Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glencruitten House |
| Town, district or village: | Oban |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 November 1866 | Journal reference | Earlier house | |
| 1897 | New building on site | ||
| 1903 | Additions | ||
| 1927 | Library wing added | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Rhind | 1866 | Earlier house | |||
| Edward Appin | B | 1897 | |||
| Edward Appin | C | 1903 | Further work | ||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | A | 1927 | 1928 | Library wing and interiors | |
| John Fraser Matthew | A | 1927 | 1928 | Library wing | |
| Lorimer & Matthew | A | 1927 | 1928 | Library wing | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Boutein, James | Client for 1897 house |
| Mackay, Alexander | Client for 1927 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Historic Scotland Lists | |||||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p178 | |
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p420 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Inverness Advertiser | 30 November 1866 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 11984 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR O/1 | |