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Arbuthnot House, Broad Street, Peterhead

A Category B Listed Building in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5046 / 57°30'16"N

Longitude: -1.7744 / 1°46'27"W

OS Eastings: 413616

OS Northings: 846065

OS Grid: NK136460

Mapcode National: GBR P8ZW.MQ6

Mapcode Global: WHBQ8.QM7S

Plus Code: 9C9WG63G+R6

Entry Name: Arbuthnot House, Broad Street, Peterhead

Listing Name: Municipal Chambers, Arbuthnot House.

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 385469

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39694

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200385469

Location: Peterhead

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Peterhead

Electoral Ward: Peterhead North and Rattray

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

1805 incorporating earlier house. 2-storey and basement
5-window front with single storey wing (now raised to
2-storey) rusticated and keyblocked doorpiece, centre attic
pediment with round headed window; ball-topped area piers;
concave front to Union Street with pediment and columned
centre tripartites; double bow front at back. Fine
entrance hall with reeded columns leading to 2-storey
galleried hall with apsed ends, ground floor interior work
of very high quality marred by removal of chimney pieces.

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