Home House
Home House is a
In 1926, it was leased by Samuel Courtauld to house his growing art collection. On his wife's death in 1931, he gave the house and the collection to the fledgling Courtauld Institute of Art (which he had played a major part in founding) as temporary accommodation. A permanent accommodation was not forthcoming, and the Institute remained in the building until 1989, when it moved to its present home of Somerset House. Home House then remained vacant for seven years, until it was acquired by Berkeley Adam Ltd. The building has been a private members' club since 1998.[2][3] It was extended to include No. 21, as well as the original Nos. 19 and 20, in 2010.
It was home to artwork by Zaha Hadid in the form of a Cocktail Bar prior to its refurbishment in 2020.
Home House was appointed a Grade I listed building in 1954.[1]
Further reading
- Thévoz, Seth Alexander (2022). Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members' Clubs. London: Robinson/Little, Brown. ISBN 978-1-47214-646-5.
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Home House (Courtauld Institute) (1227105)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Portland Estate. Accessed 21 January 2019
- ^ "About us", homehouse.co.uk. Accessed 21 January 2019
Bibliography
- Stourton, James (2012). Great Houses of London. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-3366-9.
External links
- Courtauld Institute site
- Home House, London
- Lesley Lewis, 'Elizabeth, Countess of Home, and Her House in Portman Square', in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 109, No. 773 (Aug., 1967), pp. 443–451+453
- Image of a staircase at Home House
