Marlborough House in London was designed by Christopher Wren and his son Christopher Wren the Younger, though the infobox lists only Wren. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, is the client, while the infobox gives the owner as King Charles III in right of the Crown. The lease was granted in 1708, and it was completed in 1711, matching the infobox.
The article names no style. It is brick with rusticated stone quoins, with stonework by Edward Strong the Younger. It was originally two stories, and William Chambers added a third in the 1770s.
James Pennethorne enlarged it in 1861 to 1863. It was home to Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and the Gambia Independence Act was signed there in 1964. It has been leased to the Commonwealth Secretariat since 1965 and is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations. It opens for Open House Weekend each September and for group tours by arrangement. The article gives no ticket prices.
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