ENGLISH Heritage is investigating whether a Windermere landmark, under threat of being razed to the ground, should be given listed status.
The body has confirmed it is looking into whether Brockhole should be preserved after the Victorian Society applied for it to be graded and protected.
The fate of the Arts and Crafts building rests with the Lake District National Park Authority, which is considering plans for its future use which include replacing it with a multi-million pound "world class" tourism attraction.
Alex Baldwin, conservation advisor for the Victorian Society, which champions the merits of Victorian and Edwardian architecture, said the building was an important landmark that should be retained.
Brockhole, which was built for the Manchester silk merchant William Gaddum and his wife Edith Potter, cousin of children's author Beatrix Potter, lies within a Grade II registered garden, designed and built by Thomas Mawson.
Mawson was of international acclaim and wrote extensively on how garden design and architecture should go hand-in-hand for a unified appearance.
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