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 AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Inverleith Place | | Given as address during construction | | 11, Kinnear Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1898 | 1899 | | | | c. 1930 | c. 1960 | | Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Alexander Nisbet Paterson | | | 1898 | 1899 | | | Morton John Heddell Cowie | | B | 1930s | c. 1960 | Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (begun in connection with Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid) | | James McLellan Fairley | | B | c. 1930 | 1938 | Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid firm in 1947) | | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | | B | c. 1930 | 1947 | Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of firm in 1947) | | Robert Stirling Reid | | B | c. 1930 | 1947 | Grandstand, and alterations to attic storey (continued after end of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid firm in 1947) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Edinburgh Academy Boarding House Coy Ltd | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1898 | | part 1 | | pp58, 59 | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p580 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1899 | | | | 739 (combined entry with Jeffrey House) | | RSA | 1898 | | | | 563 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 49542 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1890/1/1, CSE 1890/1/49 (showing block plan of house and later alterations, 1930-1960) | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 153413 | |
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