Fife House

Whitehall

London

England

Circa Date: 1700 w/1760s-70s & 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Destroyed

Demolished in 1869

House Open to Public: No

Country House: No (Townhouse)

Built / Designed For: Edmund Dunch

House & Family History: Between 1861 and 1869 Fife House was the home of the India Museum.
Architect: Robert Adam

Date of Birth: 1728
Date of Death: 1792
Nationality: British
Notes: The prolific Robert Adam was the son of William Adam, Sr., and one of the four Adam brothers. Robert is noted for having "Never once built a great house from scratch," though he was the "it" architect of the 1760s and 70s, with an impressive and aristocratic client list a mile long. The Georgian House, Edinburgh, is considered by many to be Adam's urban masterpiece. Among his finest works are the Library of Kenwood House, London; Culzean Castle, Ayrshire; the Library of Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders; Syon House, London; and Newby Hall in Yorkshire.

Date: 1766-77
Designed: Interiors for 2nd Earl of Fife

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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: Edmund Dunch, until 1719. Joshua Steele, mid-18th century. James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife, until 1809. Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1809-28; Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool, 1809-51.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

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

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