Government House, Orange Free State

Government House, located in Bloemfontein, was the official residence of the Governor of the Orange Free State, South Africa. Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The Republic of the Orange Free State (Oranje-Vrystaat Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Oliewenhuis, a Neo-Dutch style mansion was designed in 1935. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Completed in 1941, this mansion located on Grant’s Hill served as residence for the Governor General of the Union of South Africa from 1942. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription } The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1972, the building was officially named Oliewenhuis, the name being derived from the abundance of wild olive trees growing on the surrounding hills. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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