Elevations of Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline.
DP 078112
Description Elevations of Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline.
Date c. 1903
Collection Records of the National Art Survey of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 078112
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of FID 92/2
Scope and Content Titled: 'Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline'. The drawing is not signed or dated, but possibly by Thomas S Rutherford. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN: Elevations of Pittencrieff House, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, Fife Pittencrieff House was built in about 1635 for Sir Alexander Clerk of Pittencrief. It was bought in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie who presented it to the nation in 1903. In 1909-11 Robert S Lorimer converted it to a museum and club. The top floor was added in 1731. The projecting tower in the south front's centre contains a stair connecting the floors. Above its doorway are the Clerk coat of arms and the inscription: PRAISED.BE.GOD.FOR.AL.HIS.GIFTES. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1914) was born in Dunfermline and emigrated to the United States to make his fortune. He returned home as a rich philanthropist, and funded projects for the public good, like parks and museums.
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