Soho House | |
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Location | Handsworth |
Coordinates | 52°29′59″N 1°55′22″W / 52.4996°N 1.9229°W |
OS grid reference | SP 05332 89078 |
Area | Birmingham |
Built | c. 1756 |
Governing body | Birmingham Museums Trust |
Owner | Birmingham City Council |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 25 April 1952 |
Reference no. | 1076151 |
Soho House is a museum run by Birmingham Museums Trust, celebrating Matthew Boulton's life, his partnership with James Watt, his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and his contribution to the Midlands Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. It is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house in Handsworth, part of Birmingham since 1911, but historically in the county of Staffordshire.[1] It was the home of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton from 1766 until his death in 1809, and a regular meeting-place of the Lunar Society.