Buckingham House

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building former royal residence townhouse

Buckingham House was the early 18th-century London townhouse that was later enlarged and transformed into Buckingham Palace, the principal royal residence of the British monarch.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Buckingham House, London	7

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ former royal residence ⓘ townhouse ⓘ
architect	William Winde ⓘ
architecturalStyle	English Baroque ⓘ
category	Former houses in the City of Westminster ⓘ Houses completed in 1703 ⓘ Royal residences in London ⓘ
clientDuringEnlargement	George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: King George IV William IV ⓘ surface form: King William IV
commissionedBy	John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
demolishedOrAbsorbed	19th century ⓘ
enlargedBy	Edward Blore ⓘ John Nash ⓘ
enlargementStart	1820s ⓘ
floorCount	3 ⓘ
follows	Goring House (on or near the site) ⓘ
function	aristocratic townhouse ⓘ
hasGarden	Buckingham Palace Gardens ⓘ surface form: Buckingham Palace Garden
hasPart	central block later forming core of Buckingham Palace ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Buckingham Palace ⓘ
heritageStatus	incorporated into Grade I listed Buckingham Palace ⓘ
historicalRegion	Middlesex, England ⓘ surface form: Middlesex
locatedInTime	early 18th century ⓘ
location	City of Westminster ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London St James's ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
namedAfter	John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ
near	St James’s Park ⓘ surface form: St James's Park The Mall, London ⓘ
notableResident	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: King George III Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ surface form: Queen Charlotte
originalOwner	John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ
ownership	British Crown ⓘ
partOf	Buckingham Palace ⓘ surface form: Buckingham Palace complex
principalSuccessorUse	principal royal residence of the British monarch ⓘ
purchaseDate	1761 ⓘ
purchasedBy	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: King George III
purchasedFor	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ surface form: Queen Charlotte
roofMaterial	slate ⓘ
startDate	1703 ⓘ
transformedInto	Buckingham Palace ⓘ
use	private retreat for Queen Charlotte ⓘ royal residence ⓘ