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Government House
GPS:	52d 42.67m N	108d 18.46m W	1500 feet
Location:	Just south of Battleford.
Seat of the Territorial Government 1878 - 1883 On the projected rail and telegraph lines in February 1876, Battleford was chosen as the new capital of the North-West Territories. That summer construction began on quarters for the government. Battleford was formally designated capital on October 7th of 1876, but it was not until the 16th of July 1878 that Lieutenant-Governor David Laird and his council, who had been using temporary quarters at Fort Livingston, first met here in the new Government House. The North-West Council held its annual sessions here in 1878, 1879, and 1881. The later decision to run the railway along a more southerly route led to the transfer of the capital to Regina on the 27th of March, 1883.
From 1883 to 1914, Government House served as an Indian industrial school under the auspices of the Anglican Church. It suffered some minor damage from Indian raids during the Riel Rebellion. From 1916 to 1931, the Seventh Day Adventists used Government House as an academy. Substantial Improvements and additions were made during this period.
In 1931, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate purchased Government House as a training center for the Oblate Congregation. Until 1950, St. Thomas College was also located within it. Now Government House contains St. Charles Scholasticate which is a seminary for the training of Oblate Priests and Brothers.