Ponsbourne Park

Hertford

Hertfordshire

England

Start Date: 1792

Completion Date: 1793

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Unknown

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Stephen Sullivan
Architect: Joseph Bonomi the Elder

Date of Birth: 1739
Date of Death: 1808
Nationality: Italian
Notes: Rome was the architect's birthplace; he came to England in 1767 and worked for brothers Robert and John Adam. Bonomi was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1789 with the support of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Bonomi was recognized in 1804 as the honorary architect for St. Peter's in Rome. Jane Austen names him in "Sense and Sensibility" as a popular architect. Bonomi's designs resemble the Adam brothers' style in certain ways; however, Colvin describes his interiors as "more robust."

Date: 1792-93
Designed: House

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Title: Sotheby's Auction Catalog: Easton Neston, May 17-19, 2005, Volume Two
Author: NA
Year Published: 2005
Reference: pg. 38
Publisher: London: Sotheby's
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: Not Listed

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: J.W. Carlisle, 19th century. Stephen Sullivan.

Current Ownership Type: Unknown

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

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