Wealthy landowner and lawyer Phillip Hawkins purchased the estate in 1715. He ordered London-based architect Thomas Edwards[3] to build the Palladian house in 1723. It was later revised by Edwards in around 1738 and by Sir Robert Taylor in the 1750-1760s.[1]
Architecture
The house is built from granite ashlar, Pentewan stone ashlar and stucco, and features hipped slate roofs and rendered stacks. The central doorcase is arched with a pulvinated frieze, and contains an 18th-century central panelled door with sidelights.[1]
In the interior, the central east room of the house is panelled with pine wood, while the central south room features arcaded screens and Roman-style Ionicentablatures, with rococoarabesques adorning the fireplace wall. The main staircase of Trewithen House is cantilevered, and set in a semi circular open well.[1]
Grounds
The magnolia fountain
The grounds of Trewithen Estate are noteworthy, with a prominent 200 yard-long lawn and gardens containing some rare plants.[4] The two garden pavilions located 15 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade I listed.[5][6]
The entrance gates and piers 500 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade II listed,[7][8] as are the gates with piers to the north east and north west of the house.[9][10][11] The kitchen garden walls adjoining the service wing to the west of the house are Grade II listed.[12]
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