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Latitude: 56.4143 / 56°24'51"N
Longitude: -5.4723 / 5°28'20"W
OS Eastings: 185908
OS Northings: 730086
OS Grid: NM859300
Mapcode National: GBR DCWR.L6K
Mapcode Global: WH0GK.X1BJ
Plus Code: 9C8PCG7H+P3
Entry Name: Argyll Mansions, 42-46 George Street, Oban
Listing Name: 42-46 (Even Nos) George Street and 3 Argyll Street, Argyll Mansions
Listing Date: 15 October 1993
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384321
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38843
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Oban, 42 - 46 George Street, Argyll Mansions
ID on this website: 200384321
Location: Oban
County: Argyll and Bute
Town: Oban
Electoral Ward: Oban North and Lorn
Traditional County: Argyllshire
Tagged with: Tenement
William Hunter MacNab of Leiper and MacNab, 1906. 4-storey near symmetrical tenement with 4-storey and attic block at corner, incorporating Scottish 17th century details; stylised columns at ground with upper part of bays between glazed and modern shop fronts recessed to form arcaded area from street. Ashlar and bull-faced red sandstone with ashlar dressings, polished granite columns. Variety of window styles including ashlar transomed, and mullioned and transomed windows. Cill courses, eaves course. Ashlar semi-circular and gable
pedimented dormers.
W (GEORGE STREET) ELEVATION: 4-storey and attic canted angle to corner, regular windows, colonnettes at angles dividing bays to 2nd and 3rd floors, crenellated parapet, pilastered dormers with semi-circular pedimented gables cradling finials. 4-bay elevation onto Argyll Street; gabled bay off-centre right with canted oriels from 1st floor. Bipartite windows at 1st and 2nd floors to right; pedimented window breaking eaves above. Single window at 1st and 2nd floor to left, with similar pedimented window above. Lop-sided gabled bay to outer left
with canted oriels from 1st floor. Deep bracketted cornice above ground floor with cast-iron balcony; similar balcony at 2nd floor spanning canted bay off-centre right and flanking windows.
S (ARGYLL STREET) ELEVATION: variety of single, bipartite and canted oriels. Ashlar pediment to windows breaking eaves. Mostly timber sash and case windows with variety of glazing patterns, including plate glass to lower sash, with 6-pane upper; 9-pane lower and 6-pane upper. Green slate roof. Range of tall corniced wallhead stacks including group of stacks diagonally set and linked with oversailing cornice abutting SW angle and to W. Moulded cans. Slate-hung dormers with jettied gables to W.
INTERIOR: stone tenement stairs with nosings, metal balusters with timber handrail. White and green tiled lower walls and handrails. 2-panel polished doors to flats with 8-pane fanlights over.
An impressive and high-quality building by one of Scotland's foremost architecture practices, situated in a prominent waterfront position.
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