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{{short description|17th-century house with walled garden}}
{{for|the hotel in Michigan previously known as the Fenton House|Vermont House and Fenton Grain Elevator}}
{{One source|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Fenton House
| former_names = [[Ostend]] House (early C18)<br/>Clock House (later C18)
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| image = File:Fenton House
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| building_type = Merchant's house
| architectural_style = [[Georgian architecture]] with many slightly earlier core features
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| material = [[Brick]]
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| location = [[Hampstead]]
| coordinates = {{coord|51|33|32.01|N|0|10|46.85|W|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:landmark}}
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| renovation_date =
| floor_count = 4
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| designations = [[Grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE| num=1378648 |desc=Fenton House |grade=I |
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'''Fenton House''' is a 17th-century merchant's house in [[Hampstead]] in North [[London]] which belongs to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], bequeathed to them in 1952 by [[George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning|Lady Binning]], its last owner and resident. It is a detached house with a walled garden, which is large by London standards, and features a sunken garden, an [[orchard]] and a [[kitchen garden]].{{refn|group=n|The plot is 1 acre (0.40 ha); its tree-lined is driveway one tenth and the house occupies 0.05 acres}} It is located on the western side of [[Hampstead Grove]] and to the south of Admiral's Walk with its entrance on [[Holly Hill, Hampstead|Holly Hill]].
==Features==
The interior houses the [[Benton Fletcher]] collection of early [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] instruments, some of which are often played for visitors during operational hours, and collections of paintings (including the collection of [[Peter Barkworth]] paintings), Meissen, English and Chinese [[porcelain]], 17th-century [[needlework]] pictures and [[Georgian era|Georgian]] [[furniture]].
It also has fine portraits of King [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] (when [[Duke of Clarence]]) and his mistress [[Dorothea Jordan]], as well as portraits of two of their illegitimate sons, [[Lord Frederick FitzClarence|Frederick FitzClarence]] and [[Lord Adolphus FitzClarence|Adolphus FitzClarence]], and one of William IV's brother [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]].
The brick mansion, with 1693 inscribed on its chimney breast which is consistent with the date of its core and most of its walls,<ref name="NHLE"/> has a 300-year-old orchard, where around 30 varieties of apple trees flourish.
;19th century remodelling by a Riga merchant
Philip Fenton, a [[Riga]] merchant, bought the house in 1793 and in the 19th century ordered much of the remodelling. This comprised alterations to the interiors and roof, the addition of an ornate portico and the pediment, new window frames and glazing. The sides of the building feature [[balustrade]]d flat areas (parapets) above the standard decorative ledge ([[cornice]]) which date from the 18th century.
The building has original staircases with twisted balusters. Main rooms have original panelling, corner cupboards and decoratively carved marble fireplaces.<ref name="NHLE"/>
;Small west projection
It has a west extension adding no more than 5% to the building dating to about 1936, believed in the listing research of 1950 to have been commissioned by Lady Binning.<ref name="NHLE"/>
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120px">
Fenton House, formal garden - geograph.org.uk - 1271939.jpg
Fenton House, Hampstead - geograph.org.uk - 1271918.jpg
Statue in the garden of Fenton House, Hampstead - geograph.org.uk - 1483666.jpg
Fenton House Lawn.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
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;References
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==External links==
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*[https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata%3AWikiProject_sum_of_all_paintings%2FCollection%2FFenton_House Wikidata List of Paintings on view at Fenton House]
{{London museums and galleries}}
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[[Category:Houses completed in the 17th century]]▼
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden]]
[[Category:Grade I listed houses in London]]
[[Category:Grade I listed museum buildings]]
[[Category:Historic house museums in London]]
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[[Category:Houses in Hampstead]]
[[Category:Museums in the London Borough of Camden]]
[[Category:Musical instrument museums in England]]▼
[[Category:National Trust properties in London]]
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▲[[Category:Musical instrument museums]]
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