Gorhambury House

{{Short description|Country house in St Michael, Hertfordshire, England}}

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File:Gorhambury House.jpg Corinthian portico]]

Gorhambury House is a Palladian-style house near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was built between 1777 and 1784 to replace Old Gorhambury House, which was left to fall into ruin.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gorhambury House - The Gorhambury Estate |url=https://www.gorhamburyestate.co.uk/Gorhambury-House |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.gorhamburyestate.co.uk |language=en}}

It was designed by Sir Robert Taylor and commissioned by James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston. Grimston's son was made Earl of Verulam, and the building is currently the home of the 7th Earl of Verulam.{{Cite news |url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/traffic_chaos_wedding_was_that_of_earl_of_verulam_s_daughter_1_2238012 |title=Traffic-chaos wedding was that of Earl of Verulam's daughter |last=Burton |work=Herts Advertiser |year=2013}}

Features of interest inside include a fireplace designed by Piranesi. The house is Grade II* listed.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1102915|desc=Gorhambury|access-date=6 September 2021}} It is a member of Historic Houses Association and is open for tours at certain times.{{Cite web|title=Gorhambury House|url=http://www.hha.org.uk/Property/869/|publisher=Historic Houses Association|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043306/http://www.hha.org.uk/Property/869/|url-status=dead}}

The surrounding estate includes much of the site of the Roman city of Verulamium.{{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79739 |title=Places: 79739 (Verulamium) |author=Esmonde Cleary, A. |access-date=June 19, 2018 |publisher=Pleiades}}