Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Old Union Building	Yes

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Butts Wynd	Yes
	75-77, North Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
				Additions - date unknown
	1500s			Original building
	1891	1892		Addition of dining hall at rear
	1919			Improvements
	1923	1924		Alteration to top of stair tower

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
	(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer	Architect				Additions - date unknown
	(Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson	Architect		1891	1892	Addition of dining hall at rear
	Paul Waterhouse	Architect		1919	1924	Improvements, and alteration to top of stair tower

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	University of St Andrews Admirable Crichton's House

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
	Building name	Notes
	University of St Andrews Admirable Crichton's House

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Cant, Ronald Gordon	1967	St Andrews Architects, II		St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967	p 13
	Cant, Ronald Gordon	1991	St Andrews Architects		Three decades of historical notes (Revised text), St Andrews
	Gifford, John	1988	Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)			p395

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect	12 December 1919	CII		p 352
	British Architect	3 July 1891	XXXVI		p 4

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	40773
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Lorimer and Matthew Collection		LOR S/11
	St Andrews University Library	St Andrews Dean of Guild Plans
	St Andrews University Library	University of St Andrews Court Minutes		25 July 1899