The Sandeman Building, formerly the Sandeman Library, is a building on Kinnoull Street in

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, Scotland. Designed by

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and

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, the building is Category C listed, dating to 1898. Its

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was laid on 14 October 1896, with full Masonic honours, by Perth's

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. It was opened on 22 October 1898 by Lord Roseberry. The building stands at the corner of Kinnoull Street and Mill Street. Built according to a

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from Professor Archibald Sandeman, of

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, the former library has had its collection moved to the Sandeman Room at the A. K. Bell Library in York Place.Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library
– Culture Perth & Kinross The Sandeman Building has been a

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since around 2000.

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1898 establishments in Scotland Sandeman Building Category C listed buildings in Perth and Kinross Former library buildings of the United Kingdom {{Scotland-struct-stub

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