13 Kensington Palace Gardens

13 Kensington Palace Gardens
Official Residence of the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
View of the house in 2007
13 Kensington Palace Gardens is located in Kensington
13 Kensington Palace Gardens
Former namesHarrington House
General information
Architectural styleUnconventional Gothic
Address13 Kensington Palace Gardens
Town or cityKensington, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′26″N 0°11′26″W / 51.507127°N 0.190638°W / 51.507127; -0.190638
Current tenantsRussian Ambassador
Construction started1851
Renovated1924
CostOriginal construction cost: £15,000 (c.1850s)
Renovation cost£25,000 (c.1924)
ClientLeicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington
OwnerThe 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]

  1. ^ 'Harrington House, Craig's Court', Survey of London: volume 16: St Martin-in-the-Fields I: Charing Cross. 1935. pp. 232–237.