Basic Site Details Name: | The Specimen House | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Intended to demonstrate the virtues of electricity for household appliances.
Cost: £8,400. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | The Mystery House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Blackness Road | Yes | Junction with Glamis Road, north-east corner | | Glamis Road | Yes | Junction with Blackness Road, north-east corner |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1920 | 1921 | | |
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 | | Dundee Burgh Engineer's Office/Dundee City Engineer's Office | | A | 1920 | 1921 | James McLellan Brown responsible | | James McLellan Brown | | A | 1920 | 1921 | Designed building following commission from James Thomson, both of Corporation of Dundee | | James Thomson | | A | 1920 | 1921 | Commissioned building - drawings done by James McLellan Brown |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Corporation of Dundee | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Frew, John | 1992 | James McLellan Brown | | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, '100 Years of Town Planning in Dundee', pp16-22 | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dundee City Archives | Dundee City Archives | | Dundee Town Council Minutes 1920-21 |
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