John Smith (architect)

John Smith (architect)

John Smith (1781 - 1852) was a Scottish architect. He was the city architect of Aberdeen, and together with Archibald Simpson he built many of the granite buildings that gave that city the nickname 'The Granite City'.

External links

* [http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M001801 Dictionary of Scottish Architects - John Smith]


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