Wick House
Wick House may refer to: ;in England *Wick House, Richmond Hill, designed by Sir William Chambers for Sir Joshua Reynolds *The Wick, Richmond, Surrey, currently owned by Pete Townshend ;in the United States *Jockey Hollow, also known as Wick House See also * Wick (other) Wick most often refers to: * Capillary action ("wicking") ** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp ** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts Wick or WICK may also refer to: Places and placenames ...

Wick House, Richmond Hill
Wick House is a Listed building, Grade II listed house in Richmond, London, Richmond, Greater London, located near the corner of Nightingale Lane and Richmond Hill, London, Richmond Hill in Surrey. The painter Sir Joshua Reynolds commissioned the house from William Chambers (architect), Sir William Chambers and it was completed in 1772. History The upper section of Richmond Hill, London, Richmond Hill on which Wick House is built historically within the parish boundaries of Petersham, London, Petersham. The road on which it stands was known as the ''Causey'' or ''Causeway'', ''King's Highway'' or ''Upper Highway''. This was part of a main route between Richmond and Petersham until the construction of the present route of the A307 road, Petersham Road in 1773, as the previous alternative route on the lower part of Richmond Hill was frequently impassable. Richmond Park was enclosed by Charles I of England, King Charles I in 1637, taking of Petersham within it, most of which was ...
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The Wick
The Wick is a Grade I listed Georgian house in Richmond, Greater London, located at the corner of Nightingale Lane and Richmond Hill. The house, designed in 1775 by architect Robert Mylne for Lady St. Aubyn, was for many years the family home of actor Sir John Mills, who sold it to Ronnie Wood of the rock band Faces (and later of the Rolling Stones) in 1971. From 1996 it was owned by Pete Townshend of the Who who sold it in 2021 for £15,000,000 Description The Georgian-style house, built of plum brick and stone on the site of the ''Bull's Head'' tavern, overlooks the River Thames and is near Richmond Park, the largest urban park in the United Kingdom. It was designed by architect Robert Mylne in 1775 for Lady St. Aubyn, and includes oval dining and drawing rooms, three storeys and a basement with modillion, cornice and balustrading above. The porch is built with entablature and Tower of the Winds piers with a fanlight above, and a line of medallions embellishes the front of ...
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Jockey Hollow
Jockey Hollow is the name for an area in southern Morris County, New Jersey farmed in the 18th century by the Wick, Guerin and Kemble families. The origin of the name is still uncertain, but was used as such at the time of the American Revolution. For most of the Revolutionary War, it was used by portions of Continental Army as a winter camp site, and it housed the main Continental Army during the "Hard Winter" of 1779-80, believed to be the harshest winter in recorded history. It is located in Harding Township and Mendham Township, in Morris County, New Jersey. Since 1933, the Wick House has been part of Morristown National Historical Park Morristown National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, consisting of four sites important during the American Revolutionary War: Jockey Hollow, the Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense ... in Morristown, New Jersey. Morristown National Historical Park is administered by the ...
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