Waddesdon Manor
Country house in Buckinghamshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. Owned by the National Trust and managed by the Rothschild Foundation, it is one of the National Trust's most visited properties, with over 463,000 visitors in 2019.[1]
Waddesdon Manor | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
Classification | Museum |
Address | Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°50′32″N 0°56′16″W |
Groundbreaking | 1874 (est.) |
Construction started | 18 August 1877 |
Completed | 1883 |
Renovated | 1990–1997 |
Client | Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild |
Landlord | National Trust |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hippolyte Destailleur |
Website | |
Official website | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Reference no. | 11117804 |
The Grade I listed house was built in a mostly Neo-Renaissance style, copying individual features of several French châteaux, between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for entertaining and to house his collection of arts and antiquities. As the manor and estate have passed through three generations of the Rothschild family, the contents of the house have expanded to become one of the most rare and valuable collections in the world.[2] In 1957, James de Rothschild bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust, opening the house and gardens for the benefit of the general public. Unusually for a National Trust property, the family of James Rothschild, the donor, manage the house. The Rothschild Foundation, chaired by Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild until his death in February 2024, acts as custodian and continues to invest in the property.[3]