County Council Offices, York Place, Perth is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 May 1965. Library.
County Council Offices, York Place, Perth
- WRENN ID
- sombre-alcove-shade
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1965
- Type
- Library
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
WM Mackenzie, 1834-38 and Perth & Kinross Architectural Services Department, 1992-4. Large public library comprising 1834-8 former hospital with large 1994-6 extensions to E, W, and S.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION: 1836 section: 2-storey, 11-bay Classical former hospital with taller advanced, central 3-bays with projecting porte cochere and advanced taller single end bays. Ashlar, channelled to ground. Base course, band course with wreath motif, eaves course, dentilled cornice, parapet. Panelled aprons below upper storey windows; those to end bays also with pediments.
Central 3-bays with key-stoned round-arched porte cochere, round-arched window openings above with central niche. Scroll decoration with shell finial to parapet. Central panelled timber leaf entrance doors with fan-glazed semi-circular fanlight above.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates.
INTERIOR: entrance hall with plaster vaulted ceiling and tiled floor. Remainder of building comprehensively modernised in 1992-94 to provide library space.
BOUNDARY WALL TO YORK PLACE (N): low, coped, channelled ashlar wall.
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