Devonshire House, London

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aristocratic townhouse demolished building

Devonshire House, London was a grand aristocratic mansion in Piccadilly that served for centuries as the principal London residence of the Dukes of Devonshire and a major center of British high society and politics.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Devonshire House, London canonical 13
Devonshire House 1
Devonshire House estate 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic townhouse ⓘ
demolished building ⓘ
architect William Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Palladian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Georgian era aristocracy ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victorian era high society ⓘ
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Demolished buildings and structures in London ⓘ
Former houses in the City of Westminster ⓘ
Townhouses in the United Kingdom ⓘ
commissionedBy William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionDate circa 1740 ⓘ
constructionStart 1730s ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
demolishedFor commercial redevelopment ⓘ
demolitionDate 1924 ⓘ
era Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ
function aristocratic residence ⓘ
political salon ⓘ
social venue ⓘ
hadFeature extensive gardens ⓘ
formal state rooms ⓘ
large central courtyard ⓘ
hasPredecessor Burlington House (earlier building on site) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostedEvent Devonshire House Ball, 1897 NERFINISHED ⓘ
political gatherings of Whig leaders ⓘ
locatedIn City of Westminster ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piccadilly NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Burlington House NERFINISHED ⓘ
Green Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor role in British high society ⓘ
role in British politics ⓘ
notableResident Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy Cavendish family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
principalResidenceOf Cavendish family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dukes of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy Devonshire House office building, Piccadilly NERFINISHED ⓘ
streetAddress Piccadilly, London W1 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Lady Dorothy Cavendish → birthPlace → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
Lady Dorothy Cavendish → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → deathPlace → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → owned → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devonshire House estate
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → deathPlace → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devonshire House, London, England
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → household → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devonshire House
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
Lady Mary Butler → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire → residence → Devonshire House, London ⓘ