Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Street plan

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	John Finnie Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	October 1864			Opening ceremony

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
	Charles Reid		C	1863		Contractor for clearing site and making the new road.
	William Atkinson Railton			1864		Masterplanning and construction, with Robert Blackwood, Surveyor
	Robert Blackwood		B	1864

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Finnie, John	Kilmarnock-born merchant in Manchester

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	14-28 John Finnie Street
	30-38 John Finnie Street
	72-84 John Finnie Street
	Kilmarnock Equitable Co-operative Society Headquarters
	Operetta House

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Close, Rob and Riches, Anne	2012	The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran		New Haven and London: Yale University Press	p412, 416, 439
	Close, Robert	1992	Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide		Edinburgh: RIAS	p103