Houghton Hall
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Houghton Hall is a grand 18th-century Palladian country house in Norfolk, England, renowned for its architecture, art collections, and role in British political history.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houghton Hall canonical | 12 |
| Houghton Hall estate | 1 |
| Houghton Hall gardens | 1 |
| Houghton Hall sculpture park | 1 |
| Houghton Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom | 1 |
| Interiors at Houghton Hall | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country house
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ stately home ⓘ |
| architect |
Colen Campbell
ⓘ
James Gibbs ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Palladian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prime Minister of Great Britain
ⓘ
Robert Walpole ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Robert Walpole ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1730s ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1722 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
private residence
ⓘ
publicly accessible on selected days ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
art collection
ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ historic furniture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
estate buildings
ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ parkland ⓘ stables ⓘ walled garden ⓘ |
| hasUse |
art gallery
ⓘ
country residence ⓘ estate seat ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.houghtonhall.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Registered Park and Garden ⓘ |
| inception | 1720s ⓘ |
| interiorDesigner | William Kent ⓘ |
| landscapeDesigner | Charles Bridgeman ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East of England
ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk district
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
|
| namedAfter | Houghton, Norfolk ⓘ |
| near |
King's Lynn
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Lynn
|
| notableFor |
Palladian architecture
ⓘ
art collections ⓘ historic interiors ⓘ landscape gardens ⓘ role in British political history ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Robert Walpole ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Marquess of Cholmondeley ⓘ |
| significantBuilding | Palladian mansion ⓘ |
| significantEvent | residence of Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Houghton Hall estate
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Houghton Hall gardens
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Houghton Hall sculpture park
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Houghton Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Interiors at Houghton Hall