The house from an 1810 engraving
Earlier Houses: The current house was built on the former site of the Brewhouse for Richmond Palace.
Built / Designed For: Sir Charles Asgill
House & Family History: Asgill is based on Palladio's pediment-within-a-pediment style and was built as a weekend and summer country villa retreat for Sir Charles Asgill. The House was altered over the years and was returned to its original appearance during the restoration of 1969–70.
Vitruvius Britannicus: C. IV, pl. 74, 1767.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. I, p. 154, 1852.
Country Life: XCV, 992 plan, 1944.
Title: Sir Robert Taylor: From Rococo to Neo-Classicism
Author: Binney, Marcus
Year Published: 1984
Publisher: London: George Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 0047200286
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth
Year Published: 1994
Reference: pg. 373
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710620
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Bt., 18th century. Keene family, 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: The Crown Estate
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: Owned by The Crown Estate and let as a private home.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No