16 Queen Street, Edinburgh

Circa 1785; remodelled by Robert Paterson & Son, 1884. 3-storey basement and attic, 3-bay terraced former classical house. Droved Craigleith sandstone ashlar, with later cream sandstone dressings, channelled at ground. Regular fenestration, moulded architraves. Steps to Ionic columned doorpiece to right, with heavy entablature and parapet; panelled door, no fanlight. Window at 1st floor above with elaborate bracketed cornice. Left bays with later broad flat-roofed canted window to basement, ground and 1st floors; panelled aprons and cornices (bracketed at 1st floor). Windows at 2nd floor lugged with heavy cills. Eaves course. Single piend-roofed dormer (and further garret skylight).

Rubble 3-bay rear elevation with later piend-roofed canted dormer

Timber sash and case windows; plate glass to front; 12-pane to rear. Grey slates; E stack demolished.

INTERIOR: central horseshoe stair on axis with hallway; pitched skylight. Apsidal-ended Dining Room with columnar screen (stylised acanthus capitals) and 19th cornice to section in front of screen; dado and swagged chimneypiece with cherub at centre; now divided longitudinally to create larger entrance hall. At 1st floor, Drawing Room subdivided; swagged chimneypiece with griffins at centre, marble slips. Plain stone chimneypieces to remaining rooms. 2nd floor with later straight timber stair to attic.

RAILINGS: plain wrought-iron.