Stracathro House (staff Residence of Stracathro Hospital), Stracathro
Description: Stracathro House (staff Residence of Stracathro Hospital)
Category: A
Date Listed: 11 June 1971
Historic Scotland Building ID: 17803
OS Grid Coordinates: 362572, 765561
Latitude/Longitude: 56.7801, -2.6141
Location: Burn Farm, Aberdeenshire DD9 7QA
Locality: Stracathro
County: Angus
Country: Scotland
Postcode: DD9 7QA
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Listing Text
Large symmetrical Graeco-Roman ashlar faced mansion 2 storey
on S.E. and 2-storey (later) attic and basement on N.W. with
single storey and basement wings: segmentally-arched terrace
at main block on N.W. S.E. frontage: 6-bay fluted corinthian
colonnade set in pilasters between balustraded 2 window
ends: centre 3 bays advanced with pediment as porte cochere
after manner of Carlton House London. Wings have tetrastyle
anta order with pediment: 7/8 window N.W. front with centre
tripartite at ground floor. Rusticated terrace and
basement. Interior: central hall, dome on pendentives marble
corinthian columns yellow scagliola walls: 3 notable N. rooms,
centre room has segmentally-arched ceiling and scagliola
columns; ceilings painted and stencilled; staircase Pompeian
red with decorative panels. Archibald Simpson (Aberdeen),
archt., begun 1827.
References:
N.S.A. v.XI p.666
'a splendid building of the Grecian order.' Forfarshire
Illustrated 1843. p. 137 (engraving)
Davidson Tourist Guide (Montrose & Brechin district) gives
date 1828-30.
Notes:
Source: Historic Scotland
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