13 Kensington Palace Gardens | |
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Official Residence of the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
Former names | Harrington House |
General information | |
Architectural style | Unconventional Gothic |
Address | 13 Kensington Palace Gardens |
Town or city | Kensington, London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°30′26″N 0°11′26″W / 51.507127°N 0.190638°W |
Current tenants | Russian Ambassador |
Construction started | 1851 |
Renovated | 1924 |
Cost | Original construction cost: £15,000 (c.1850s) |
Renovation cost | £25,000 (c.1924) |
Client | Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington |
Owner | The Crown |
13 Kensington Palace Gardens, also known as Harrington House, is the former London townhouse of the Earls of Harrington. It is now the official residence of the Russian Ambassador. There were earlier Harrington Houses in London, located at Craig's Court, Charing Cross and at Stable Yard, St James's.[1]