Friars House, 11 Institution Road, Elgin

A and W Reid, circa 1860. Tall, 2-storey house over raised

basement, symmetrical 3 bays with centre door. Tooled

ashlar, polished or tooled ashlar dressings.

Classical portico with pair Roman Doric columns and

engaged pilasters, approached by flight stairs oversailing

raised basement. Flanking canted bay windows to

basement and ground floor; raised margins to 1st floor

windows linked by cill band; deep eaves; rusticated

quoins; 4-pane glazing; symmetrically placed square chimney

stacks, 2 batteries of 6 with linked cornices.

Shallow piended slate roof.

Rubble garden wall with dressed stone cope. 3 tooled

ashlar gatepiers with pyramidal caps.