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Mackintosh Buildings, 80-82 High Street, Nairn

A Category B Listed Building in Nairn, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5855 / 57°35'7"N

Longitude: -3.8676 / 3°52'3"W

OS Eastings: 288441

OS Northings: 856586

OS Grid: NH884565

Mapcode National: GBR J8TP.33C

Mapcode Global: WH4G2.KLJR

Plus Code: 9C9RH4PJ+5X

Entry Name: Mackintosh Buildings, 80-82 High Street, Nairn

Listing Name: High Street, Mackintosh`s Buildings

Listing Date: 12 March 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 383790

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38430

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200383790

Location: Nairn

County: Highland

Town: Nairn

Electoral Ward: Nairn and Cawdor

Traditional County: Nairnshire

Tagged with: Commercial building

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Description

John Rhind, 1869. Italian Renaissance; 3 storeys and attic, 7
bay front to High Street and canted corner bay originally
with entrance. Polished ashlar to High Street; coursed rubble
with polished ashlar dressings to short frontage to Douglas
Street. Round-headed pilastered windows to 1st floor divided
by engaged Corinthian columns supported on dies of 1st floor
balustrade. Galleried 2nd floor windows with squat Corinthian
columns and attenuated dividing console brackets. Modillioned
cornice with balustrade parapet above. Squat dome with
cast-iron cresting at corner and 3 bargeboarded dormers. 2
other similar dormers. Bracketted corniced entrance in
Douglas Street. Ground floor pilastered shop front survives
in part under modern fascias.

Statement of Interest

Corner site High Street/Douglas Street

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