The manor of Hartforth was recorded in the Domesday Book and descended through various families.
The current country house was built in 1744, and a northwest range was added in 1792, probably to a design by John Foss.
The south front has eight bays, a plinth, quoins, a floor band, a modillion cornice, a balustered parapet with square pedestals, and urn finials at the ends.
Three of the bays project slightly, and contain a doorway with an architrave, a fanlight, and a tripartite keystone in a rusticated quoined surround, with a pediment.
[1][5] Next to the house is a grade II listed water tower, dating from the late 19th century.