Chiswick House and Gardens, London, England


  • Date
    00/00/00 (creation)
Related people
Richard Boyle (architect)
William Kent (landscape architect)
Date
1725-1729 (creation);1829 (was an asylum);1929 (was a fire station);1944 (suffered damage during World War II);1956 (two wings demolished);2005 (Chiswick House & Garden Trust Fund unified gardens and house);2007-2010 (restoration of entire grounds)
Location
Europe->United Kingdom->England->Greater London->Hounslow->Chiswick
Description
Strongly influenced by Andrea Palladio's Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, Italy. Chiswick was once part of an area called Middlesex, but is now part of greater London. Boyle is also known as "Lord Burlington". Submitted by Jacqueline Gargus for ARCH 601.
Style/Period
18th Century (1700 - 1799 CE)
Neo-Palladian