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Lansdowne House is a building to the south west of Berkeley Square in central London . It was designed by Robert Adam as a private house and for most of its time as a residence it belonged to the Petty family, Marquesses Of Lansdowne . Since 1935 it has been the home of the Lansdowne Club . The positioning of the property was rather unusual. It had a large front garden occupying the whole of the southern side of the square, which it faced side on. This arrangement gave Devonshire House on Piccadilly an open aspect to the square. Famous former owners or residents of Lansdowne House include:
In the 1930s the local council decided to contruct a road link from Berkeley Square to Curzon Street . This necessitated the removal of all the front rooms of Lansdowne House. Adam's Drawing Room was removed and installed at the Philadelphia Museum Of Art and Dining Room went to the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York . The facade was rebuilt in a modified form at the front of the truncated house. A large office block was built on the former garden. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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