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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 |
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) |
architecture (preferred) |
Creation Date: ca. 1692-1694, additions ca. 1785-1800 |
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 |
British (preferred) |
Scottish (Scots, Scotsman) |
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) |
architecture (preferred,isness) |
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 | |
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