Little Houghton House
| Little Houghton House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Little Houghton, Northamptonshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°13′46″N 0°49′20″W / 52.229503°N 0.822093°W |
| Completed | 1685 and 1825 |
| Renovated | 1992 & 2015 |
| Owner | The Strowbridge Family |
| Landlord | Owner |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 18,500 square ft |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Little Houghton House is a Grade II*-listed, nineteenth century
History
Little Houghton House was built initially in 1685 as a summerhouse for the Ward Family following their support for James II of England.[1] The Ward family owned it continuously until the 1800s when Christopher Smyth bought the House from the last remaining Wards living at the house for his nephew William Tyler Smyth.[3] Smyth was a descendant of the Smyths of Elkington Hall who had settled at that house since the middle 14th Century.[3] Smyth renovated and enlarged the house in 1825 making it a north-east park facing house, using Kingsthorpe stone and stone from Horton Hall.[4][5]
By descent, William Tyler Smyth passed the house to his eldest son, William Smyth who served as
Following the death of Christopher Davidge, the house was put up for sale in 2016 by the estate agents Fisher German and was bought by the present owners, the Strowbridge Family.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Little Houghton House - Bedford Road, Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, UK". Waymarking.com. Groundspeak Inc.
- ^ a b c Burke, Bernard, Sir (1965). Burke's Landed Gentry; Volume II. London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 141.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Burke, Bernard, Sir (1906). Burke's Landed Gentry. London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 1548. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ISBN 9780300096323.
- ^ "LITTLE HOUGHTON HOUSE AND ATTACHED OFFICE WING". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Brankin-Frisby, Joy. "Case Study: Sale of Little Houghton House". Fisher German. Fisher German.