Basic Site Details

Name: Shops and offices, 60-66 Academy Street
Town, district or village: Inverness
City or county: Inverness-shire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: A block of buildings is to be erected in Academy Street Inverness by the trustees of the late Messrs Strothers. The new block which is to cost £7,000 will have a frontage of 70 feet to Academy Street and a frontage of 50 feet to the railway thoroughfare. On the ground floor of the building, which is to be four stories in height, there will be four large shops with cellars underneath. The first floor will be divided out into offices. The second floor will besimilarly laid out, while the third floor will be constructed for family occupation. Both elevations will be faced with red sandstone from Ayrshire. The architect is Mr William Macintosh. The successful contractors are: mason, Alexander Junor; carpenter, Peter Cameron; slater, James Gray and Son; plumber, A J Russell; plastering, Fowler and Kennedy; painter John Munro; and blacksmiths, the Rose Street Foundry Company, Inverness. [Builder 3 April 1897 p323]

William Macintosh, moved his office to this building on completion in April, 1898

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 3Shop Ground floor and cellar
Item 2 of 3Office First and Second Floors
Item 3 of 3Housing Third floor

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 260-66, Academy StreetYes 
Item 2 of 2Strothers Lane  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11897 Proposed 

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 1William Mackintosh (senior)  1897April 1898 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Trustees of the late Messrs Strothers 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder3 April 1897  p323
Item 2 of 2Inverness Courier5 January 1897   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register43639