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Castle Howard

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Castle Howard is an English Baroque country house at Henderskelfe in North Yorkshire, England, built between 1701 and 1811 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle to the design of John Vanbrugh, in what was his first work of architecture, with Nicholas Hawksmoor assisting. It has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than three centuries, though a fire in 1940 destroyed the dome and central hall, and the dome was not rebuilt until 1960 to 1961. A Grade I listed building still owned by a Howard family company, it is widely known for its use as Brideshead Castle in film and television adaptations of the Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Country House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Henderskelfe, United Kingdom 2
Completed Year
1701 1
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Standing 1
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Building Type (category)
House 1
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1. Castle Howard (Wikipedia)
  • Castle Howard, History section
    The creation of Castle Howard, began in 1699, with the start of design work by John Vanbrugh.
  • House
    Construction began at the east end, with the East Wing constructed from 1701 to 1703, the east end of the Garden Front from 1701 to 1706, the Central Block (including dome) from 1703 to 1706, and the west end of the Garden Front from 1707 to 1709.
  • Infobox: built
    1701-1811
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field
    Castle Howard is an English country house in Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, 15 miles (24 km) north of York. A private residence, it has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. Castle Howard has been used as a filming location in several films and television shows, including in Granada Television's 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Re
  • In Style: English Baroque Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    English Baroque
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2. Castle Howard (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Henderskelfe, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Henderskelfe, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q1049514, property P131/P17 (location): Henderskelfe, United Kingdom
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