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The Elephant House, a residential dwelling in Toronto, Canada with an elephant statue; Edward Gorey House, also known as Elephant House, the residence of American writer, Edward Gorey; Lucy the Elephant, a house in the shape of an elephant located in Atlantic County, New Jersey; The Elephant House, a café in Edinburgh, Scotland where J. K ...
The alarm was raised at approximately 6:20 AM by a cleaner at the next door Elephant House café, who detected smoke. [7] Nine fire engines and two ladder vehicles attended the fire. Apartments above were evacuated, and Candlemaker Row and Chambers Street were both closed. [8] The Oz Bar in Candlemaker Row was one of the businesses heavily ...
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East Princes Street Gardens originated after a dispute between Edinburgh Corporation (town council) and the early New Town proprietors, among whom was the philosopher David Hume who resided in St. David Street, a side street off Princes Street. In 1771 the council acquired the land as part of the First New Town development.
Redford Barracks was built between 1909 and 1915 by the War Office and designed by Harry Bell Measures.When completed, the barracks was the largest military installation built in Scotland since Fort George in the Highlands.
October – Conservative Club, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Robert Rowand Anderson. October 10 – Selwyn College, Cambridge, England, designed by Arthur Blomfield. December 25 – Hotel Roanoke, a luxury hotel in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, built by the Norfolk and Western Railway.
The house was also known variously as Ramsay Hut and Goosepie House (due to the roof shape). It was complemented by the addition of Ramsay Street, a short row of simple Georgian Houses in 1760. [ 2 ] The latter (in revamped form) stand on the north side of the access to the inner courtyard.
The Georgian House is an 18th-century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic New Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland , and is operated as a popular tourist attraction, with over 40,000 visitors annually.