78A Queen Street, 78, Edinburgh

78A Queen Street is a former classical terraced tenement building designed by James Tait between 1790 and 1792, with some alterations made in the early 19th century. It has three storeys, a basement, and an attic, featuring four bays, including a set-back blind bay on the left. The building is constructed from droved Craigleith sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. The ground floor has a later front with incised Soanian details and a cornice; it was originally five bays with a pair of two-bay shops flanking a common stair, though the right shop has since been built out. The first floor includes a cill course, moulded architraves, and cornices, topped with a mutuled cornice and blocking course. There are also a pair of tripartite box dormers.

The rear elevation is constructed from three bays of rubble. The windows are timber sash and case with 12 panes. The building features large dressed stone mutual stacks and is roofed with grey slates.

Inside, the right shop (No 78) has cornices and vestigial remains of former post office fittings, along with a tripartite window at the rear that has a swagged frieze. Modern iron railings are present at the surviving basement.