The house, which is the headquarters of Rutland County Council, is a Grade II listed building.

[2] It became the home of Sir Gerard Noel Edwards, MP for Rutland in the early 19th century.

[7] Changes were made to the property including the installation of a council chamber in a room with a marble fireplace[1] and the conversion of part of the garden into a car park.

[8] Then, following the re-incarnation of Rutland County Council in April 1997, it became the headquarters of the new unitary authority.

[11][12] Works of art in the building include a painting by Dorothy Snowdon (1921–2014) depicting an osprey.