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The Grade I Listed The King's House, the former College of Sarum St Michael and now the Salisbury Museum, on Cathedral Close, in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The house was referred to as the “Court of the Abbott of Sherborne” in 13th-century documents. The Abbot of Sherborne Abbey used this house as his prebendal residence in Salisbury prior to 1539 when Sherborne Abbey was decommissioned during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. At that time, the house was known as Sherborne Palace. The administration of estates of religious houses seized in the Reformation was carried out by the Augmentation Court both this office and the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral laid claim to the property. After much court wrangling the Dean and Chapter succeeded and still hold the freehold tenancy today.
In 1966 the college became The College of Sarum St Michael which closed in 1978 and a 125-year tenancy was taken up by the Salisbury Museum which moved into the building and opened its doors to the public in 1981.
In 1922 a wealthy American cosmetics manufacturer, Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith were very impressed with the King's House and instructed their architects, William Whitney Rasmussen, Byron Boyd and Herbert Moore to construct a similar family house in Des Moines, Iowa. The architects visited Salisbury, took details, and arranged the purchase of authentic fittings locally, including stairs, fireplaces, paneling, flooring and other materials. Many materials were taken from 91 Crane Street, in Salisbury. The project cost $1,500,000 for the building, a further $1,500,000 for furnishings and took 5 years to complete. It is now called Salisbury House and is also a museum.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_House,_Salisbury
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101355814-the-kings-house-an...
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The Grade I Listed The King's House, the former College of Sarum St Michael and now the Salisbury Museum, on Cathedral Close, in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The house was referred to as the “Court of the Abbott of Sherborne” in 13th-century documents. The Abbot of Sherborne Abbey used this house as his prebendal residence in Salisbury prior to 1539 when Sherborne Abbey was decommissioned during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. At that time, the house was known as Sherborne Palace. The administration of estates of religious houses seized in the Reformation was carried out by the Augmentation Court both this office and the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral laid claim to the property. After much court wrangling the Dean and Chapter succeeded and still hold the freehold tenancy today.
In 1966 the college became The College of Sarum St Michael which closed in 1978 and a 125-year tenancy was taken up by the Salisbury Museum which moved into the building and opened its doors to the public in 1981.
In 1922 a wealthy American cosmetics manufacturer, Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith were very impressed with the King's House and instructed their architects, William Whitney Rasmussen, Byron Boyd and Herbert Moore to construct a similar family house in Des Moines, Iowa. The architects visited Salisbury, took details, and arranged the purchase of authentic fittings locally, including stairs, fireplaces, paneling, flooring and other materials. Many materials were taken from 91 Crane Street, in Salisbury. The project cost $1,500,000 for the building, a further $1,500,000 for furnishings and took 5 years to complete. It is now called Salisbury House and is also a museum.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_House,_Salisbury
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101355814-the-kings-house-an...