Chamberlain's House
Chamberlain's House is a residential building near the shores of Loch Fyne in the Scottish town of Inveraray . It is the corner house between Front Street and Main Street and thus to the east of the three buildings along northwest Front Street . The house and is located directly on the A83 , which connects the south of the Argyll and Bute region to the Kintyre Peninsula on the Central Belt .
The building was completed in 1751. It is based on plans by the Scottish architect John Adam , who also designed other houses in the planned town of Inveraray, which was then under construction . Chamberlain's House is one of the oldest buildings in the city center. In 1966 Chamberlain's House was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
description
The two-story building has an L-shaped floor plan. It has typical features of Georgian architecture . Chamberlain's House is entered through a small porch protruding from the center of the front, which ends with a gable roof. This does not correspond to the original condition and was only added later. The porch is symmetrically surrounded in three axes by lattice windows. Another eight windows are on the outgoing wing along Main Street. On the front side, three dormers with hipped roofs illuminate the rooms of the attic. There are three more of the same type along Main Street. The edges of the building are decorated with offset corner stones. Another decorative ribbon is located below the windows on the upper floor. At the rear, another wing of the building runs parallel to the wing along Main Street. Chamberlain's House closes with a slate-covered gable roof. All facades are plastered using the traditional Harling technique.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Chamberlain's House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 13 ′ 52.8 " N , 5 ° 4 ′ 21.3" W.