House & Family History: The lease of Derby House was sold by the 14th Earl of Derby in 1851 to the Dowager Duchess of Cleveland; upon her death in 1861 the House was purchased by Sir Charles Freake, who demolished Derby House and replaced it with another house. This second house was ultimately demolished to make way for the American Embassy.
Architect: Robert Adam
Date: 1773-74
Title: Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors, The
Author: Harris, Eileen
Year Published: 2001
Reference: pg. 295
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press (London: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)
ISBN: 0300081294
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Georgian Group Journal, Volume IX: 1999, The
Author: NA
Year Published: 1999
Reference: pg. 120
Publisher: London: The Georgian Group
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Softback
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: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, 18th century. Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland, mid-19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No