1 Dunira Street

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1 Dunira Street
A shop in the main street with an interesting design. - geograph.org.uk - 745712.jpg
The building in 2008
Coordinates 56°22′27″N3°59′17″W / 56.374284°N 3.988101°W / 56.374284; -3.988101 Coordinates: 56°22′27″N3°59′17″W / 56.374284°N 3.988101°W / 56.374284; -3.988101
Built1904;118 years ago (1904)
Listed Building – Category A
Designated5 October 1971
Reference no. LB5393
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Location in Perth and Kinross

1 Dunira Street is an historic building in Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building dating to 1904. [1] Its architect was Charles Rennie Mackintosh, as part of Honeyman, Keppie and Mackintosh. [1] [2]

A corner building, its prominent feature is its angle turret. As of 1971, its original shop fittings were still in place. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY BROUGH & MCPHERSON, MITCHELL & THOMSON, AND SMITH, ALSO MISS FINDLAY, DUNIRA ST. (LB5393)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "Comrie, 1 Dunira Street | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2021.