East India House

East India House
East India House
	The extended East India House in c. 1800, painted by Thomas Malton
General information
Status	Demolished
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	Leadenhall Street
Town or city	City of London
Country	Great Britain
Coordinates	51°30′47″N 0°04′55″W / 51.513°N 0.082°W
Completed	1729
Renovated	1796–1800
Demolished	1861
Client	East India Company
Height
Top floor	4
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Theodore Jacobsen; Henry Holland; Richard Jupp;

East India House was the London headquarters of the East India Company, from which much of British India was governed until the British government took control of the company's possessions in India in 1858. It was located in Leadenhall Street in the City of London. The first East India House on the site was an Elizabethan mansion, previously known as Craven House, which the Company first occupied in 1648. This was completely rebuilt in 1726–29; and further remodelled and extended in 1796–1800. It was demolished in 1861. The Lloyd's building, headquarters for Lloyd's of London, was built on the site of the former East India House.

^ Crinson, Mark (1996). Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture. London: Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 0-415-13940-6. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[crinson-1] Crinson, Mark (1996). Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture. London: Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 0-415-13940-6. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

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