Cowden Park House

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Cowden Park House is a house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. On 17 June 1977 it was listed as a Category C(s) historic building. [1]

It was built in the 1850s for Alexander Forrester-Paton, a member of the family that owned the Patons and Baldwins wool company and large areas of land in Clackmannanshire.

The architect was John Melvin Sr. (1805 – 7 March 1884). [2]

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Stirling Road, Cowden Park (LB21011)" . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. Directory of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report - Cowdenpark Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine

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