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It was built over the period 1926- 27, and intended as one of a suite of official residences for prominent ministers. This house was the first to be built, and was originally intended for the Treasurer. It was reallocated to the Prime Minister when work on the other residences was cancelled due to economic constraints.
The first Prime Minister to live in the lodge was Stanley Bruce, who moved in a few days before 9 May 1927, when the Old Parliament House was officially opened and the national capital changed from Melbourne to Canberra.
The Lodge is a large, two-storey house, located in 1.8 hectares of landscaped grounds in the suburb of Deakin. It underwent some renovation in the 1960s with the installation of a swimming pool, and substantial restoration in the 1980s when Bob Hawke was Prime Minister.
Most Prime Ministers since 1927 have used The Lodge as their primary place of residence. Ben Chifley preferred the Kurrajong Hotel where many Labor politicians of the era stayed (and where he later died).
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