Archibald Simpson

Archibald Simpson
Portrait of Archibald Simpson by James Giles
Born(1790-05-04)4 May 1790
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died23 March 1847(1847-03-23) (aged 56)
Aberdeen, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMarischal College
Three Free Churches (The Triple Kirks)
ProjectsBon Accord Terrace, Square and Crescent

Archibald Simpson (4 May 1790 – 23 March 1847) was a Scottish architect, who along with his rival John Smith, is regarded as having fashioned the character of Aberdeen as "The Granite City".[1]

  1. ^ Simpson, William Douglas, (1947) The Archibald Simpson centenary celebrations : 9th May 1947, a report of the proceedings reprinted with amplifications from the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland of August 1947, Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable