{"id":46,"date":"2019-10-21T19:58:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T23:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizensforconservationtt.org\/home\/?post_type=sites&p=46"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T19:59:14","slug":"presidents-house","status":"publish","type":"sites","link":"https:\/\/citizensforconservationtt.org\/home\/sites\/presidents-house\/","title":{"rendered":"President’s House"},"content":{"rendered":"

The foundation stone for Governor’s House, now known as President’s House, was laid by Governor Sir Henry Turner Irving, K.C.M.G., in 1876. It was designed by Mr. Ferguson, on the Indian model, and built of native limestone.\u00a0Construction originally cost \u00a344,630.00.<\/p>\n

In 1938 the building was almost completely gutted and re-planned and modernized internally.<\/p>\n

It was the residence of the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago until 1958, when it became the residence of the Governor of the Federated West Indies.<\/p>\n

In 1962 it became a Museum when Trinidad and Tobago became Independent. It was occupied by the President of the Republic until early in 2010. Part of the western structure recently collapsed and it is hoped that restoration will proceed immediately.<\/p>\n

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Media tour of President’s House. Video by Guardian Media’s Kevin Maharaj.<\/a><\/p>\n

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