Chatsworth House near Bakewell was rebuilt from 1687 for William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire. William Talman designed the south and east fronts, and Thomas Archer possibly the west and north. The infobox gives completion as 1708, while the text says the North Front was finished in 1707.
It is English Baroque, with an Italianate North Wing by Jeffry Wyatville, about 400 feet (122 m) long, built for the 6th Duke. James Paine designed the stables. The house has about 81,000 square feet (7,500 m²) of floor area and five floors, with about 300 rooms in the infobox and 126 in the text.
It began as a Tudor house by Bess of Hardwick, dated to 1553 in one place and 1555 in another. The Painted Hall has Laguerre murals. The Duke and Duchess live there, and nearly 100 rooms are closed to visitors. The garden draws about 300,000 visitors a year.
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