Trewithen House

Trewithen House is a Georgian country house in Probus, Cornwall, England. The Palladian house was built by London-based architect Thomas Edwards in 1723. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.^{[1] [2]}

Wealthy landowner and lawyer Phillip Hawkins purchased the estate in 1715. He ordered London-based architect Thomas Edwards ^[3] to build the Palladian house in 1723. It was later revised by Edwards in around 1738 and by Sir Robert Taylor in the 1750-1760s.^[1]

The house is built from granite ashlar, Pentewan stone ashlar and stucco, and features hipped slate roofs and rendered stacks. The central doorcase is arched with a pulvinated frieze, and contains an 18th-century central panelled door with sidelights.^[1]

In the interior, the central east room of the house is panelled with pine wood, while the central south room features arcaded screens and Roman-style Ionic entablatures, with rococo arabesques adorning the fireplace wall. The main staircase of Trewithen House is cantilevered, and set in a semi circular open well.^[1]

The grounds of Trewithen Estate are noteworthy, with a prominent 200 yard-long lawn and gardens containing some rare plants.^[4] The two garden pavilions located 15 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade I listed.^{[5] [6]}

The entrance gates and piers 500 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade II listed,^{[7] [8]} as are the gates with piers to the north east and north west of the house.^{[9] [10] [11]} The kitchen garden walls adjoining the service wing to the west of the house are Grade II listed.^[12]

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50°17′32′′N 4°55′44′′W / 50.29222°N 4.92889°W / 50.29222; -4.92889

• Country houses in Cornwall
• Georgian architecture in England
• Grade I listed houses
• Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Cornwall
• Houses completed in 1723
• Grade I listed garden and park buildings
• Grade I listed buildings in Cornwall
• Woodland gardens

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