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 Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | The Mystery House | | |
Street Addresses| The 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 |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1920 | 1921 | | |
PeopleDesign 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 |  | Dundee Burgh Engineer's Office/Dundee City Engineer's Office | Architectural practice | A | 1920 | 1921 | James McLellan Brown responsible |  | James McLellan Brown | Architect | A | 1920 | 1921 | Designed building following commission from James Thomson, both of Corporation of Dundee |  | James Thomson | Architect | A | 1920 | 1921 | Commissioned building - drawings done by James McLellan Brown |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes |  | Corporation of Dundee | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The 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 References| The 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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