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The General Register House
The General Register House
LocationPrinces Street, Edinburgh,
Coordinates55°57′14″N 3°11′21″W / 55.9538°N 3.1893°W / 55.9538; -3.1893
Built1788
ArchitectRobert Adam
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical style
Listed Building – Category A
Official namePrinces Street, General Register House with area walls and steps to front
Designated14 December 1970
Reference no.LB27636
General Register House is located in Edinburgh
General Register House
Shown in Edinburgh

General Register House is an Adam style neoclassical building on Princes Street, Edinburgh, purpose built by Robert Adam between 1774 and 1788 as the headquarters of the National Archives of Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.[1]

The premises is the official office of both the Lord Clerk Register, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Lord Lyon King of Arms.[2]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Princes Street, General Register House with area walls and steps to front (Category A Listed Building) (LB27636)". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ James Grant, Old and New Edinburgh, vol.2, p.370

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