Basic Site Details

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Inverleith Row	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1854	1855
	2002 *	2005	Restoration	Restoration Architects were Simpson and Brown.

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)		A	1854	1855	With Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	Robert Matheson		A	1854	1855	Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	Simpson and Brown		B	2002 *	2005	Watson Stonecraft, Ratho Byres Forge and the Borders Wood School all contributed to the restoration.

* earliest date known from documented sources.

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Scotsman	18 March 2005			Mission to put meaning in display, by David Mitchell. in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Special Report supp. p3
	Transactions of the Botanical Society	July 1858	vol 6		p133

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	27914
	National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)	Register House Plans		1854-55