Basic Site Details

Name: Fintray House
Town, district or village: Fintray
City or county: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Parish: Fintray
Status: Demolished
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418271830 Execution of scheme, with only slight revisions to Burn's designs
Item 2 of 41827  Original scheme by William Burn
Item 3 of 41880  Burnt and rebuilt
Item 4 of 41952 Demolition 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2William Burn  1827 Original designs
Item 2 of 2John Smith B18271830Execution of scheme, with only slight revisions to Burn's designs

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Forbes, John, Sir 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Gow, Ian2006Scotland's Lost Houses London: Aurum Presspp 160-5
Item 2 of 4Macaulay, James1975The Gothic Revival  pp332-334
Item 3 of 4Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen London and New Haven: Yale University Pressp519
Item 4 of 4Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray Yale University Pressp41

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and deposits SRO GD 250, box 41