East India House

East India House
The extended East India House in c. 1800, painted by Thomas Malton
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General information
StatusDemolished
Architectural styleNeoclassical[1]
AddressLeadenhall Street
Town or cityCity of London
CountryGreat Britain
Coordinates51°30′47″N 0°04′55″W / 51.513°N 0.082°W / 51.513; -0.082
Completed1729
Renovated1796–1800
Demolished1861
ClientEast India Company
Height
Top floor4
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)

East India House was the London headquarters of the East India Company, from which much of British India was governed until the British government took control of the company's possessions in India in 1858. It was located in Leadenhall Street in the City of London. The first East India House on the site was an Elizabethan mansion, previously known as Craven House, which the Company first occupied in 1648. This was completely rebuilt in 1726–29; and further remodelled and extended in 1796–1800. It was demolished in 1861. The Lloyd's building, headquarters for Lloyd's of London, was built on the site of the former East India House.

  1. ^ Crinson, Mark (1996). Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture. London: Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 0-415-13940-6. Retrieved 17 September 2011.