60 Carey Street
| 60 Carey Street | |
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Interactive map of the 60 Carey Street area | |
General information | |
| Type | Residential |
Architectural style | Georgian |
| Location | Holborn, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′55″N 0°06′45″W / 51.515227°N 0.112409°W |
Completed | 1732 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | 60, CAREY STREET |
| Designated | 24 October 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1244098 |
60 Carey Street is a Grade II* listed house on Carey Street in Holborn, London.[1] Nearby to the Royal Courts of Justice, Lincoln's Inn and the Law Society it has historically been connected to the law institutions of the area, the latter being the current owner.[2]
History
The house was built between 1731 and 1732 for Richard Foley, an MP and bencher of nearby Lincoln's Inn. The Doric entrance was added around 1800 and restoration was carried out between 1929 and 1932 for use by the President of the Law Society.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "60, CAREY STREET, Non Civil Parish - 1244098 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ newsdesk, Gazette. "Law Society rules out sale of president's residence". Law Gazette. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). Westminster. London (Repr. with corr ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.