Historic houses · London
Highpoint I
Highpoint I — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Highpoint I is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Highpoint I was the first of two apartment blocks erected in the 1930s on one of the highest points in London, England, in Highgate. The architectural design was by the Georgian-British architect Berthold Lubetkin, the structural design by the Anglo-Danish engineer Ove Arup and the construction by Kier.
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Background
History
Highpoint I was built in 1935 for the entrepreneur Sigmund Gestetner, but was never used for its intended purpose of housing Gestetner company staff. One of the best examples of early International style architecture in London, this block of 64 flats was very innovative in its day. When the building was completed, it became widely renowned as the finest example of this form of construction for residential purposes. When Corbusier himself visited Highpoint in 1935 he said, "This beautiful building .... at Highgate is an achievement of the first rank." And the American critic Henry Russell Hitchcock called it, "One of the finest, if not absolutely the finest, middle-class housing projects in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5749, -0.1508
- District
- Haringey
- Parish
- Haringey, unparished area
- Postcode
- N6 4BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
Sources
- wikidata: Q940507 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Highpoint I (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Highpoint I?
- Highpoint I is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N6 4BA), in the parish of Haringey, unparished area.
- Who owns Highpoint I?
- Highpoint I is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Highpoint I a listed building?
- Highpoint I is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Highpoint I?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N6 4BA. It sits within the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency.