Anderson, Robert Rowand, Sir, 1834-1921 (Architect)
Biography
The architect Robert Rowand Anderson was born in Forres in 1834. Anderson had four years of legal training, and then while serving with the Royal Engineers he studied construction and design. He then entered the Architectural Section of the School of the Board of Manufactures, and before setting up in practice in Edinburgh, in around 1875, he spent a year in continental travel. His practice was very successful and his output was large. His work included the Medical Schools, Edinburgh, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (and Museum of Antiquities), Edinburgh, the Montrose Memorial within the High Kirk of St. Giles, Edinburgh, and Central Station Hotel, Glasgow. Anderson was knighted in 1902 and he was the first President of the Scottish Institute of Architects. He died on 1 June 1921.
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Drawings from the Office of Sir Rowand Anderson
The collection, held in plan chest drawers, includes some plans and elevations of the Medical School (1874) and some relating to the McEwan Hall (1890s) in Edinburgh, as well as drawings of many public and private buildings throughout the country: banks, barracks, libraries, institutions, and mansions. One of the drawers contains unsorted and miscellaneous material.