Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Viewforth House
Viewforth House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
David Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Viewforth House is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Old Viewforth is a municipal facility on Pitt Terrace in Stirling, Scotland. The facility, which is the headquarters of Stirling Council, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first house on the site, which was known as "Viewforth" was commissioned by the Rev John McMillan, Moderator of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, in 1787. The building was acquired by Peter Drummond, a seed merchant, who demolished the old house in 1853. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with four bays facing St Ninian's Road; it featured a stone porch, supported by polished columns, on the ground floor with coat of arms and finial above; there was a narrow oriel window on the first floor and a bartizan on the left corner. a structure which was completed in 1875.}} A large extension, extending the building eastwards to a design by James Miller in an art deco…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1134, -3.9370
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK8 2ET
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Established
- 1855
Sources
- wikidata: Q17847189 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Viewforth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Viewforth House?
- Viewforth House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK8 2ET).
- When was Viewforth House built?
- Built or established in 1855.
- Who owns Viewforth House?
- Viewforth House is owned by | designation1 =Category B Listed Building.
- How do I get to Viewforth House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK8 2ET. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.