| Raj Bhavan, Nainital | |
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 Raj Bhavan, Nainital | |
 Interactive map of Raj Bhavan, Nainital | |
| General information | |
| Type | Summer residence |
| Coordinates | 29°22′26″N79°27′25″E / 29.374°N 79.457°E /29.374; 79.457 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Owner | Government of Uttarakhand |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 205 acre |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Stevens |
| Engineer | F. O. W. Ortel |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 113 |
| References | |
| Website Rajbhavan Nainital | |
The secondRaj Bhavan orGovernor's House ofUttarakhand is located inNainital, it is the summer retreat of thegovernor of Uttarakhand. In thepre-Independence era, Nainital served as the summer capital ofUnited Provinces and this building, built like a Scottish castle, was christened as the "Government House". Raj Bhavan was built by the British as the residence of the governor of theNorth-Western Provinces.[1] The beginning of construction of Raj Bhavan started in April 1897 and took two years to complete. It is built on European pattern and based onGothic architecture. The designers of Raj Bhavan at Nainital were Architect Stevens and the Executive Engineer F. O. W. Ortel. After independence it was renamed as Raj Bhavan.[1]
The Raj Bhavan estate is spread over 220 acre of area with a golf course in 45 acre of land. The golf course of Raj Bhavan, built in 1936, is one of the vintage golf courses in India, and is affiliated to the Indian Golf Union. In the post-independence period,Sarojini Naidu, the first governor ofUttar Pradesh, was the first occupant of this historic monument.[2]
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