It is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house in Handsworth, part of Birmingham since 1911, but historically in the county of Staffordshire.

[6] Work on extending the building was completed in 1796 following the submission of designs by James Wyatt, Samuel's brother, for the additions of a main entrance front.

[4] Wyatt was also responsible for the large dining room, the regular venue for meetings of the Lunar Society.

[7] It then had a number of owners, and was at one time used as a residential hostel for police officers, before being acquired by Birmingham City Council in 1990[8] and being opened by them as a museum in 1995.

[9] Soho House has been restored, retaining its 18th-century appearance,[10] with "fine collections of ormolu, silver, furniture and paintings".