Rosebery House, 9 King Street, Inverkeithing

16th century; altered and extended in 17th and 18th centuries. 3-storey and attic (2-storeys to N) L-plan town house; 19th century ashlar single storey Gothic detailed former doctor's surgery adjoining to NW corner. Rendered; painted margins; some stone cills to house. 16th century block (parallel to King Street): vaulted ground floor with Gothic arched openings (forming 1st phase of construction); pilastered doorpiece; lean-to roof. 1705-1711, W wing (parallel to Port Street): part vaulted ground floor; crowstepped gable to S and part to N; cat-slide dormers to SW.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Central Doric pilastered doorway, triglyphed and bracketed entablature, bat-wheel fanlight, timber panelled door; single windows to left; small window to far right. 4 unevenly spaced 1st floor windows. FORMER SURGERY (projecting from SW): single storey. droved rybats; base and eaves courses. Gothic arched hoodmoulded doorway; flanking chamfered windows of similar style. Slate roof.

W ELEVATION: 2 1st floor windows; 3 cat-slide dormers; 2 cast-iron roof lights.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: 1705-1711 section: central ground floor window (former door); 2 1st floor windows; 1 2nd floor window off-centre right; 2 square attic windows. Single windows at ground, 1st and 2nd floors to right return. Main 16th century block: full-height flat-roofed stair tower extension with lean-to porch; irregular glazing pattern; roll-moulded architrave at 1st floor window to right.

E ELEVATION: lean-to gable; ground falling to E. Small square 3rd floor window to left.

Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case windows at ground and 1st floors; 4- and 12-pane timber sash and case (and some tilt top) windows to 3rd floor. Lean-to roof to main block; pitched roof to 1705-1711 wing; grey slates. Coped rendered gablehead and ridge stacks; circular clay cans.

INTERIOR: stone flags to S entrance; vaulted ground floor with Gothic arched, roll-moulded openings; large kitchen-fireplace at 1st floor of main block. Most rooms subdivided in 20th century to provide rooming house accommodation.

OUTBUILDING: low-pitched lean-to single storey former stable to E. Tooled, squared rubble.

WELL: circular random rubble draw-well in former courtyard to SE.

MARRIAGE LINTEL: ashlar block inscribed and dated '17 J D B F 17' forming seat for bench next to well (formerly part of demolished garden house).

BOUNDARY WALLS and GATEPIERS: droved and coped square-plan ashlar gatepiers. Random-rubble coped walls to E, W and remains of wall to rear.