Mansion House, Cardiff subsequently being used by Cardiff Council for events, functions, civil ceremonies and weddings. It was also the base for the council's protocol team. Mansion House, Cardiff The Mansion House (), located on Richmond Road, is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Architects Habershon & Fawckner designed the Mansion House and it was built in 1896 for James Howell, owner of Howells department store. It was then known then as 'The Grove'. James Howell was a Cardiff businessman who opened his first shop in 1865. In 1890 he made arrangements to build a property on land leased from
Boracay Mansion years earlier on September 2005, still did not gain any bidders and was also declared a failure. The property is then pegged to value at least ₱142.9 million even it is too deteriorated for residential use at that time. This prompted the city government to take full possession of the property for use by the Office of the Mayor. On the property, the Quezon City Reception House was built as the official residence of the Mayor of Quezon City and later became the official residence of Vice President Leni Robredo. Boracay Mansion The Boracay Mansion was an unfinished residential building