117 Brixton Road

Type

house

Style

Victorian terrace

First appears

Book 2 · Ch. 8

Books

1

117 Brixton Road begins as an unassuming Victorian terraced house in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," where its backyard serves as an improvised poultry farm teeming with geese. Across the series, the property transforms from a simple domestic setting into a nexus of intrigue, its geese becoming unwitting carriers of a priceless gem and the house itself a focal point for criminal investigation. By later books, the address evolves into a symbol of how ordinary London dwellings can conceal extraordinary secrets, its poultry yard ultimately linking street-level crime to international jewel theft.