Montagu House
The Montagu House was a town house in Whitehall, London that served as the residence of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu.
History
The house was built in 1731 following John's sale of his father's former home in Bloomsbury. Desiring to build a larger and grander house house than his father's, John purchased three adjoining plots of land in Whitehall and built a relatively modest mansion. Following John's death in 1749, the house became a property of his daughter Mary and his son-in-law George Brudenell, who owned the house for 40 years.[1]
In 1859, the house was inherited by James Brudenell's cousin, Walter Francis Scott, who replaced the it with a palatial French Renaissance-inspired mansion.[1]
In 1917, the house was acquired by the British government and converted into an office space, before being eventually demolished in 1950.[1]