Basic Site Details

Name: Fortissat House
Town, district or village: Shotts
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Building News 9 September 1904 p359 and illustration
"FORTISSAT" SHOTTS. - The drawing shows the proposed addition and alterations to this house, only the side wing of the original building remaining. It will be built of stone in the Scotch Baronial style, and on the ground floor the entrance-hall, dining-room, drawing - room, business-room, gun- room, kitchen, etc, and on the upper floor are the bedrooms and dressing-rooms, and the necessary bathroom accommodation. Servants' accommodation is also provided on this floor. Mr. Gavin Paterson, I.A, of Hamilton, is the architect. [Building News 9 September 1904 p359]

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 2After 1890Before 1911  
Item 2 of 21904 Design exhibited 

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 1Gavin Paterson  After 1890Before 1911 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Academy Architecture1904 part 1 p112
Item 2 of 2Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1904   307

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Building News9 September 1904  p359 and illustration

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Gavin Paterson: L v20 no1508