the 115-room home, placed touching water in the middle of a 3,500 acre (Xiv kilometre²) estate, occurs as 3-story, proportionate red brick structure in the English Renaissance style. It will own been designed by noted 17th-century British designer Inigo Jones.

A home was a personal seat of the Earls Stanhope, and was bequeathed to the United states per 7th and last Earl Stanhope (who was too Thirteenth & endure Earl of Chesterfield).

A survive Lord Stanhope, world health organization died forgoing an heir around 1967, was apparently impressed per Prince of Wales. He left the heavy endowed home to the United states, to become managed by a body of trustees. the Chevening Estate Work stipulated that a new resident should become a Prime Minister, a Cabinet Minister, a widow woman woman or even even even direct descendent of King George VI, or the married person widow or widowman of such a descendent. Lord Stanhope hoped that a Prince of Wales would reside at Chevening. A Prince declined, so accepted residency around 1974 so gave higher residency (while forgoing actually getting resided there) around 1980, finding instead to choose Highgrove. Since so, Chevening has been utilized per British government to home consecutive Foreign Secretaries.

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