Historic houses · Central Scotland
Inverleith House
Inverleith House — architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Inverleith House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Designed by David Henderson. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Wikidata describes it as: "architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9650°, -3.2102°.
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Inverleith House is a historic house, now within the Royal Botanic Garden, in the suburb of Inverleith, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Background
History
Inverleith House was designed in 1773 by David Henderson and built for James Rocheid in 1774. In about 1820 a part of the Inverleith estate was sold to become the Royal Botanic Garden. The house was bought by the city in 1877 together with another part of the estate and, after restoration work following a fire, On 4 December 1970 the house was listed as a historic building in category B, with Historic Scotland id 28081. An extension was built in 1974. Since 1986 the house has been used as exhibition space by the Royal Botanic Garden. Exhibitions of botanical and contemporary art are held there. It was refurbished in 1990 and again in 2004, with support from National Lottery Funds…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9650, -3.2102
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH3 5NZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 1.9 km
- Official site
- rbge.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16931444 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inverleith House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Inverleith House - geograph.org.uk - 554914.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inverleith House?
- Inverleith House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH3 5NZ).
- Is Inverleith House a listed building?
- Inverleith House is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Inverleith House free to visit?
- Yes, Inverleith House is free to enter.
- How do I get to Inverleith House?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH3 5NZ.