 Holkham Hall ( / ˈhoʊkəm / or / ˈhɒlkəm / ) is an 18th @-@ century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham , Norfolk , England . The house was constructed in the Palladian style for Thomas Coke , 1st Earl of Leicester ( fifth creation ) by the architect William Kent , aided by the architect and aristocrat Lord Burlington . 
