Stowe House

Stowe House
The south front of the house by Robert Adam
Stowe House is located in Buckinghamshire
Stowe House
Location within Buckinghamshire
General information
Architectural styleEnglish Baroque,
Palladian, Neoclassical
Town or cityBuckingham, Buckinghamshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates52°01′55″N 1°01′03″W / 52.031963°N 1.017560°W / 52.031963; -1.017560
Construction started1677–1683
1720–1733
1740–1760
1770–1779
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Vanbrugh
James Gibbs
William Kent
Giacomo Leoni
Giovanni Battista Borra
Robert Adam
Vincenzo Valdrè
John Soane
Edward Blore
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameStowe: The Mansion with Attached Service Ranges
Designated25 September 1951
Reference no.1289788[1]
Designated30 August 1987
Reference no.1000198[2]

Stowe House is a grade I listed country house in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the home of the private Stowe School and is owned by the Stowe House Preservation Trust. Over the years, it has been restored and maintained as one of the finest country houses in the UK. Stowe House is regularly open to the public.

The gardens (known as Stowe Gardens, formerly Stowe Landscape Gardens), are a significant example of the English garden, and, along with the Park, passed into the ownership of the National Trust in 1989. National Trust members have free access to the gardens but there is a charge for all visitors to the house which goes towards costs of restoration. The gardens and most of the parkland are listed Grade I separately from the House. The park and gardens saw 213,721 visitors during 2020/21.

  1. ^ Historic England. "STOWE SCHOOL – The Mansion with attached service ranges (now Nugent House, Cobham House and Grafton House) (formerly listed as Stowe House) (Grade I) (1311507)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Stowe (Grade I) (1000198)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2019.