<P> Originally three houses , Number 10 was offered to Sir Robert Walpole by King George II in 1732 . Walpole accepted on the condition that the gift was to the office of First Lord of the Treasury rather than to him personally . Walpole commissioned William Kent to join the three houses and it is this larger house that is known as Number 10 Downing Street . </P>
<P> Originally three houses , Number 10 was offered to Sir Robert Walpole by King George II in 1732 . Walpole accepted on the condition that the gift was to the office of First Lord of the Treasury rather than to him personally . Walpole commissioned William Kent to join the three houses and it is this larger house that is known as Number 10 Downing Street . </P>
when did 10 downing street became the home of the prime minister
when did 10 downing street became the home of the prime minister
1732
1732