State House (Sierra Leone)
| The State House | |
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| Address | State Avenue, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Coordinates | 8°29′12.21″N 13°14′2.1″W / 8.4867250°N 13.233917°W |
| Current tenants | Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, First Lady Sia Koroma, and their family |
| Completed | 1895 (122 years old) |
| Owner | Government of Sierra Leone |
The State House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Sierra Leone. The State House is located at State Avenue, Tower Hill, in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. The State house is often locally referred to as the seat of power.
The office of the president of Sierra Leone is at State House; as well as official receptions, cabinet meeting, meetings with visiting foreign heads of state and international delegations are all held at the State House.
The State House is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown. The state House is a short distance from the Sierra Leone House of Parliament, just a few blocks from the Sierra Leone Ministry of Defence building, the Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) building, and just a few miles from the Bank of Sierra Leone building.
The State House is heavily guarded by the Presidential Guard, that is made up of a special unit of soldiers of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces, and a special unit of police officers of the Operational Support Division of the Sierra Leone Police Force.
The entrance to the State House is closed to the public and only authorized persons or vehicles are permitted to enter the State House.
Visitors are allowed to get a close view of the State House, right outside the State House fence.
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