The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 700 years when they sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1720 and 1724.
Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection. The last Hoare family member to own the property, Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the Stourhead house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946.
This room had one crazy colour scheme going on!
Comments:
david
What an amazing room.
On September 22, 2010 08:45
koggabee
nice picture, great colors !
On September 22, 2010 13:29
razfoto
I love it......
On September 22, 2010 14:48
bgranger
Great colors
On September 22, 2010 15:19
arnie58
That is some wild rug!
On September 22, 2010 16:43
gere72
How wonderful! The photo shows well the magnificence of this room.
On September 22, 2010 17:56
mlibrescu
9 = superb!
On September 23, 2010 00:21
4colourprogress
Thanks for Pic of the Day guys! also arnie, I didn't really change the colours of the rug it was that colourful in person!
On September 23, 2010 09:00
junglejennifer
It is really nice. I think it may be a little too smooth.
On December 21, 2010 12:50