The Government House is the official residence of the President of the Bahamas. The landmark was originally built during colonial times and was the residence of the Governor of the Bahamas. It later continued in its role as the official residence for politicians and the office of the Governor-General after political independence from the United Kingdom in 1973. Built on a hill known as Mount Fitzwilliam and completed in 1806, built of coral stucco rock is the most prominent example in the Bahamian archipelago On Georgian Colonial Architecture.