The house was built as a hunting lodge for George II, by the architect Roger Morris, and construction began shortly after his accession to the throne in 1727.
ðə hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt æz ɐ hˈʌntɪŋ lˈɑːdʒ fɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt ɹˈɑːdʒɚ mˈɔːɹɪs, ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən bɪɡˈæn ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɐksˈɛʃən tə ðə θɹˈoʊn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.