St Andrew's House
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This article is about the office building in Edinburgh. For the skyscraper in Glasgow, see St Andrew House.
St Andrew's House (SAH), on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government.[1]
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St Andrew's House | |
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Taigh Naoimh Anndra | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Government office |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Address | 2 Regent Road EH1 3DG |
Town or city | Edinburgh |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°57′12.15″N 3°11′2.75″W |
Current tenants | Scottish Government |
Construction started | 1935 |
Opened | September 1939; 84 years ago (1939-09) |
Renovated | 2001 |
Cost | £433,200 |
Owner | Scottish Government |
Technical details | |
Material | Steel with retaining walls built in reinforced concrete and faced with Darney stone |
Floor count | Eight |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas S. Tait |
Architecture firm | Burnet, Tait & Lorne |
Developer | Scottish Office |
Other designers | Sir William Reid Dick, Alexander Carrick, Phyllis Bone, Walter Gilbert Thomas Hadden |
Other information | |
Public transit access | St Andrew Square Edinburgh Waverley |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Official name | Regent Road, St Andrew's House including boundary wall, lamp standards and gates |
Designated | 14 December 1970 |
Reference no. | LB27756 |
References | |
Dictionary of Scottish Architects |
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