House & Family History: In 1731 William Adam Sr. purchased what was then called the Blair Crambeth Estate for £8,010 (Scots) and renamed it Blair Adam.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 30, 1855.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pgs. 42, 55-56, 171
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Category A
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Current Seat / Home of: Keith and Elizabeth Adam; Adam family here since 1731.
Past Seat / Home of: William Adam Sr., 1731-48; John Adam, 1748-92; William Adam, Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, 1792-1839.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01383-831-221
Historic Houses Member: No