Glencoe House, Category B listed building in Lismore and Appin, Scotland
Glencoe House is a listed building with asymmetrical design, grey bullfaced ashlar walls, and red sandstone accents located in Lismore and Appin. The structure features a rectangular layout with projecting entrance wings.
The building was commissioned in 1896 by Donald Alexander Smith, a Canadian businessman who helped construct the Canadian Pacific Railway. Smith later became Lord Strathcona and created this structure as his Scottish estate.
The building transformed from its original purpose as a hospital to become part of the architectural heritage in the Highland region of Scotland.
The property is well maintained as a protected historic building with strict conservation rules for any work or changes. Visits require prior appointment arrangements since the site is not open to the public without advance notice.
Two wings of the original structure were removed in 1965, changing the building's shape as it exists today. The former stables are now used by the Scottish Ambulance Service as an operational base.
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