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Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth
Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth 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
2 High Street is a municipal building in Perth, Scotland. Standing at the corner of High Street and Tay Street, the building is currently the home of offices of Perth and Kinross Council, which also occupies the municipal buildings at 1 Tay Street directly opposite. The building is Category B listed.
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Background
History
The General Accident and Employers' Liability Assurance Association was founded in the city in 1885. Shortly after it was founded the directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office: the site they chose was occupied by a post office. The building was designed in 1899 by George Penrose Kennedy Young in the Renaissance style, built in ashlar stone The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto the High Street with the end bays slightly projected forward; the central bay, which also slightly projected forward, featured an elaborate doorway with Ionic order columns capped by crouching figures supporting a carved entablature and an open pediment with a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3967, -3.4261
- Address
- 2 High Street,<br />Perth
- Established
- 1901
- Official site
- perthmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17850710 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 2 High Street, Perth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth?
- Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth built?
- Built or established in 1901.
- Who owns Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth?
- Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth is owned by | designation1 = Category B Listed Building.