Dover House Estate
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Dover House Estate is one of a number of important London County Council cottage estates inspired by the Garden city movement. The land was previously the estates of two large houses, Dover House and Putney Park House, which were purchased by the London County Council soon after World War I. Dover House was demolished for the new estate, but Putney Park House remains.[1]
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Dover House Estate | |
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General information | |
Location | Roehampton, London |
Coordinates | 51.4607°N 0.2397°W / 51.4607; -0.2397 |
Status | conservation area (19 September 1978) |
Area | 147 acres (59 ha) |
No. of units | 1212 houses |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1919 to 1929 |
Authority | London County Council |
Style | Cottage Estate |
Influence | Garden city movement, Arts and Crafts movement |
Other information | |
Governing body | Wandsworth Conservation & Design Group[1] |
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