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{{short description|Manor house located in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, England}} {{For|the heritage house in Queensland, Australia|Harlaxton House}} {{Use British English|date=April 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox historic site | name = Harlaxton Manor | native_name = | native_language = | image = Harlaxton Manor - University of Evansville College near Grantham, UK.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = | alt = Rear view of the house from the garden | type = | locmapin = Lincolnshire | coordinates = {{coord|52.8806|-0.671|display=inline,title}} | location = [[Harlaxton]], [[Lincolnshire]], England | area = | built = | built_for = Gregory Gregory | original_use = [[English country house|Country house]] | architect = [[Anthony Salvin]], [[William Burn]] | architecture = [[Jacobethan]] | governing_body = [[University of Evansville]] | owner = | designation1 = Historic garden | designation1_offname = Harlaxton Manor park and garden | designation1_date = 24 June 1985 | designation1_number = 1000982 | designation2 = Grade I | designation2_offname = Harlaxton Manor | designation2_date = 19 February 1952 | designation2_number = 1298440 | designation3 = Grade I | designation3_offname = Forecourt gateway and screen | designation3_date = 19 February 1952 | designation3_number = 1236557 | designation4 = Grade II* | designation4_offname = Harlaxton Manor bridge | designation4_date = 24 September 1979 | designation4_number = 1187968 | designation5 = Grade II* | designation5_offname = Harlaxton Manor Gatehouse | designation5_date = 24 September 1979 | designation5_number = 1236606 }} '''Harlaxton Manor''' is a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[English country house|country house]] in [[Harlaxton]], [[Lincolnshire]], England. The house was built for Gregory Gregory, a local squire and businessman. Gregory employed two of the leading architects of Victorian England, [[Anthony Salvin]] and [[William Burn]] and consulted a third, [[Edward Blore]], during its construction. Its architecture, which combines elements of [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean]] and [[Elizabethan architecture|Elizabethan]] styles with [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] decoration, makes it unique among England's [[Jacobethan]] houses. Harlaxton is a [[Listed building|Grade I listed building]] on the [[National Heritage List for England]], and many other structures on the estate are also listed. The surrounding park and gardens are listed Grade II* on the [[Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England|Register of Historic Parks and Gardens]]. It is now the British campus of the [[University of Evansville]].
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