▁equivalent ▁building ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁has ▁a ▁prominent , ▁central ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁territorial ▁capital , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ' s ▁Government ▁House ▁is ▁relatively ▁un ob tr us ive ▁within ▁Freder ic ton , ▁giving ▁it ▁more ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁home . ▁ ▁History ▁Int ended ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁Lieutenant ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁that ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Government ▁House ▁was ▁ere cted ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ac ad ian ▁settlement ▁of ▁Sainte - An ne , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁and ▁his ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁balls , ▁and ▁state ▁d inners . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁however , ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Samuel ▁Leonard ▁T ille y ▁felt ▁the ▁maintenance ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁re located , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁former ▁vic er eg al ▁residence ▁took ▁on ▁other ▁roles . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ' s ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁De af ▁and ▁D umb , ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁bar ra cks ▁through ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁a ▁soldiers ' ▁hospital ▁following ▁the ▁war , ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁was ▁the ▁J ▁Division ▁regional ▁headquarters