Basic Site Details
| Name: | Strichen House |
| Town, district or village: | Strichen |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | In ruins. The Banffshire Journal 18 April 1865 p 4 gives further details about improvement by George Baird. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1818 | 1821 | House and landscape | |
| c. 1855 | Refurbishment | Renovation and redecoration | |
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 | |
| John Smith | 1818 | 1821 | |||
| William Sawrey Gilpin | B | 1818 | 1821 | Was consulted about lakes in the garden | |
| William Baird | C | c. 1855 | Renovation and redecoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Baird, George | Client for renovation and redecoration after 1855 when he acquired the estate. George Baird's father was the proprietor of the Gartsherrie Iron Works |
| Lovat, Lord | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp40, 45, 390-1 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Banffshire Journal | 18 April 1865 | p6 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | John Smith Papers (List of Plans and accounts) | List of plans | |