| York Assembly Rooms | |
|---|---|
.jpg) York Assembly Rooms in 2010 | |
| Type | Assembly rooms |
| Location | York, England |
| Coordinates | 53°57′39″N 1°05′06″W / 53.960952°N 1.085126°W |
| OS grid reference | SE 60122 52040 |
| Built | 1730–1735 |
| Built for | Corporation of York |
| Original use | Event venue |
| Restored | 2017 |
| Restored by | York Conservation Trust |
| Current use | Restaurant |
| Architect | Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, J. P. Pritchett |
| Architectural style(s) | Palladian, Greek Revival |
| Owner | York Conservation Trust |
| Website | yorkconservationtrust.org/blakestreet-assemblyrooms.html |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | The Assembly Rooms |
| Designated | 14 June 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1259521 |
.svg)  Location of York Assembly Rooms in North Yorkshire | |
The York Assembly Rooms is an 18th-century assembly rooms building in York, England, originally used as a place for high class social gatherings in the city. The building is situated on Blake Street and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington it is one of the earliest Palladian buildings in Northern England and possibly the earliest neoclassical building in Europe.[2][3] Construction began in 1730 and was completed in 1735, but it was used beginning in 1732. After a fire in 1773, alterations were made to the Lesser Assembly Room to the designs of Sir John O'Corall.[2] The front steps of the portico were later replaced by an internal set in 1791.[2] Lord Burlington's original front facade was replaced in 1828 by a Greek Revival portico designed by J. P. Pritchett.[2]
In 1925, York Corporation purchased the building and made further alterations in 1939 through 1951.[2] The York Conservation Trust purchased the Assembly Rooms in 2002 and are responsible for the building's maintenance.
It currently operates as an Ask Italian but is open for public viewing.
