Anderson's institution
The Anderson's Institution is a nursing home and former school in the Scottish town of Elgin in the Council Area Moray . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
Andrew Anderson , who came from a poor background in Elgin, was given the opportunity to join the military of the East India Company by chance in London . For a man of his rank, his military career was exceptionally successful in the distance and he left the military wealthy with the rank of major general . On his return home, he signed a contract with the regional sheriff and the local magistrate for the fiduciary management of £ 70,000 of his property, which should be used for the construction of what is now Anderson's institution. Anderson died in 1824. Anderson's Institution was built between 1830 and 1833 based on a design by the Scottish architect Archibald Simpson . Probably based on the problems of his own childhood, the foundation purpose of the Anderson's Institution was to provide accommodation and to teach 50 children. Furthermore, ten places for elderly care were set up. The school has meanwhile been relocated and Anderson's Institution is now used exclusively for elderly care.
description
Anderson's Institution is off the A96 east of central Elgin. The two-storey building is designed in the classical style of the Greek Revival . It has an H-shaped floor plan. The north-facing main facade is 14 axes wide, of which the three outer axes emerge as wings. Their facades close with triangular gables . The central portico is designed with two Ionic columns in antis and entablature , on which a sculpture rests. The architrave bears the inscription Elgin Institution for Support of Old Age and Education of Youth . A round lantern with eight Corinthian pilasters rises above it and ends in a dome. Two risalits emerge from the seven-axis west facade . A hexastyle Doric portico juts out between these .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Internet presence of the institution
- Entry on Anderson's Institution in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 57 ° 38 ′ 52.5 " N , 3 ° 18 ′ 18.2" W.