Buckingham House (91 Pall Mall)

St. James's, Westminster

London

England

Start Date: 1790

Completion Date: 1795

Pronunciation: BUCK-ING-UM

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1908

House Open to Public: No

Country House: No (Townhouse)

Built / Designed For: George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham.

House & Family History: Buckingham House was a seven-bay house in Pall Mall. The House was particularly noted for its large oval Staircase Hall designed by John Soane, a watercolor sketch of which is today in the collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, London. The Hall had eight Ionic columns that were painted to resemble Siena marble; the floor above contained a row of Coade Stone caryatids.
Architect: Robert William Furze Brettingham

Date of Birth: Circa 1750
Date of Death: 1820
Nationality: British

Date: 1785-86
Designed: Alterations for 1st Marquess of Buckingham

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Architect: John Soane

Date of Birth: 1753
Date of Death: 1837
Nationality: British
Notes: Routinely considered one of England's greatest architects, even in his lifetime, Soane's influence continues to be substantial. Blundeston House is one of his earliest works, while Letton Hall and Tyringham are considered among his most significant.

Date: 1792-95
Designed: Rebuilt as Buckingham House (formerly 91 Pall Mall) for 1st Marquess of Buckingham

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Architect: John Soane

Date of Birth: 1753
Date of Death: 1837
Nationality: British
Notes: Routinely considered one of England's greatest architects, even in his lifetime, Soane's influence continues to be substantial. Blundeston House is one of his earliest works, while Letton Hall and Tyringham are considered among his most significant.

Date: 1813-14
Designed: Repairs

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Title: Eighteenth-Century Decoration: Design and the Domestic Interior in England
Author: Smith, Charles Saumarez
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
ISBN: 0297830511
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: No Park
Past Seat / Home of: George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, 18th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

Buckingham House (91 Pall Mall)

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