Came House

{{Short description|Grade I listed building in Dorset, England}}

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| location = Winterborne Came, Dorset
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| address = Winterborne Came,
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8NU

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Came House is a privately owned country house next to the village of Winterborne Came, in Dorset, England. Built in the mid-18th century, it is a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE|num=1119219 |desc=Came House|access-date= 7 October 2021}}

Description

=History=

The house was built for John Damer by Francis Cartwright of Blandford in 1754; after Cartwright's death in 1758, the interior was completed by Vile and Cobb, cabinet makers of London, in 1762. There is a kitchen wing on the east, connected to the house by a passageway.[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol2/pp382-387 "Winterborne Came", in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 382-387]. British History Online. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

In the mid-19th century an entrance with a porch, vestibule and cloakrooms, and a cast-iron domed conservatory, were added on the west side of the house. The conservatory is attributed to the architect Charles Fowler. A library was also established at that time and other minor changes were made. There have otherwise been few alterations.[http://www.camehouse.co.uk/house-and-estate/ "The House and Estate"] Came House. Retrieved 7 October 2021.[https://www.parksandgardens.org/places/came-house "Came House"] Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

=Present day=

{{As of|2021}}, the house is a venue for weddings and parties.[http://www.camehouse.co.uk/ Came House] Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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