Stowe House
| Stowe House | |
|---|---|
The south front of the house by Robert Adam | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | English Baroque, Palladian, Neoclassical |
| Location | Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°01′55″N 1°01′03″W / 52.031963°N 1.017560°W |
| Years built | 1677–1683 1720–1733 1740–1760 1770–1779 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | John Vanbrugh James Gibbs William Kent Giacomo Leoni Giovanni Battista Borra Robert Adam Vincenzo Valdrè John Soane Edward Blore |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | The Mansion with Attached Service Ranges |
| Designated | 25 September 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1289788 |
| Designated | 30 August 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1000198 |
Stowe House is a Grade I listed country house in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the home of the private Stowe School and is owned by the Stowe House Preservation Trust. Over the years, it has been restored and maintained as one of the finest country houses in the UK. Stowe House is regularly open to the public.
The gardens (known as Stowe Gardens, formerly Stowe Landscape Gardens) are a significant example of the English landscape garden and, along with the parkland, passed into the ownership of the National Trust in 1989. Members of the National Trust have free access to the gardens, but there is a charge for all visitors to the house, which goes toward the costs of restoration. The gardens and most of the parkland are listed Grade I separately from the house. The park and gardens saw 213,721 visitors during 2020/21.