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style, who was considered to be the leading architect of the era in the north of England. Although its completion date is not known with certainty, it has often been estimated at 1763, as this date appears on a rainwater head at the rear of the property.
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The house consists of five bays, and it has three stories above ground, in addition to a basement. It is constructed of orange-brown bricks, and has a hipped roof covered with slate. The main entrance is through a
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of York from 1759 to 1789. The site was previously occupied by a number of small houses and, prior to that, had formed the principal part of the grounds of a Franciscan priory. The house was designed by
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porch, up a short flight of steps. Although altered, much of Carr's original interior design survives, including staircases and plaster decoration.
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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central
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The house was commissioned by Peter Johnson, who served as
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in York City Centre. Further along the street lies
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Index


Georgian
Grade I listed building
York

Castlegate
Fairfax House
York Civic Trust
Recorder
John Carr
Palladian
Doric

Quaker
York Quarterly Meeting Girls' School
masonic temple


ISBN
0712635904




An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central


Historic England
"Castlegate House and attached railings (1259338)"
National Heritage List for England

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