Bannerman Park

Bannerman Park is a Victorian-style urban park located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Sir Alexander Bannerman, Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland from 1857 to 1864, donated the land in 1864 to create the Dominion's first public park. The park was initially, in addition to being a green space, the site of two skating rinks and a hall for fancy dress balls.

The Colonial Building located in St. John's was the home of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959. In 1974 it was declared a Provincial Historic Site.In 1832 when the Colony of Newfoundland governed itself by representative government there was not a formal building assigned to house the legislature.