East India House

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building company headquarters former building

East India House was the London headquarters of the British East India Company, serving as the administrative center of its vast commercial and colonial operations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
East India House canonical	1
East India House, London	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ company headquarters ⓘ former building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	British colonial administration in India ⓘ British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company civil service London’s financial district ⓘ
category	Former buildings and structures in the City of London ⓘ Headquarters of organizations based in London ⓘ
city	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
coordinates	51.5133°N 0.0815°W ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
demolished	1861 ⓘ
demolitionReason	street widening and redevelopment ⓘ
employed	clerks of the East India Company ⓘ
expanded	late 18th century ⓘ
function	administrative centre for East India Company operations ⓘ commercial offices of the East India Company ⓘ headquarters of the British East India Company ⓘ
governingBody	Court of Directors ⓘ surface form: Court of Directors of the East India Company
hasPart	Directors’ Court Room ⓘ Sale rooms ⓘ warehousing space ⓘ
heritage	site now part of modern office developments on Leadenhall Street ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British India ⓘ surface form: British Empire in India
imageDepictedIn	engraving by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd ⓘ
inception	early 18th century ⓘ
locatedIn	City of London ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
locatedOn	Leadenhall Street ⓘ
mentionedIn	writings of Charles Lamb ⓘ
notableWorkContained	maps and charts of the East India Company ⓘ paintings by George Chinnery ⓘ
occupant	British East India Company ⓘ British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company
ownedBy	British East India Company ⓘ British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company
renovated	1790s ⓘ
replacedBy	Lloyd's building ⓘ surface form: Lloyd’s of London offices on Leadenhall Street
significance	central hub of British imperial trade with Asia ⓘ symbol of the power of the East India Company ⓘ
status	demolished ⓘ
streetAddress	Leadenhall Street ⓘ surface form: Leadenhall Street, City of London
usedFor	administration of British colonial interests in India ⓘ management of British trade with India and the East Indies ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of Directors → headquartersLocation → East India House ⓘ

Court of Proprietors → location → East India House ⓘ

this entity surface form: East India House, London