Dr Johnson’s House
Dr Johnson's House is a writer's house museum in London in the former home of the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. The house is a Grade I listed building.- Type: Museum
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in City of London, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Doctor Johnson’s House”, “Dr Johnsons House”, “Dr. Johnson’s House”, and “Dr. Johnsons House”
- Address: Gough Square, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 2,300 feet east of Dr Johnson’s House.
Temple Church
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple Church, a royal peculiar in the Church of England, is a church in the Inner and Middle Temples located between Fleet Street and the River Thames in London, England. Temple Church is situated 810 feet southwest of Dr Johnson’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple and Blackfriars.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Dr Johnson’s House
- Categories: historic house museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51504° or 51° 30′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.10816° or 0° 6′ 29″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C3XGV8R+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 866222968OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
6615337Wikidata ID
Q5304210
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Dr Johnson’s House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “约翰逊博士故居”
- Japanese: “ジョンソン博士の家”
- Welsh: “Tŷ Dr Johnson”
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