Kenwood House

Kenwood House
Type	English country house
Location	Hampstead Heath, NW3
Coordinates	51°34′17″N 0°10′03″W / 51.5713°N 0.1676°W / 51.5713; -0.1676
Area	London Borough of Camden
Built	17th century
Rebuilt	1764–1779
Architect	Robert Adam (18th century remodelling)
Architectural style(s)	Georgian and Neoclassical
Owner	English Heritage
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Designated	10 June 1954
Reference no.	1379242
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Service wing and outbuildings to Kenwood House
Reference no.	1379244
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Sham bridge to south of Kenwood House
Reference no.	1379245
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Designated	1 October 1987
Reference no.	1000142
Location of Kenwood House in London Borough of Camden

Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The house was originally constructed in the 17th century and served as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The house and part of the grounds were bought from the 6th Earl of Mansfield in 1925 by Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, and donated to the nation in 1927. The entire estate came under ownership of the London County Council and was open to the public by the end of the 1920s. It remains a popular local tourist attraction.