Came House | |
Map Type: | Dorset |
Status: | Grade I listed |
Location: | Winterborne Came, Dorset |
Address: | Winterborne Came, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8NU |
Location Country: | United Kingdom |
Coordinates: | 50.6931°N -2.4194°W |
Completion Date: | 1754 |
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.
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.[1]
In the mid-19th century an entrance with 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.[1] [2] [3]
the house is a venue for weddings and parties.[4]