In 1831, under the supervision of architect Jeffry Wyatville, the house was erected in the picturesque style for Queen Adelaide. Adelaide Cottage is located in Windsor Home Park. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1975. The ceiling of its principal bedroom reuses decorative elements, including gilt dolphins and ropes, from the former royal yacht, HMY Royal George. At the time of construction in 1831, it was described as "chastely elegant" and having two public rooms, in addition to a retiring room for the queen, and a pages' room, as well as furnishings from the former royal lodge and a marble fireplace mantel in the regency Graeco-Egyptian style.
The cottage incorporates building materials of John Nash's Royal Lodge from Windsor Great Park. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire.