Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dunoon Sheriff Court and County Buildings |
| Town, district or village: | Dunoon |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Courthouse | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 2 February 1898 | Journal reference | ||
| 1899 | Design exhibited | Fraser design | |
| 1900 | Design exhibited | Competition design (Miles Septimus Gibson) | |
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 | |
| William Fraser | 1898 | Asked to make plans, but didn't get job; McKissack and Son won competition | |||
| James McKissack | A | c. 1898 | After 1900(?) | Won competition and secured job (initially as assistant in his father's practice and then as partner) | |
| John McKissack | A | c. 1898 | After 1900(?) | Won competition and secured job | |
| Miles Septimus Gibson | 1900 | Unsuccessful competition design (exhibited) | |||
| John McKissack & Son | A | 1900(?) | Competition won and job secured prior to partnership | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1899 | 766 (Fraser) | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1900 | 572 (Gibson design) | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Herald | 9 February 1898 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | James McKissack: L v19 no 1435 | |