Dover House
| Dover House | |
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Southern aspect of Dover House, on Whitehall
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| General information | |
| Type | Neoclassical government building |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | London, SW1 |
| Address | Whitehall |
| Coordinates | 51°30′15″N 0°7′37″W / 51.50417°N 0.12694°W |
| Current tenants | Scotland Office, Independent Commission for Aid Impact |
| Completed | 1750s |
| Renovated | 1788 |
| Client | Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, Bart. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James Paine |
| Other designers | Henry Flitcroft, Henry Holland |
| References | |
| Historic England | |
Coordinates: 51°30′15″N 0°7′37″W / 51.50417°N 0.12694°W
Dover House is a Grade I-listed mansion in Whitehall, and the London headquarters of the Scotland Office.
The building also houses the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland and the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
Dover House was designed by James Paine as a private residence for Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, Bart., MP, in the 1750s. It was remodelled by Henry Flitcroft, as "Montagu House", for George Montagu, created 1st Duke of Montagu, who had removed from Bloomsbury. It was refurbished once again, by Henry Holland for HRH The Prince Frederick, Duke of York, from 1788 to 1792. The building belonged to the Melbourne family from 1793 to 1830.
It has also been home to a French ambassador and Lady Caroline, with whom the romantic poet Lord Byron famously had an affair. Its most notable feature is an entrance hall in the form of a rotunda inserted into the former forecourt by Holland, which is a unique entrance to a London mansion. The last private owners were the family of the Whig politician George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, created (1831) Baron Dover, whose title it has retained.
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