Iveagh House is now the Department of Foreign Affairs as it was donated to the Irish State by the Guinness family in 1939. Originally two houses, nos 80/81 St Stephen's Green, no 80 was originally designed by Richard Castle in 1736. After both houses were bought by Benjamin Guinness in 1862, he acted as his own architect and produced the current house. A foreign minister is a cabinet minister that helps to form foreign policy for sovereign nations. ... Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet (November 1, 1798) - (May 19, Irish brewer and philanthropist. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Finished in Portland Stone, the building has a severe appearance. Of nine bays the central three are broken forward and pedimented. The interior of the building is hugely elaborate and decorative with an incredible staircase and ballroom. Both are lined with alabaster and the staircase has ornate victorian ironwork as well as marble columns and circular roof lights.
Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former stately home in Hampstead Heath in London.
It was donated to the nation by Lord Iveagh, a member of the Guinness family in 1927 when he died, and opened to the public in 1928.
There are fine landscaped gardens around the house, originally designed by Humphry Repton, contrasting to the more wild Hampstead Heath that surrounds the area.
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