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 ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Shop | | Ground floor and cellar | | Office | | First and Second Floors | | Housing | | Third floor |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 60-66, Academy Street | Yes | | | Strothers Lane | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Proposed | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 Mackintosh (senior) | | | 1897 | April 1898 | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Trustees of the late Messrs Strothers | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 3 April 1897 | | | p323 | | Inverness Courier | 5 January 1897 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43639 | |
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