▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁brick ▁front age ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁possibly ▁for ▁William ▁B enn ▁( S her iff ▁of ▁H ert ford shire ▁and ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 7 ). ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁in ▁dis rep air ▁when ▁B enson ▁saw ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁purchased ▁it ▁for ▁" an ▁extra ordin arily ▁low ▁sum ". ▁B enson ▁carried ▁out ▁many ▁internal ▁alter ations , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁Gabriel ▁Pi ppet . ▁B enson ▁left ▁H are ▁Street ▁House ▁to ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁of ▁West min ster ▁following ▁his ▁death . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁retre at ▁for ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁and ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Further ▁rest oration ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁for ▁William ▁Card inal ▁God f rey ▁who ▁had ▁earlier ▁appointed ▁the ▁poet ▁and ▁myst ic ▁John ▁Brad bur ne ▁to ▁be ▁care t aker . ▁ ▁A ▁char itable ▁trust ▁" to ▁generate ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁up keep ▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁H are ▁Street ▁House " ▁was ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁of ▁West min ster . ▁Card inal ▁H ins ley ▁died