Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on the site of the 18th century house.
House & Family History: The Native American Matoaka (more commonly known as Pocahontas) married John Rolf of Heacham on April 5, 1614 at a church in Jamestown, Virginia. On his return to England in 1616, Rolf took his wife and their two-year-old son, Thomas, to visit his family at Heacham Hall.
Collections: A 1762 portrait of Edmund Rolfe by Pompeo Battoni was listed in the sale catalog of Agnew's, London, in 2000.
Garden & Outbuildings: The old kitchens have been converted into a modern house.
Title: Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880
Author: Wilson, Richard; Mackley, Alan
Year Published: 2000
Reference: pgs. 12-13
Publisher: London: Hambledon and London
ISBN: 1852852526
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 127
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: John Rolf (Rolfe), 17th century. SEATED AT 18TH CENTURY HOUSE: Edmund Rolfe, 18th century; Rolfe family here until circa 1900. C.E. Strachan, early 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No