Old Government House was South Australia's first official vice-regal summer residence. Governors Richard Graves MacDonnell, Dominick Daly, and William Jervois used the house in the 19th century, when Belair offered a cooler retreat from Adelaide.
The building sits inside Belair National Park, so it is best treated as part of a wider visit to the park rather than a standalone trip from the city. It gives a small but useful glimpse of colonial Adelaide's official life away from the plain.