Basic Site Details
| Name: | House for Sir James Hunter Blair |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1781 | Build/construction | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Laing | A | c. 1781 | |||
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | Box 1878/8 [Petitioners below] | Petition dated 4 July 1787 and Warrant granted 6 March 1787. This includes a depostition from various people. That of William Neil who was foreman Mason to Alexander Laing states that Laing designed a house for Hunter Blair in Queen Street about 'five years ago' Petitioners: Sir Andrew Moncrief Wellwood, Adam Rolland, advocate, Charles Elliot, bookseller. |