点评:The Lieutenant Governor’s House is located on Barrington and Bishop Streets. The warm golden stone caught my eye, as we walked back to the ship.
In 1792, when he arrived to take up the position of Governor, Sir John Wentworth objected to the current and unsafe government house, which was falling apart. He saw his opportunity to correct this situation with some surplus and available land. Plans for a new Government House were commissioned and modeled upon a proper English country manor home, with its commanding view of Halifax harbor, lush greenery and rich soil. It would be the perfect setting for a manor home befitting a man of his stature and that of his wife. The building materials used were native to Nova Scotia. It has been the home and office of Lieutenant Governor’s for 210 years. Admission is free and the House is open to tours. I was impressed that the Lieutenant Governor and his family actually live in the House.
翻译:副总督官邸坐落于巴林顿街与毕晓普街的交汇处。当我们步行返回船上时,那温暖的金色石块吸引了我的目光。
1792年,约翰·温特沃斯爵士就任总督一职。他对于当时那座破败不堪且存在安全隐患的政府官邸颇为不满。不过,他也看到了利用闲置土地和多余资金来改善这一状况的良机。于是,一座新政府官邸的建造计划被提上日程,其设计原型则是一座典型的英国乡间庄园住宅。这里可以俯瞰整个哈利法克斯港,周围绿意盎然、土壤肥沃。对于像他和他的妻子这样身份显赫的人来说,这里堪称建造庄园住宅的理想之地。建筑所用的材料均产自新斯科舍省。210年来,这里一直是省督及其家人的居所兼办公地。参观免费且对外开放。令我印象深刻的是,省督及其家人确实就居住在这座宅邸中。