto von Bismarck 's residence in
Farther Pomerania )
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
Ghana
Greece
Former
Grenada
Guatemala
National Palace
Former
Guyana
Guinea
Former
Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
Guinea-Bissau
Presidential Palace, Bissau
Haiti
Former
Honduras
Hungary
Buda Castle, Budapest
Former
Iceland
India
Union
The Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi
State
Andhra Pradesh :
Raj Bhavan, Vijayawada (
Governor )
Arunachal Pradesh :
Raj Bhavan, Itanagar (
Governor )
Assam :
Raj Bhavan, Guwahati (
Governor )
Bihar :
Raj Bhavan, Patna (
Governor )
1, Aney Marg (
Chief Minister )
Chhattisgarh :
Raj Bhavan, Raipur (
Governor )
Goa :
Raj Bhavan, Panaji (
Governor )
Gujarat :
Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar (
Governor )
Haryana :
Raj Bhavan, Haryana (
Governor )
Himachal Pradesh :
Raj Bhavan, Shimla (
Governor )
Oakover (
Chief Minister )
Jharkhand :
Raj Bhavan, Ranchi (
Governor )
Karnataka :
Raj Bhavan, Bangalore (
Governor )
Anugraha (
Chief Minister )
Kerala :
Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram (
Governor )
Cliff House (
Chief Minister )
Madhya Pradesh :
Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (
Governor )
Raj Bhavan, Pachmarhi (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, Imphal (
Governor )
Meghalaya :
Raj Bhavan, Shillong (
Governor )
Mizoram :
Raj Bhavan, Aizawl (
Governor )
Nagaland :
Raj Bhavan, Kohima (
Governor )
Odisha :
Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar (
Governor )
Raj Bhavan, Puri (Governor, summer residence)
Punjab :
Raj Bhavan, Punjab (
Governor )
Rajasthan :
Raj Bhavan, Jaipur (
Governor )
Sikkim :
Raj Bhavan, Gangtok (
Governor )
Tamil Nadu :
Raj Bhavan, Chennai (
Governor )
Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence)
Telangana :
Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad (
Governor )
Pragathi Bhavan (
Chief Minister )
Tripura :
Raj Bhavan, Agartala (
Governor )
Uttar Pradesh :
Raj Bhavan, Lucknow (
Governor )
5, Kalidas Marg (
Chief Minister )
Uttarakhand :
Raj Bhavan, Dehradun (
Governor )
Raj Bhavan, Nainital (Governor, summer residence)
West Bengal :
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (
Governor )
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)
Union territories
Indonesia
Istana Merdeka,
Jakarta
Istana Negara ,
Jakarta (
President )
Istana Merdeka , Jakarta (President)
Istana Tampaksiring ,
Bali (President)
Gedung Agung ,
Yogyakarta (President)
Istana Bogor ,
Bogor ,
West Java (President, retreat)
Istana Cipanas ,
Cipanas , West Java (President, retreat)
Vice Presidential Palace , Jakarta (
Vice President )
Iran
Former
Iraq
Ireland
Áras an Uachtaráin,
Dublin
Former
Israel
Beit Aghion,
Jerusalem .
Italy
Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo Chigi
Former residences
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
The
Tokyo Imperial Palace , the official residence of the
emperor of Japan .
Kantei , Tokyo
Former
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 a museum)
Jordan
Raghadan Palace (
King )
Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
Basman Palace (King)
Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)
Kazakhstan
Ak Orda Presidential Palace
Kenya
Kuwait
Former
Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Former
Latvia
Lebanon
Beiteddine Palace
Former
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Presidential Palace, Vilnius
Presidential Palace
Former
Luxembourg
Grand Ducal Palace
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Federal
State
Former
Maldives
Former
Mali
Malta
San Anton Palace ,
Attard
Former
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)
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
National Palace in Mexico City
Former
*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.
Casa Borda, Cuernavaca (Emperor's summer residence, formerly; kept as a cultural centre)
States
Querétaro
Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)
Moldova
Transnistria
Presidential Palace, Tiraspol
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Former
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Former residence
Binnenhof, The Hague
Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn
Nepal
New Zealand
Government House ,
Wellington
Former
Realm
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Federal
State
North Korea
Former
North Macedonia
Norway
Royal Palace, Oslo
Oman
Pakistan
Federal
Provincial
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Palacio de los López
Peru
Palacio de Gobierno,
Lima
Philippines
The
Malacañang Palace as viewed from the
Pasig River
Former
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 ,
Paoay ,
Ilocos Norte (former residence of the late
Ferdinand Marcos ; now a memorial museum)
Leyte Provincial Capitol , seat of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Poland
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Poland) in Warsaw
Former
Portugal
Belém National Palace ,
Lisbon .
Queluz National Palace ,
Queluz .
Former
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Grand Kremlin Palace
Former
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 )
Republics
Kazan Kremlin
Adygea : Building of the Administration of the Republic Of Adygea,
Maykop (
Head )
Bashkortostan :
Republic House (
Head )
Buryatia : 54 Ulitsa Lenina,
Ulan-Ude (
Head )
Chechnya : Residence of the Head of the Chechen Republic,
Grozny (
Head )
Chuvashia : Government House,
Cheboksary (
Head )
Dagestan : White House,
Makhachkala (
Head )
Ingushetia : 14 Prospekt I. Zyazikova,
Magas (
Head )
Karachay-Cherkessia : Government House,
Cherkessk (
Head )
Republic of Karelia : 19 Prospekt Lenina,
Petrozavodsk (
Head )
Khakassia : Residence of the Head of the Republic of Khakassia,
Abakan (
Head )
Komi Republic : 9 Ulitsa Kommunisticheskaya,
Syktyvkar (
Head )
Mordovia : Dom Respubliki,
Saransk (
Head )
Sakha : 11 Ulitsa Kirova,
Yakutsk (
Head )
Tatarstan :
Kazan Kremlin (
President )
Udmurtia : Palace of the Head of the Udmurt Republic,
Izhevsk (
Head )
Krais
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Former
São Tomé and Príncipe
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Novi dvor (New Court)
Former
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Grassalkovich Palace
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
The Tuynhuys, official residence of the President in Cape Town.
Palace of Justice in Pretoria
Provincial
Groote Schuur, the former Presidential residence in Cape Town
Provincial, former
South Korea
Cheong Wa Dae,
Seoul
– Cheong Wa Dae was the official presidential office and residence complex for the
President of South Korea before
Yoon Suk-yeol .
– 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.
– 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.
– This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
– It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
– This is the official residence for the President of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The President of the Court, also, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
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.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.
South Sudan
Spain
Royal Palace of Madrid , the official residence of the
king of Spain .
Autonomous communities
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
The Royal Palace in
Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace (
Prime Minister of Sweden )
Harpsund
Former royal residences
Prime Ministerial
Gubernatorial
Switzerland
Lohn Estate
Official
estates of the
Swiss Federal Council :
Syria
Former
Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
Taiwan
Presidential Building,
Taipei
Workplace
Residence
Guest House
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Grand Palace, Bangkok
Former
Royal Palace of Sukhothai (Monarch of Sukhothai, now part of
Sukhothai Historical Park )
Chan Palace (Monarch from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya and Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now a historic site)
Royal Palace of Ayutthaya (Monarch of Ayutthaya, now part of
Ayutthaya Historical Park )
Chandrakasem Palace (Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now the National Museum)
Suan Luang Palace (Deputy Viceroy of Ayutthaya, now part of Ayutthaya Historical Park)
King Narai's Palace (Residence of King
Narai , now the National Museum)
Thonburi Palace (
Monarch of Thonburi , now the Royal Thai Navy Headquarters)
Front Palace (Viceroy, now the
National Museum )
Rear Palace (
Deputy Viceroy , now
Siriraj Hospital )
Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace (Monarch, summer retreat, now the Historical Park)
Saranrom Palace (Accommodation of state foreign guests)
Phra Chuthathut Palace (Summer retreat of King
Chulalongkorn , now area of
Chulalongkorn University )
Sanam Chan Palace (Residence of King
Vajiravudh , now a museum)
Phaya Thai Palace (Residence of King
Vajiravudh , now a museum)
Mrigadayavan Palace (Summer retreat of King
Vajiravudh )
Istana Kota Nilam (Monarch of
Patani )
Wiang Keaw Palace (Monarch from
Lan Na to
Chiang Mai )
Royal Palace of Phrae (Monarch of Phrae)
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Whitehall,
Port of Spain
Tunisia
Turkey
State
The
Presidential Complex , The Official Residence of the
President of Turkey .
Former
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv
Uruguay
Parque Anchorena,
Uruguay
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace, London
Buckingham Palace (official working palace of
the King )
Windsor Castle (official country residence of the King)
Palace of Holyroodhouse (official residence of the King in Scotland)
Hillsborough Castle (official residence of the King in Northern Ireland when in the province, otherwise, the official residence of the
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland )
Clarence House (official London residence of the King and
Queen while renovations to Buckingham Palace are ongoing; previously official residence of
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother )
Kensington Palace (London residence of
the Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester ,
the Duke and
Duchess of Kent ,
the Prince and
Princess of Wales and their 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 ,
the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh ,
Princess Alexandra , and
Princess Beatrice and
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi )
10 Downing Street (official residence of the
Prime Minister , in their capacity as
First Lord of the Treasury )
11 Downing Street (official residence of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer , in their capacity as
Second Lord of the Treasury )
12 Downing Street (official residence of the
Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister)
Chequers (Country residence 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 )
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 )
Former
Bridewell Palace (
King , formerly; demolished)
Carlton House, London (
Prince , formerly; demolished)
Cumberland House (
Prince , formerly; demolished)
Edinburgh Castle (
King , formerly; kept as museum, barracks, vault, and venue for state receptions)
Eltham Palace (
King , formerly; Great Hall kept as museum)
Falkland Palace (
King , formerly; kept as museum)
Hampton Court Palace (
King , formerly; kept as museum)
Kew Palace (
Queen , formerly; kept as museum)
Linlithgow Palace (
King , formerly; damaged in fire (1746), kept as museum)
Marlborough House (
Queen , formerly; kept for headquarters for
Commonwealth Secretariat )
Castle of Mey (Residence of
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother , now a museum)
Nonsuch Palace (
King , formerly; demolished)
Osborne House (
Queen , formerly; kept as museum)
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 museum, barracks and vault)
Palace of Westminster (
King , formerly; kept as annex to the Houses of
Parliament )
Palace of Whitehall (
King ; destroyed in fire)
Cathays Park (The
Welsh Secretary had an official flat here prior to devolution)
Cabin Hill (former residence of the
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland , later converted into a
school )
Stormont Castle (former residence of the
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland )
Stormont House (former residence of the
Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland )
Scotland
City of London
Religious
Territorial
United States
White House, Washington
State
Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
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
La Fortaleza in
Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the
New World , the
Americas
La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
Playa El Convento (Governor's Beach Retreat)
Government House (
Governor )
Local
Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail
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.
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Former
Lateran Palace (Pope, formerly; currently houses in part the
Vicariate of Rome and the
Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities )
Palace of the Popes in Viterbo (Pope, formerly; part of the Museo del Colle del Duomo)
Papal Palace, Orvieto (Pope, formerly; houses the Museo Opera del Duomo)
Papal Palace, Perugia (Pope, formerly; destroyed by fire in 1534)
Palace of the Popes in Anagni (Pope, formerly; part of the Museo bonifaciano e del Lazio meridionale
Palais des Papes ,
Avignon (Pope, formerly; houses a convention centre and the archives of the
département of
Vaucluse ).
Castel Sant'Angelo (Pope, formerly; kept as Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo)
Palace of Castel Gandolfo (Pope, formerly; currently a museum)
Venezuela
Miraflores Palace
Vietnam
Presidential Palace, Hanoi
Former
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
International organizations
Former
Commonwealth of Nations
United Nations
See also
References
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Archived 2013-02-02 at the
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Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
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