ID: 700002973 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002973	Record Type: Built Work

Raith House (country house; design possibly attributed to James Smith (Scottish architec...; ca. 1692-1694, additions ca. 1...; Kirkcaldy (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, World, To...)

Note: Two-story Palladian country mansion with a vaulted basement and carved pediment depicting a coat of arms flanked by scrolled cartouches.The house was later altered with a remodeled interior, additional five-bay pavilions, and an Ionic portico added in ca. 1800, which was later replaced by a Victorian porch. The ground floor vaulting has remained intact.

Titles:

Raith House (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Raith House Estate (C,U,English,U,U)

Raith House Policies (C,U,English,U,U)

Raith Park (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

country house [300005567] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, residential structures, dwellings, houses, <houses by location or context>, <houses by location: settlement area>, rural houses)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1692-1694, additions ca. 1785-1800

Creator Display:

design possibly attributed to James Smith (Scottish architect, ca. 1645-1731), built by Alexander Gavinlock Scottish stonemason and building craftsman, active ca. 1692-1696) and William Rowan (British architect, active ca. 1692-1696 in Fife), built for Alexander Melville, Lord Raith, interior remodelled by James Playfair (Scottish architect, 1755-1794) [preferred,VP]

architect Smith, James (Scottish architect, ca. 1645-1731) Qualifier: possibly by Extent: design [500018671]

architect Playfair, James (Scottish architect, 1755-1794) Extent: revision [500025712]

stonemason Gavinlock, Alexander (Scottish stonemason and building craftsman, active ca. 1692-1696) Extent: execution [500356850]

overseer Rowan, William (British architect, active ca. 1692-1696 in Fife) Extent: execution [500356851]

Locations:

Current: Kirkcaldy [7009919] Fife (unitary authority), Scotland (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: stone

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	stonemasonry [300386948]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, stone-working)

	pediments [300002726]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, enclosing structural elements, <walls and wall components>, wall components, <wall components by location or context>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

British (preferred)

Scottish (Scots, Scotsman)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Palladian [300021161] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>, Renaissance-Baroque styles, Renaissance-Baroque architecture styles)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	dwelling [300005425]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, residential structures) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: residential structures

Sources and Contributors:
Raith House	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
	........ Gifford, Fife (1998) 352-353
	........ Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 19 February 2015
Raith House Estate	........ [VP]
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
Raith House Policies	........ [VP]
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
Raith Park	........ [VP]
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... Gifford, Fife (1998) 352-353

....................... Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015

....................... Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 19 February 2015
	..... Gifford, Fife (1998) 352-353