Stowe House

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Stowe House is a grand neoclassical country mansion in Buckinghamshire, England, renowned for its extensive landscaped gardens and historic role as the seat of the Temple-Grenville family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
stately home
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Sir Richard Temple
Grenville political family
surface form: Temple-Grenville political family

Tory politics
Whig politics
associatedWithArchitect James Gibbs
Robert Adam
John Vanbrugh
surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh

Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
William Kent
associatedWithLandscapeDesigner Charles Bridgeman
Lancelot "Capability" Brown
William Kent
constructionBegan late 17th century
country United Kingdom
financialProblemsLedTo sale of contents in 1848
formerSeatOf Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos
Earls Temple
Marquesses of Buckingham
Grenville political family
surface form: Temple-Grenville family

Viscount Cobham
surface form: Viscounts Cobham
function educational institution premises
heritage attraction
gardenManagedBy National Trust
governedBy Stowe House Preservation Trust
surface form: Stowe House Preservation Trust board
hasLandscapeFeature Stowe Gardens
classical temples
garden follies
landscaped parkland
ornamental lakes
hasNotableFeature North Front
South Front
central portico with Corinthian columns
hasNotableRoom Library
Marble Saloon
State Dining Room
State Music Room
hasViewOver Elysian Fields
Gothic Temple
Greens Norton Valley
Octagon Lake
Palladian Bridge
Temple of British Worthies
Temple of Concord and Victory
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Registered historic park and garden
laterSale sale of estate in 1920s
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
England
United Kingdom
majorRemodellingPeriod 18th century
nearestTown Buckingham
notableFor extensive landscaped gardens
grand neoclassical architecture
political and social influence in 18th and 19th centuries
occupiedBy Stowe School
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Stowe House Preservation Trust
partOf Stowe House self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stowe estate
periodOfDecline 19th century
region South East England
restorationWork early 21st century
late 20th century
schoolFoundedAtSite Stowe School in 1923
surroundedBy Stowe landscape gardens
surface form: Stowe Landscape Gardens
usedAs school building

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Stowe School campus Stowe House
Stowe School usesBuilding Stowe House
Capability Brown employer Stowe House
Stowe landscape gardens partOf Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House estate
Stowe House partOf Stowe House self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stowe estate
Grenville political family seat Stowe House
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple owned Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe estate
Stowe, Buckinghamshire hasFeature Stowe House
Stowe, Buckinghamshire hasLandmark Stowe House
Stowe, Buckinghamshire locatedAt Stowe House
subject surface form: Stowe School
Viscount Cobham familySeat Stowe House
Viscount Cobham associatedWith Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House and Gardens
Temple family notableSeat Stowe House
Temple family developed Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe estate
Temple family owned Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe estate
Palladian Bridge hasViewOf Stowe House
subject surface form: Palladian Bridge, Stowe
Gothic Temple locatedIn Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House and Gardens estate
Rotunda partOf Stowe House
subject surface form: Rotunda (Stowe)
this entity surface form: Stowe House estate
Rotunda locatedNear Stowe House
subject surface form: Rotunda (Stowe)
Queen’s Temple partOf Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House estate
Queen’s Temple situatedNear Stowe House
Stowe Gardens partOf Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House estate
Stowe Gardens nearbyBuilding Stowe House
Elysian Fields locatedIn Stowe House
subject surface form: Elysian Fields (Stowe)
Elysian Fields associatedWith Stowe House
subject surface form: Elysian Fields (Stowe)
Earls Temple linkedEstate Stowe House
subject surface form: Earl Temple
Sir Richard Temple notableWork Stowe House
Sir Richard Temple hasEstate Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe estate
Sir Richard Temple hasProperty Stowe House
Marble Saloon locatedIn Stowe House
State Music Room locatedIn Stowe House
State Dining Room locatedIn Stowe House
subject surface form: State Dining Room (Stowe House)
State Dining Room partOf Stowe House
subject surface form: State Dining Room (Stowe House)
this entity surface form: Grade I listed building Stowe House
North Front partOf Stowe House
North Front location Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England
North Front relatedTo Stowe House
this entity surface form: South Front of Stowe House
South Front partOf Stowe House
South Front heritageContext Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe House, a major English country house
Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos associatedEstate Stowe House
this entity surface form: Stowe estate