Gillies' house

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Gillies' house

Gillies' House is a residential and commercial building near the shores of Loch Fyne in the Scottish town of Inveraray , opposite the jetty. It is the center of the three buildings along northeast Front Street .

Construction on the building began in 1759 and was finally completed in 1760. It is probably based on plans by the Scottish architect John Adam from 1754. The client was a Mr. Richardson . Gillies' House is one of the older buildings in the core of the planned city of Inveraray. A bank was housed in the house for many years. In 1966, Gillies' House was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.

description

The two-story house with a basement has typical features of Georgian architecture . It was built from quarry stone. Three steps lead up to the entrance door, which is set into the center of the building. The door is spanned by a detached decorative arch, similar to the neighboring old rectory . It is surrounded symmetrically in five axes by lattice windows. At the front, two dormer windows with saddle roofs illuminate the rooms of the attic. The edges of the building are decorated with offset corner stones. At the rear there is a semicircular tower that connects directly to the building. Gillies' house ends with a slate pitched roof.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Gillies' House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 56 ° 13 '52.2 "  N , 5 ° 4' 19.1"  W.