Inverleith House
| Inverleith House | |
|---|---|
 Inverleith House | |
  Location within Edinburgh | |
| General information | |
| Location | Inverleith, Edinburgh |
| Address | Arboretum Road and Inverleith Row |
| Town or city | Edinburgh EH3 5NZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°57′54″N 3°12′37″W / 55.9650°N 3.2102°WCoordinates: 55°57′54″N 3°12′37″W / 55.9650°N 3.2102°W |
| Construction started | 1774 |
| Client | James Rocheid |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | David Henderson |
| Website | |
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Inverleith House is a historic house, now within the Royal Botanic Garden, in the suburb of Inverleith, in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]
History
Inverleith House was designed in 1773 by David Henderson and built for Sir James Rocheid (1715-1787) as his family home in 1774.[2][3] In about 1820 a part of the Inverleith estate was sold to become the Royal Botanic Garden. The house was bought by the city in 1877 together with another part of the estate and, after restoration work following a fire,[2] became the official residence of the Regius Keeper (director) of the Royal Botanic Garden. From 1960 it housed the new Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, which in 1984 moved to the building of the former John Watson's Institution in west Edinburgh.[3][4] On 4 December 1970 the house was listed as a historic building in category B, with Historic Scotland id 28081.[5] An extension was built in 1974.[2] Since 1986 Inverleith House has been used as exhibition space by the Royal Botanic Garden.[3] Exhibitions of botanical and contemporary art are held there.
Inverleith House was refurbished in 1990 and again in 2004, with support from National Lottery Funds administered by The Scottish Arts Council, which also supports the exhibitions programme.
Exhibitions
Inverleith House has presented a number of exhibitions of Scottish and North American artists since 1986.
For the twentieth anniversary in 2006 there was an exhibition of botanical drawings from south India (1826-1853), and solo exhibitions by Roni Horn, Rudolf Stingel, Robert Ryman, and Douglas Gordon.[6]
In 2014 the American avant-garde video artist and experimental filmmaker Tony Conrad exhibited a show entitled Invented Acoustical Tools. [7]
References
- ↑ Botanic Garden Edinburgh, The Royal. "Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh". Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (March 4, 2015, 3:43 pm)". scottisharchitects.org.uk. 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8730.html
- ↑ Fletcher, Harold R., Brown William H, The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, Edinburgh, 1970, pp 256
- ↑ Inverleith House (gallery of Modern Art) Arboretum Road and Inverleith Row, Edinburgh. British Listed Buildings. Accessed March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/edinburgh/inverleith-house
- ↑ Urwin Jones, sarah (2015). "Tony Conrad: Invented Acoustical Tools, Inverleith House, Edinburgh | Herald Scotland". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.