Town Hall, 110 High Street, Kinross

Andrew Cumming, rebuilt 1868-9 (dated 1841). Prominent piend-roofed, classically-detailed, tall single storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan former Town Hall with full-height advanced, pilastered and open-pedimented entrance bay; flanked by, and internally linked to, former Post Office and Carnegie Public Library (see separate listings). Stugged grey ashlar with ashlar dressings. Base course and eaves cornice. Lugged architraved and corniced doorpiece, hoodmoulds, chamfered reveals, stone transoms and mullions.

PRINCIPAL (E) ELVATION: 3 bays with projecting centre bay incorporating steps up to doorpiece with deep-set 2-leaf timber door below incised World War II memorial panel (see Notes), tall hoodmoulded light to each return. Recessed flanking bays with large 4-light transomed windows. Bay to right (N) with narrow door in outer re-entrant angle with rectangular fanlight over. Small advanced single storey flat roofed porch to outer re-entrant angle at left (S) attached to adjacent library (see separate listing), stone steps and timber boarded door.

Multi-pane and plate glass glazing patterns in timber windows. Small grey slates. Coped ashlar stacks.

INTERIOR: relatively plain interior characterised by plain cornicing, boarded timber dadoes, panelled reveals. Large, full-height hall space with projecting stage and delicate classical decoration to proscenium, timber-balustered minstrels/viewing gallery incorporated into entrance bay projection. Decorative cast iron and timber-balustered staircases and part-glazed screen door.