Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin

Thomas Mackenzie, 1842. Additions, 1896. Alterations and

additions, A Marshall Mackenzie and Son, 1920.

Italianate; all polished ashlar, channelled at ground floor.

Museum rising through 2 storeys, 3 stage square tower to

E with shallow pyramidal roof and 3 round chimneys linked by

coping. Square central porch in front (S) gable;

3 tall round-headed windows above moulded cill course with

band course at springing continuing across tower. Single

storey wing to right; lunette clerestory N and S.

Tower, S elevation; 1st floor window with blind

balustrade, pilaster strips and bracketted cornice;

lunette at base of 3rd stage with 3 tall round-headed

windows above (2 outer blind); E elevation as S, but 1st

floor window and lunette blind.

INTERIOR: original main hall with gallery on 3 sides

approached by T-plan staircase near original colour

scheme restored 1979.

Additional hall to N (1896), rubble with top light.

Museum Hall (dated 1921); single storey; ashlar; some

channelled pilasters; corniced entrance on S elevation.