Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire was designed by Robert Smythson for Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury. The infobox and text agree on construction from 1590 to 1597. The article calls the style Renaissance and describes an early English example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It names no wall materials or builders.
The house has very large and numerous windows, described as more glass than wall. Chimneys are built into internal walls, and a wide stone staircase leads to the second-floor state rooms, including a long gallery. The article gives the estate as 2,500 acres but no house dimensions.
The Cavendish family owned it until the mid-20th century, and airborne forces used it from 1941 to 1946. It passed to HM Treasury in 1956 and to the National Trust in 1959. A 6.5 million pound restoration finished in 2012. It drew 298,283 visitors in 2019. The article gives no hours.
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