Harper House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. Boarding house. 7 related planning applications.
Harper House
- WRENN ID
- ghost-jade-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1973
- Type
- Boarding house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Harper House is an early 19th century stucco building located on Hound Street, now serving as a boarding house for Sherborne School. The house features a hipped slate roof with wide eaves. The west garden front includes a well-designed trellis veranda, while the west front has a doorway adorned with a fluted architrave and decorative paterae at the angle blocks. The south front is two stories high with two window bays, featuring balconies and French windows on the first floor. Inside, there is a contemporary staircase and a white and blue stone floor in the vestibule. Harper House, along with Nos 16 to 20 (even) and the boundary walls, forms a cohesive group along Hound Street.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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