Crewe House is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Town mansion.
Crewe House
- WRENN ID
- haunted-stone-vetch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- Town mansion
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CURZON STREET W1 80/65 (North side)
No 15 (Crewe House) 24.2.58 II*
Detached town mansion. 1730 by Edward Shepherd, considerably altered late C18/early C19. Stuccoed with slate roof. Set back from road in garden. 3 storeys. 7 windows main block, centre 3 bays slightly advanced and pedimented and 3 window bowed wings at each end of front. Central projecting entrance porch with entablature flanked by 2 semi- circular arched windows - similarly arched windows to rest of ground floor. Upper floors have flat arched windows, all revealed glazing bar sashes. The centre 3 bays above ground floor have attached portico of 4 Ionic columns supporting the pediment. Plat band, moulded cornice and blocking course. Interior much altered early C19 with restrained neo- classical and Grecian detail and again early C20 with fine neo-Adam Georgian decoration but retains some plasterwork ceilings which may well be original Shepherd. Rococo work, stone staircase with wrought iron balusters, etc. Rare survival of a detached mansion in its own grounds.
Listing NGR: TQ2863680324
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