Public Library, 5 Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee

William Alexander, 1903-4, completed by James Thomson.

Jacobean 2-storey and basement red ashlar public library

ELEVATION TO ARTHURSTONE TERRACE: advanced gable to right

with 5-light mullioned and transomed shallow projection

through both floors, heavily consoled sculptured balcony

at 1st floor, balustraded parapet over 1st with obelisk

finials. Stepped gable with segmental diminutive pediment.

3 cross-window symmetrical section to left, slightly

advanced central bay, pilastered segmental arched

doorpiece under pedimented panel and obelisk finials.

Broken segmentally pedimented flanking windows. 1st floor

cornice becomes open segmental pediment over central

triangular pedimented window rising into stepped gablet with

obelisks.

ELEVATION TO MAITLAND STREET: symmetrical 5-window.

Alternate ground floor windows are cross with pattern

segmental pediments broken by obelisks. Centre 1st floor

window pedimented within open segmental pediment and

stepped gablet. Similar stepped gables to N and W

elevations, coursed rubble with plain window surrounds.

Windows single paned, mullioned and transomed.

Steep slate roofs with octagonal domed cupola, Ionic

details and arched louvred openings.

Wrought-iron railings. Cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR:

tiled entrance and stair, wrought-iron balusters, pedimented

doorpieces. Fine timber roof, double collar beams linked

by arcade on mock hammer beams.