Basic Site Details

Name: Inverleith House
Town, district or village: Inverleith
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
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Status: B Listed
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1National Gallery of Modern Art 1960-1984

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Gallery  
Item 2 of 2HouseYes 

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Botanic Gardens, Inverleith RowYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31774 Build/constructionOriginal house
Item 2 of 33 October 1959 Alteration/conversionLondon (MoW) contract to adapt building into gallery per Builder 16 Oct 1959 p463
Item 3 of 31974 Addition 

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 11David Henderson B1773 Contracted to build the house to his own designs. Built the following year.
Item 2 of 11H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) A1877 Interior re-finishing after fire - with Robertson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
Item 3 of 11Walter Wood Robertson A1877 Interior re-finishing after fire - as architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh
Item 4 of 11Colin Macandrew & Partners  16 October 1959 awarded adaptation contract per Builder p463
Item 5 of 11(Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) C1974  
Item 6 of 11Alan Reiach C1974 Extension
Item 7 of 11Alan Reiach Eric Hall & Partners C1974 Extension
Item 8 of 11Eric Walker Hall C1974 Extension
Item 9 of 11James Stuart Renton c1974 Extension
Item 10 of 11Leslie Douglas Mitchell C1974 Extension
Item 11 of 11William Alistair Miller C1974 Extension

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Rocheid, JamesClient for original house

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 2Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp575

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder16 October 1959  p463

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Edinburgh City LibrariesMS decreet referring to contract of Henderson and Rocheid for Inverleith House  
Item 2 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register28081 
Item 3 of 4National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Office of Works Files Drawings
Item 4 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSAlan Reiach Collection AR 39/1-3