Harrington House
Harrington House is an eighteenth-century manor house in London, opening onto Craig’s Court near Whitehall. William Stanhope, the first Earl of Harrington, built it in 1702. Stanhope chose the site beside the former Whitehall Palace, expecting royal proximity to support his family’s ambitions. Whitehall Palace had burned in 1698, changing the setting around Stanhope’s planned residence. The palace was not rebuilt, leaving Harrington House away from the courtly centre Stanhope had imagined. The Harrington family nevertheless kept the house as its London home until 1917. It remained a private residence for several generations. The building houses the Whitehall Telephone Exchange, while its eighteenth-century facade faces the courtyard. Craig’s Court is a small approach from Whitehall, reached by turning left after walking from Trafalgar Square. The facade connects a working telephone exchange with the aristocratic history of the Harrington family.
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