Courteenhall House | |
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Type | House |
Location | Courteenhall, Northamptonshire |
Coordinates | 52°04′20″N 1°14′24″W / 52.0721°N 1.24°W |
Built | 1791-1793 |
Architect | Samuel Saxon |
Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical |
Owner | Wake baronets |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Courteenhall House and Attached Offices |
Designated | 23 August 1955 |
Reference no. | 1189193 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Courteenhall House Stable Block and attached coach houses, stables and barn |
Designated | 23 August 1955 |
Reference no. | 1371591 |
Official name | Courteenhall |
Designated | 25 June 1984 |
Reference no. | 1001029 |
Courteenhall House, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England is an 18th-century country house built for Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet. Wake's architect was Samuel Saxon. The architectural style of the house is Neoclassical, and it is described by Pevsner as having been built with "great restraint but great sensitivity".[1] Construction took place between 1791 and 1793. The grounds were laid out by Humphry Repton. The house remains the private home of the Wake family. Courteenhall House is a Grade II* listed building. The surrounding gardens and parkland are listed Grade II.