[1] It was built between 1842 and 1846 to designs by the architect Edward Blore[2] for Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper.

It was made a Grade II listed building in 1987.

[3] The grounds of Kingston Hall contains a Grade II listed Pavilion and a Grade II listed stable block.

In 1916 it was the birthplace of Lavinia Mary Strutt, (later Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk), daughter of Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper and his wife, Eva Strutt.

It was subdivided into separate apartments in 1977.