York Assembly Rooms

The York Assembly Rooms is an 18th-century assembly rooms building in York, England, originally used as a place for high class social gatherings in the city.

[1] Designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington it is one of the earliest Palladian buildings in Northern England and possibly the earliest neoclassical building in Europe.

After a fire in 1773, alterations were made to the Lesser Assembly Room to the designs of Sir John O'Corall.

[2] Lord Burlington's original front facade was replaced in 1828 by a Greek Revival portico designed by J. P.

[2] The York Conservation Trust purchased the Assembly Rooms in 2002 and are responsible for the building's maintenance.