Basic Site Details

Name: Scott House, Boarding House for Edinburgh Academy
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: NB A drawing in the NMRS Cowie & Seaton Collection is titled 'House for Mr R J Mackenzie' (by A N Paterson) but this has to be either Scott House or Jeffrey House as both are designed by Paterson while Mackenzie House is designed by Ramsay Traquair. The whole project of building these boarding houses was masterminded by the then Rector of the Academy, Mr Robert J Mackenzie.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Inverleith Place Given as address during construction
Item 2 of 211, Kinnear RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 218981899  
Item 2 of 2c. 1930c. 1960 Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5Alexander Nisbet Paterson  18981899 
Item 2 of 5Morton John Heddell Cowie B1930sc. 1960Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (begun in connection with Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid)
Item 3 of 5James McLellan Fairley Bc. 19301938Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid firm in 1947)
Item 4 of 5Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid Bc. 19301947Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of firm in 1947)
Item 5 of 5Robert Stirling Reid Bc. 19301947Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid firm in 1947)

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Edinburgh Academy Boarding House Coy Ltd 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Academy Architecture1898 part 1 pp58, 59
Item 2 of 4Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp580
Item 3 of 4Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1899   739 (combined entry with Jeffrey House)
Item 4 of 4RSA1898   563

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register49542 
Item 2 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSCowie and Seaton Collection CSE 1890/1/1, CSE 1890/1/49 (showing block plan of house and later alterations, 1930-1960)
Item 3 of 4RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers  
Item 4 of 4Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandCanmore153413