Description

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey and attic, symmetrical, 3-bay house (currently divided into flats, 2009). Lined out concrete render to Street and S elevation. Central architraved doorpiece with concave reveals. 4-panel timber entrance door with semi-circular fanlight above with fan glazing pattern. Pair of canted dormers. External semicircular stair tower to central rear with conical roof. Later box dormer to rear. Rubble gateway to far right, leading to rear.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; replacement windows to attic. Grey slates, brick gablehead stacks.

Statement of Interest

This symmetrical, well-proportioned house is a significant part of the streetscape of this residential area of Perth. The architraved doorpiece and the fine fanlight set it apart from the other houses in the street.

The Southern sections of King Street and James Street were laid out in a grid pattern in 1803, to accommodate expansion of the city. The land had previously been a garden for the King James Hospital, which is situated to the North (see separate listing). Individual plots were then sectioned in 1830 by the City architect, W D Mackenzie and feued for housing. Conditions of the feu meant that some of the houses had to be set back at a certain distance from the street, with their gardens to the front. The exception to this was this East side of James Street, where the houses had to be flush with the street, in the same manner as a Mrs McLean's house, which was presumably already in situ. It is possible that this house, with its fine Georgian doorpiece, was the house which was already on the street. A building is marked in the 1823 Map in a similar position.

List description updated at resurvey (2009).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645221

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)