Kew Palace (Kew, England)

found: Work cat.: Kew Palace--the official illustrated history, 2006:p. 7 (Kew Palace, Britain's smallest royal palace; lies within the Royal Botanic Gardens; began as a rich merchant's country house in 1631, the Fortrey Mansion; in 1729 was leased by Queen Caroline for the Royal Family; George III and his family form central thread of Kew's story. Queen Victoria gave the palace to the nation in 1898, and it was open to the public until closed in 1996 for extensive renovation, reopening in 2006; palace has also gone by the affectionate name of "the Dutch House" due to size and gables)

found: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew WWW site, August 14, 2006:/history/places (The Dutch House, now known as Kew Palace; used intermitttently as a royal residence 1728-1898; in December 1896, Queen Victoria agreed to Kew's acquisition of the Palace, and it opened to public in 1898. In the 1960s, the Queen's Garden was created in its grounds. Kew Palace is in the trust of Historic Royal Palaces)