Harper House is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1998. Former country house. 11 related planning applications.
Harper House
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- St Albans
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1998
- Type
- Former country house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 10 SE 270/13/10019
ST STEPHEN HARPER LANE Harper House
II
Former country house known as Harperbury House. 1871 by Richard Norman Shaw for solicitor, John Oddie; later C20 extension. Red brick, partly tile-hung at 1st floor level. Tiled gabled roofs, those to the main house with heavily moulded, white-painted timber gable pediments. Formerly with tall brick chimney stacks. 2-storey main wing; 3-storey service wing. Irregular fenestration. Asymmetrical design. Pointed arch entrance to recessed doorway; transom and mullion window to right. 4 sashes at 1st floor with dog-tooth brick cill band. Recessed bay to left has 2 sashes at ground floor and set back large stair window. Service block tilehung to 2nd floor with transom and mullion windows to ground floor, sashes to 1st and casements to 2nd. Rear facade with similar gables having 4-light transom and mullion windows with cross top lights beneath. Ground floor has a bay window and 3 similar lights to right. Interior: retains the original open well stair with turned balusters and newel finials; servants stair with column newel. Some original C18 style fireplaces; 2 with overmirrors flanked by glass cases. History: this is an early and unusual Shaw house, anticipating his work at Bedford Park.
Listing NGR: TL1641401080
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