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Council Offices, South Street, Elgin

A Category B Listed Building in Elgin, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6469 / 57°38'48"N

Longitude: -3.3201 / 3°19'12"W

OS Eastings: 321302

OS Northings: 862654

OS Grid: NJ213626

Mapcode National: GBR L85H.V52

Mapcode Global: WH6JD.Z254

Plus Code: 9C9RJMWH+QX

Entry Name: Council Offices, South Street, Elgin

Listing Name: Northfield Terrace, Highfield House and Former Carriage House, Elgin Community Surgery

Listing Date: 20 August 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372028

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30888

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Elgin, South Street, Council Offices

ID on this website: 200372028

Location: Elgin

County: Moray

Town: Elgin

Electoral Ward: Elgin City South

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Circa 1820. 2-storey and attic house on raised basement, 3-bays with slightly advanced centre pedimented bay with Roman Doric engaged column doorpiece and fanlight approached by flight of steps oversailing raised basement. Ashlar frontage, coursed rubble flanks, polished ashlar dressings. Moulded architraves to front windows, corniced at ground floor; renewed plate glass glazing throughout. Band course at ground level, ground floor cill band. Modern shallow round-headed dormer to front and sides; corniced stacks on central spine walls; piended and platform slate roof.

Early 19th century carriage house of coursed rubble with finely tooled margins to basket-arched entrance and angles. Piended slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Formerly Northfield (renamed 1869) and property of the Dunbars of Duffus and Northfield. Appears in Wood's Town Map 1822 as property of Sir Archibald Dunbar, who built it. Corner site with Northfield Terrace and South Street. Now serves as Local Authority offices. Former Item 200 (1981 Revised List).

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