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1878
In use from 1868 to 1912, Government House was the official residence of Ontario's Lieutenant Governors - the representive of the Crown in Ontario. Located in downtown Toronto at the corners of Simcoe and King Streets, it was located a short distance from the Legislative Building, then located on Front Street.