Oare House
House in Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Oare House is a Grade I listed country house in Oare, Wiltshire, England.[1]
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| Type | House |
| Location | Oare, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.3659°N 1.7774°W |
The house was built in 1740 for a London wine merchant, Henry Deacon.[1] It was largely remodelled in the early 1920s by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, for Sir Geoffrey Fry, 1st Baronet, private secretary to Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin.[1] Its gardens, which include a summerhouse also designed by Williams-Ellis,[2] are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3] To the west of the gardens stands the Oare Pavilion, completed in 2003 and the only British building designed by I. M. Pei.[4]
In 1965 Oare House was purchased by Sir Alick Downer, the Australian High Commissioner, who used it to entertain high ranking figures in English and Australian society.[5]
It is currently owned by Sir Henry Keswick.[6][7]
