Eythrope Pavilion from a circa 1910 postcard
Earlier Houses: Eythrope House was the medieval seat of the Dormer family, and, after them, it was the home of Sir William Stanhope, who remodeled the house in the mid-18th century. Eythrope House was demolished 1810-11.
Built / Designed For: Alice de Rothschild
House & Family History: In August of 1875, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who owned the adjoining Waddesdon Estate (on which he was building the spectacular Waddesdon Manor), purchased the 1,400-acre Eythrope Estate for £130,000 for his sister, Miss Alice. Alice built a summer house for herself on the estate, which was later expanded into a larger and all-weather current house by James and Dorothy de Rothschild. Eythrope is the last of the Buckinghamshire Rothschild houses to remain in family hands.
Architect: George Devey
Date: 1875-79Architect: Thomas Harris
Date: Mid-18th centuryArchitect: Isaac Ware
Date: Mid-18th century
Title: Waddesdon Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House
Author: Hall, Michael (Text); Taylor, John Bigelow (Photographs)
Year Published: 2002
Reference: pgs. 44
Publisher: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN: 0810932393
Book Type: Hardback
Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Dormer family. Sir William Stanhope, 18th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Alice de Rothschild, 1875-1922; James Armand Edmond de Rothschild, 1922-57.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Grounds Only - By Appointment
Website: https://waddesdon.org.uk/your-visit/grounds/eythrope-gardens
Historic Houses Member: No