Ormiston Hall

Ormiston

East Lothian

Scotland

Circa Date: 1745–48 w/later additions and alterations

Status: Ruin

Burned during World War II

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: John Cockburn
Architect: John Baxter Sr.

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: Circa 1770
Nationality: Scottish
Notes: Originally an Edinburgh master mason who built and designed a number of country houses. Baxter particularly benefited from the patronage of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik.

Date: 1745-48
Designed: House for John Cockburn

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Architect: Alexander Stevens Sr.

Date of Birth: Circa 1730
Date of Death: 1796
Nationality: British

Date: 1772
Designed: Additions to House

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Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Not Listed

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: John Cockburn, 18th century. John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, 2nd Viscount Aithrie, and 2nd Lord Hope, 18th century.

Current Ownership Type: Ruinous

Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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