Harewood House
| Harewood House | |
|---|---|
Harewood House from the garden | |
| General information | |
| Type | Stately home |
| Architectural style | Palladian |
| Location | Harewood, England |
| Coordinates | 53°53′48″N 1°31′42″W / 53.89667°N 1.52833°W |
| Current tenants | Lascelles family |
| Construction started | 1759 |
| Completed | 1771 |
| Client | Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood |
| Owner | Harewood House Trust |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Designations | Grade I listed |
| Website | |
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Harewood House (/ˈhɑːrwʊd/ HAR-wuud, /ˈhɛər-/ HAIR-) is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built between 1759 and 1771, for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy West Indian plantation and slave owner. The landscape was designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown and spans 1,000 acres (400 hectares) at Harewood.
Still home to the Lascelles family, Harewood House is a member of the Treasure Houses of England, a marketing consortium for ten of the foremost historic homes in the country. The house is a Grade I listed building and a number of features in the grounds and courtyard have been listed as Grade I, II* and II.