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Scottish Family History Centre Two of the oldest buildings in Edinburgh to be refurbished in 2007 to create an integrated Scottish Family History Centre - Register House + New Register House 281106 photo © Adrian Welch 270907 Scottish Family History Centre Location: Princes St opposite North Bridge/Balmoral Hotel Date built: 1774 General Register House - housing Scotland's state records and historical documents - lies at the east end of Princes Street (top of Leith St, opposite Balmoral Hotel). Main facade image © Adrian Welch General Register House architect : Robert Adam Feb 2005 Update HM General Register House National Archives for Scotland is developing a £5m Scottish family history centre at Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh. The architects are Gray Marshall & Associates who have worked extensively on the building's refurbishment. Photograph of the General Register House main facade, facing south: photo © adrian welch 230207 General Register House - Description The building is on axis with the North Bridge thus viewable from the Royal Mile and (just) from the Festival Theatre beyond making one of Edinburgh's great formal vistas. General Register House was designed by Robert Adam whilst living in England. Adam's brothers, James & John Adam assisted Robert on the designs and supervised construction of the building, from 1774 to 1786. The building includes a shallow central dome and features in the small square onto Princes Street a rather wooden sculpture of a rider on a horse called Copenhagen. The Family History Centre was refurbished in 2003-04. Jenners Scottish Parliament Scottish Architecture Adjacent buildings to the General Register House include: Balmoral Hotel, St James Centre & Harvey Nichols Edinburgh This historic structure sits at the far eastern end of Princes Street General Register House context - Edinburgh New Town Edinburgh : back to index Comments / photos for the General Register House Edinburgh Architecture page welcome: info@edinburgharchitecture.co.uk General Register House Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt General Register Office for Scotland - Website: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk