Recently on the ‘State House’ page on the social network, we learned that there are currently some renovations at the ‘State House’. The works concern rather the panels around the building.

The State House is synonymous with the history of Victoria and the Seychelles as a whole. This majestic building which is also a national monument was otherwise called the ‘Government House’.

The building was designed and built in 1910 by William Marshall Vaudin who was the son of civilian chaplain Adolphus Vaudin. The two-storey porticoes adorned with white pillars are characteristic of the Edwardian splendor of this era, the design of the building reflects the aesthetics of colonial architecture then prevalent in the “tropical” British Empire.

State House was first inhabited by William Edward Davidson (1859-1923), the second Governor of Seychelles.

A total of 16 governors and a president ‒ James Mancham ‒ have lived in this majestic house.

In 1977, the building is now used as the official office of the president and hosts all presidential activities.

Recently we had also seen the change in the gardens surrounding the State House with local flowers and rare plants.

Source: Seychelles Nation