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.

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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

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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, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, 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

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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

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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

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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.

West Smithfield

Neighborhood

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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
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Latitude

51.51504° or 51° 30′ 54″ north

Longitude

-0.10816° or 0° 6′ 29″ west

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

9C3XGV8R+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 866222968

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

6615337

Wikidata 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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